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The Chartered Global Management Accountant Credential: Recognizing the Unique Competencies and Expertise of Management Accountants Worldwide
May 24, 2011 —On May 23, the AICPA governing Council unanimously approved a new credential called the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), a joint venture of the AICPA and the London-based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Qualifying AICPA voting members will have the most favored pathway for obtaining the new credential. The credential advances the science of management accounting, while supporting and growing the U.S. CPA as the worldwide standard of professional excellence in accounting. It also recognizes the unique competencies and expertise of management accountants who are leading the world’s most successful organizations and providing employers with the best professional management accounting talent to drive sustainable business outcomes.
