How will a CMA change my life?

Unparalleled ROI
It pays to be a CMA. As the leading employer preference when hiring mid- to senior-level financial management positions, CMAs in Alberta realize excellent career earnings potential.

• 75% of CMAs hold executive, senior or middle management positions
  
• Average salary for CMAs in 2008 was $137,500
• Average salary for CMA Candidates in 2008 was $77,400

Unlimited opportunity
As a CMA, your career potential is unlimited. With a CMA designation, you will have freedom and flexibility to choose:

• the employer you work for
  
• the industry you work in
  
• the career path you desire
  
• where you live and work

The preferred designation
CMAs are in demand. With a powerful combination of left- and right-brain thinking grounded in strategic management accounting skills, there’s no question why more organizations are choosing CMAs to lead their business. In fact, a national 2007 study conducted by EKOS Research Associates Inc. showed that CMAs continue to be the leading employer preference for hiring mid- and senior-level financial management professionals.

As the only professional accounting designation that focuses on strategy, management and accounting, your CMA training will help you stand out from the competition.

Unlike other accounting professionals who specialize in financial reporting, auditing, theoretical applications or after-the-fact verification, you will be equipped to look to the future to provide real-world, strategic direction, business management and leadership.