Brief introduction of American certified management accountant

CMA is the abbreviation of American Certified Management Accountant. It is an internationally accepted professional qualification certification for financial managers, the highest and top-level authoritative qualification certification in the field of global management accounting, and one of the highest financial professional qualifications in the United States and even the world.

Over the past 40 years, CMA has been recognized as the gold standard in the international financial field, enjoying a world-renowned reputation, being recognized by 180 countries around the world, and being known as the MBA of the international financial community. It is a necessary certificate for financial practitioners in American heavyweight enterprises and institutions, and is called the three most authoritative financial certifications in the United States together with AICPA and CFA. It is also the only financial certification designated by SASAC to participate in the training.

The purpose of CMA certification is to cultivate the knowledge breadth of management accountants and financial managers, so that they can predict business needs and participate in strategic decisions. The scope of knowledge contained in the examination can reflect the ability of management accountants and financial managers in today's business environment. The CMA exam covers almost all MBA courses, and preparing for the exam is like reading a mini MBA program. Therefore, obtaining CMA qualification not only means that they have complete knowledge in accounting and financial related fields, but also shows that they have a high professional level and the ability to analyze internal financial statements of enterprises, assist management authorities to grasp the situation, participate in financial management and formulate future strategies and implement them.

CMA is the world's largest professional organization dedicated to the development of management accounting and financial management-IMA? (American Institute of Management Accountants) for qualification examination and certification. The CMA exam has gone through nearly 40 years. At present, CMA has undoubtedly become the first certification system of global management accounting, and CMA qualification has also been widely adopted by fortune 500 companies, becoming the main human resource evaluation standard. In 2009, the Training Center of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs signed a strategic cooperation agreement with IMA, and officially introduced the American Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification.

On March 20 10, the state-owned assets supervision and administration commission (SASAC) issued the notice on holding CMA vocational qualification certification training to its subordinate central enterprises and state-owned enterprises, requiring all enterprises to send financial management personnel to participate in CMA training, with a quota of 100. On June 65438+1October 1 1 day, CMA international talent training course for central enterprises started smoothly.

20 10 the general accountant association issued a red-headed document on CMA learning and training, and set up a CMA certification project training management coordination office, recommending its member units all over the country to send outstanding staff to participate in CMA training.

20 10 Sichuan Branch of Bank of China issued the Notice on Measures for the Administration of Amateur Employees, actively supporting employees to obtain CMA certification. According to the Notice, any employee who has worked or served continuously for two years and whose annual performance appraisal level in the previous year was B (basically completed the performance target) can apply for the plan. Employees who pass all the exams and obtain CMA certification can get a cash reward of 8,000 yuan, and have the opportunity to get priority promotion.

On 20 10, IMA, university of international business and economics and Haier Group jointly initiated the establishment of "Management Accounting Research Center", aiming at integrating the superior resources of academic and business circles, building a global multi-level exchange platform for management accounting theory and practice experts, exporting world-leading research results, and building a high-end management accounting research brand with frequent representative works and global influence.

Since 20 10, central enterprises such as Nuclear Power Group, China Telecom and China Shipbuilding have successively held CMA internal training. CMA certification is suitable for all walks of life and supports management accounting and financial professionals who promote the overall performance of enterprises from within. CMA certification objectively evaluates the ability and skills of students to master the knowledge system of management accounting and financial management. CMA, as a globally recognized and respected certification, has established its advantages over other accounting certifications since it landed in China.

A comprehensive and perfect curriculum system

On the basis of extensive market research and suggestions of expert committees, the content of CMA examination is regularly optimized, and its curriculum is closely related to the most concerned content of CFO groups today, so as to meet the professional changes and needs of financial people in time.

Knowledge content of applying what you have learned.

CMA certification can really help students develop their careers and enhance their professional competitiveness. Employers from all walks of life in the world trust accountants with CMA certification, not only because they have professional standards in accounting, but also because they have professional knowledge and skills to support enterprise decision analysis and promote enterprise performance development.

40 years of inheritance, consistent.

In the past 40 years, CMA certification has been praised as the "gold medal" certification in the accounting field by the industry and highly praised by employers and CFOs from all walks of life around the world. Whether you want to enhance your personal value in the enterprise or explore a broader career development space, CMA certification is your best choice.

International/domestic double recognition

In order to cultivate China's own international accounting talents, CMA certification has also been listed as a national key talent training project by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China, and has been promoted in SASAC system. At present, in addition to students from well-known foreign companies, state-owned enterprises and private enterprises, SASAC has also organized financial personnel from central enterprises to study CMA on a large scale to cultivate more international financial management talents.

Value for money, high return.

No pains, no gains. The annual salary survey report of IMA in 2009 shows that the average annual salary of CMA certified holders is $65,438+002,000, which is 30% higher than that of non-certified holders. 20,000 yuan in exchange for an annual salary of 700,000 yuan, the "salary campaign" must act!

Unparalleled convenience and flexibility

IMA members can choose to take CMA exams in more than 400 examination rooms in 80 countries around the world/KLOC-0. No matter where you are in the world, you will enjoy standardized examination room management and services to ensure the safety, reliability and fairness of CMA exams. CMA exam has examination rooms for you to choose from in 13 big cities all over the country.

Bilingual examination is more handy.

After translation and proofreading by experts from all sides, the CMA exam was completed in Chinese at the end of 2007. At present, all the examination rooms in the world can provide you with both Chinese and English, so that you can cross the language barrier and prove that you have outstanding knowledge and skills in the professional field. performance of enterprises

CMA certification holders can support the strategic decision-making of enterprises, thus improving the overall performance of enterprises;

CMA certification holders can play the role of internal construction of enterprises, thus improving the internal control and information management capabilities of enterprises. According to the statistics of the US Department of Labor in 2005, 90% of accountants in the United States work in enterprises, supporting, planning and controlling financial decisions.

Save the time and cost of enterprise training and recruitment;

Save the cost of hiring a professional financial or auditing company to solve the problem.

Practitioners benefit

Nowadays, the global economic environment makes accounting talents who not only understand international financial rules, but also support strategic decision-making of enterprises popular. This is also an important reason why the number of IMA members around the world can continue to grow. By joining IMA, you can immediately get the following resources and advantages:

Industry-leading IMA College of Excellence

In the global mission of IMA, it is extremely important to carry out and fund research in the field of management accounting. Up to now, the research of IMA in the professional field is fruitful, which can provide members with a lot of valuable advanced knowledge and cases that can be applied to their daily work.

Research and practice-IMA provides action-worthy research reports for various latest topics in professional fields, including leadership strategy and professional ethics, performance management in strategic costs, risk management and skill improvement.

IMA Applied Research Fund (FAR)- Established in 1994, it is mainly used to fund, support and popularize the latest research that is beneficial to the development of accounting industry. In addition, IMA also has a special fund for doctoral students to support those accounting doctoral students who have made contributions to management accounting research.

Highly respected Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification

CMA certification under IMA has always been recognized as a gold medal certification in the financial field and is widely recognized by employers all over the world. CMA certification can help accountants obtain stronger professional competitiveness, more satisfactory salary, more ideal career development and maintain a high level of professional ethics requirements. CMA certification holders can participate in the strategic decision-making process of enterprises and play an important role.

The crystallization of theory and practice-five professional publications are open to members free of charge

Strategic Finance is the flagship monthly magazine of IMA, which provides the latest trends and best practices in the fields of management accounting and financial management to help you broaden your horizons and plan your future. 20 10, for the convenience of local members, IMA also launched Strategic Finance magazine (China edition).

Management Accounting Quarterly-This online quarterly is mainly read by scholars and practitioners. The quarterly provides a large number of in-depth works on enterprise financial management, which are often recommended and quoted by all parties.

Management accounting announcement >; (SMA) —— Since 1970s, IMA has published 1-2 white paper every year, which mainly expounds IMA's latest viewpoints in the field of management accounting and financial management. Management Accounting Bulletin brings together the latest 38 white papers. The Chinese version of Management Accounting Bulletin was translated by Beijing National Accounting Institute and published by Posts and Telecommunications Press.

IMA Education Case Journal >: (IECJ)-This journal contains teaching cases and teaching notes in the field of management accounting, which is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate classroom teaching. Teaching notes come from feedback and experience summary in the teaching process.

IMA e-Newsletter-provides the latest IMA information, hot events, working banks and members' experience sharing, so that members can keep abreast of the latest industry trends and enhance mutual communication among members.

A high-end network with 70,000 members.

IMA's global membership network provides you with opportunities for professional exchange, experience sharing and social interaction. On a global scale, members can form an online alliance with other members through the LinkUp online online community, or expand their professional practice through three member interest groups. In China, IMA members can also communicate with other members through member clubs, online forums, MSN groups and QQ groups.

Exciting continuous career development planning service

IMA provides an exciting solution for the long-term planning of members' career development. In the United States, members can easily get the latest financial position recruitment information through the post blackboard of LinkUp IMA. The IMA annual meeting held regularly every year provides a platform for members to communicate with each other and expand their contacts. In China, IMA regularly holds career development seminars to help its members master the skills and experience needed for career development.

Accompany the whole career-one-stop continuing education service

IMA professional publications, online learning courses, IMA virtual campus, IMA lifelong learning center, various communication platforms (annual meeting, interest groups, etc. ) and webinars provide members with multi-channel continuing education services to ensure that members understand and master the latest industry knowledge and development trends, and at the same time meet the requirements of CPE.