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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) in any discipline 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
2 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

Relevant experience in management accounting is broadly defined to include the gaining of experience in the provision of information in a wide range of managerial functions including costing, pricing, marketing, strategy, financial analysis, logistics, information systems, etc.