IMA Certifications

 

Wherever you are in your career, IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) offers a certification that can help you get to the next level. IMA’s certifications help you build your credibility, elevate your earning potential, and prepare you for a seat at the leadership table.   We offer three certification programs to meet you where you are in your professional journey:   CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) For more than 50 years, IMA’s CMA certification has helped early and mid-level accounting and finance professionals who want to advance to management roles in business, plus CPAs moving from audit to industry. The CMA is also suitable for students who are accounting majors from four-year colleges Exam focus: 12 core competencies in management accounting Career aspirations: senior manager, controller, senior accountant, director, CFO Two exams, each with 100 multiple-choice questions and two essays   FMAA™ (Financial and Managerial Accountant) IMA’s newest certification is for early business career professionals who want to understand the basics of financial and managerial accounting and students from two-year and vocational schools who are accounting and finance majors Exam focus: fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting Career aspirations: junior accountant, specialist, analyst, manager One exam, 80 multiple-choice questions   CSCA® (Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis) IMA’s specialty certification for accounting and finance professionals who want to become key players in the strategy management process at their organizations Exam focus: strategy and competitive analysis Career aspirations: director, controller, vice president, leader in accounting and finance function One exam, 100 multiple-choice questions

Can’t decide which certification is best suited to your career goals? See this comparison chart.   Take charge of your future with IMA’s certifications.