CGMA: The New Global Accounting Credential

Source: Journal of Accountancy

The AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), headquartered in London, recently approved a joint venture to develop a global management accounting designation – the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

The new credential will launch in the first quarter of 2012. AICPA voting members with three years of qualifying experience in management accounting or a financial management role will be eligible for accelerated designation.

For the complete article on the original proposal, read “AICPA, CIMA Joint Venture Would Offer New Management Accounting Designation.”

For the complete article on the approved joint venture, read “AICPA, CIMA Approve Joint Venture, Clearing Way for International Management Accountant Credential.”

From Journal of Accountancy, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, May 2011, http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2011/May.