CMA
Certified
Management
Accountant
®
OVERVIEW
For more than 40 years, the CMA certification has been the global benchmark for management accountants and financial professionals. Why? Because CMAs can explain the "why" behind numbers, not just the "what." It can give you greater credibility, higher earning potential, and ultimately a seat at the leadership table
According to recent studies, CMAs earn 28% more in the U.S. than noncertified professionals. More importantly, the certification is a pathway to a more successful business career: one that opens doors, builds confidence, closes skills gaps, and lets you tap into a network of 85,000 professionals around the globe. As our CMAs will tell you, it's an investment that pays a lifetime of dividends and lets you rise above the competition.
TOPICS
PART 1 Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics
A. External Financial Reporting Decisions
Preparation of financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in equity, statement of cash flows; valuation of assets and liabilities; operating and capital leases; impact of equity transactions; revenue recognition; income measurement; major differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
B. Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
Strategic planning process; budgeting concepts; annual profit plans and supporting schedules; types of budgets, including activity-based budgeting, project budgeting, flexible budgeting; top level planning and analysis; and forecasting, including quantitative methods such as regression and learning curve analysis.
C. Performance Management
Factors to be analyzed for control and performance evaluation including revenues, costs, profits, and investment in assets; variance analysis based on flexible budgets and standard costs; responsibility accounting for revenue, cost, contribution and profit centers; key performance indicators; and balanced scorecard.
D. Cost Management
Cost concepts, flows and terminology; alternative cost objectives; cost measurement concepts; cost accumulation systems including job order costing, process costing, and activity-based costing; overhead cost allocation; supply chain management and business process performance topics such as lean manufacturing, ERP, theory of constraints, value chain analysis, ABM, continuous improvement and efficient accounting processes.
E. Internal Controls
Corporate governance; internal control risk; internal control environment, procedures, and standards; responsibility and authority for internal auditing; types of audits; assessing the adequacy of the accounting information system controls; and business continuity planning.
PART 2 Strategic Financial Management
A. Financial Statement Analysis
Calculation and interpretation of financial ratios; evaluate performance utilizing multiple ratios; market value vs. book value; profitability analysis; analytical issues including impact of foreign operations, effects of changing prices and inflation, off- balance sheet financing, and earnings quality.
B. Corporate Finance
Types of risk; including credit, foreign exchange, interest rate, market, and political risk; capital instruments for long-term financing; initial and secondary public offerings; dividend policy; cost of capital; working capital management; raising capital; managing and financing working capital; mergers and acquisitions; and international finance.
C. Decision Analysis
Relevant data concepts; cost-volume-profit analysis; marginal analysis; make vs. buy decisions; income tax implications for operational decision analysis; pricing methodologies including market comparable, cost-based and value-based approaches.
D. Risk Management
Types of risk including business, hazard, financial, operational, strategic, legal compliance and political risk; risk mitigation; risk management; risk analysis; and ERM.
E. Investment Decisions
Cash flow estimates; discounted cash flow concepts; net present value; internal rate of return, discounted payback; payback; income tax implications for investment decisions; risk analysis; and real options.
F. Professional Ethics
Ethical considerations for management accounting professionals and for the organization.
REQUIREMENTS
To become CMA, you'll need to meet the following requirements:
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Hold an active IMA membership
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Complete and pass Parts 1 and 2 of the CMA Exam.
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Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or a related professional certification.
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Abide by IMA's Statement of Ethical Professional Practice.
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Have two continuous years of professional experience in management accounting or financial management.
TIPS
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Take Part 1 and Part 2 in any order.
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Testing windows are offered in January/February, May/June, and September/October.
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Each exam registration is valid for only one exam window.
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Students may take the exam before graduating.
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If you are studying on Gleim CMA previous edition, click here for changes from 2020 to 2021.
ONLINE/ LIVE CLASSES
Al-Taher Training Center offers online/ live classes twice a week (3 Hours per Class) by partnering with highly qualified instructors, certified from different international institutes, and possess solid understanding of the local and international market.
Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics: 60 Hours (Two Months):
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External Financial Reporting decisions-15%.
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Planning, Budgeting, And Forecasting-20%.
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Performance Management-20%.
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Cost Management-15%.
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Internal Controls-15%.
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Technology and Analytics-15%.
Strategic Financial Management: 60 Hours (Two Months):
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Financial Statement Analysis-20%
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Corporate Finance-20%
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Decision Analysis-25%
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Risk Management-10%
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Investment Decisions-10%
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Professional Ethics-15%
Study Materials:
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Option1:
GLEIM CMA Book and Test Prep: consists of comprehensive test bank of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 3,000+ Questions (Both Parts) in addition to exam rehearsal.
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Option 2:
GLEIM CMA Mega Package: consists of the largest test bank of questions on the market: includes multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 4,500+ Questions and 140+ essays (Both Parts) in addition to unique questions and exam rehearsal.
Orientation Classes:
Now you can sign up for our orientation classes to learn more about the CMA exam, our courses, instructors, and Gleim Study Materials, click here for more information.