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The Houston IMA Chapter has partnered with Gleim Publications to ensure your success on the CMA exam! Working together, we will provide you the necessary study tools to prepare for these difficult exams. Click here for the form to order the CMA 2 Part Material Click here for the form to order online CPE classes The IMA Houston Chapter and Professor Karen Russom will be conducting the CMA Part 1: Financial Planning, Performance and Control review classes that will be will be starting on March 1, 2012.
Please click here The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) established the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) in 1972 to implement and administer the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Program and in 1996 the Certified in Financial Management (CFM) Program. The ICMA evaluates the credentials of candidates, administers the examination, grants certificates, and ensures the CMA's and CFM's continue to meet the professional requirements necessary to retain their certificates in good standing. The ICMA is governed by the ICMA Board of Regents. The Board members are appointed by the President of the IMA for three-year terms, with one-third of the members appointed each year. The ICMA staff plans and implements the ICMA activities within the framework of policies and procedures established by the ICMA Board of Regents. In the future, all ICMA certification exams will be given in a computer based format through Prometric. Candidates will be authorized for an examination by the ICMA, and will then schedule the exam at a PrometricTechnology Center through their national registry. The CMA is a 2 part exam (Part 1 - Financial Planning, Performance and Control and Part 2 - Financial Decision Making) are now available at all locations in the following 3 time windows; January and February, May and June, and September and Ocotober. (except Sundays and holidays). Candidates will receive the results on their performance in approximately 6 weeks from the end of the month in which the exam was taken. New applicants to the ICMA should seek admission 60-90 days before they wish to take the exam. Continuing candidates should register for parts 4-6 weeks prior to taking the exam.
Administered by the Institute of Management Accountants, the CMA certification exam measures a candidate's knowledge and competence in the field of management accounting and is designed to develop and measure critical thinking and decision-making skills. New, more rigorous reporting regulations require today's managerial finance and accounting professionals to be experts in cutting-edge industry practices. Professionals who achieve the CMA designation have evolved into operations-focused strategists and decision makers and have better positioned themselves for career advancement and greater earning power. According the June 2003 edition of Strategic Finance, salary surveys have shown that a certified professional will earn nearly $500,000 more than a non-certified professional over the course of a career. |
