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The Path to CFO: Is the CMA Credential Just as Important as the CPA?
Photo credit: Youssef Abdelaal on flickr
There are some interesting points in the post made at the link above. Rather than contrast the CPA and CMA credentials with the idea of promoting one or the other, there are arguments about the two credentials actually supplementing each other.
I have a feeling the IMA would be more successful if they marketed the CMA credential better, but is it in their best interest to promote the credential as an “add-on” to the CPA? I think they would then likely alienate many of their current CMAs that only have that credential.
As a CPA who has, at times, thought about taking the CMA Exam, I just have never seen the value in earning it and I haven’t been willing to spend the money in exam fees and ongoing IMA dues to make it worth my while.
