Membership Levels

Certified Management Accountant (CMA) is the pinnacle of the qualification structure which is awarded to a professional completing the following:

  Academic requirements of GMA level
  Participated in the seven day qualifying workshop and the relevant assessments
  Gained a minimum of five years of acceptable professional experience

Associate Management Accountant (AMA) membership is the intermediate level professional membership awarded based on completing the following:

Academic requirements of GMA level or GMA membership
Gained minimum three years of relevant professional experience

Graduate Management Accountant (GMA) membership is the starting level of professional membership awarded to a professional completing:

  Graduate conversion programme, or
  Graduate programme
  An academic degree or professional qualification in accounting acceptable to ICMA.

Eligibility criteria,

Degree (Bachelors) other than Accounting from a recognised University or
Three Stages of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or
Completion of Stages 1,2 & 3 of the ICMA’s Graduate

Eligibility criteria,
  Diploma in Accounting from a recognised Technical College (TAFE) or
  Two Stages of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or
  Completion of Stages 2 of the ICMA’s Graduate program

Eligibility criteria,

  Certificate in Accounting from a recognised Technical College (TAFE) or
  Stage 1 of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or
  Completion of Stage 1 of the ICMA’s graduate program