CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Issued by The Institute of Certified Management Accountants – Australia

PREPARATORY PROGRAM

What does a Management Accountant do?

In the present global competitive environment, managers of business organizations require timely, relevant and accurate information for a variety of strategic and operational decisions. Traditional cost and management accounting techniques have been subjected to a great deal of criticism as being ”not in tune” with the changes taking place in the global manufacturing and marketing environment, and incapable of providing relevant, accurate and timely information to fulfill the needs of modern management

New technology and management philosophies have changed the nature of competition-with firms need to be able to respond rapidly to market demands. The focus of management accounting must move beyond summary financial measures of manufacturing operations if it is to maintain its central evaluation and control role.

Management accountants are no longer only scorekeepers of past performance. They have become value-adding members of management teams, creating information vital for enhancing operational excellence, and for formulating and implementing new strategies.

Why Study to become a Certified Management Accountant (CMA)?

To become a CMA means to become an internationally recognized professional in Management Accounting. It is also becoming a member of The Institute for Certified Management Accountants (ICMA), a certified world-class professional organization dedicated to the provision of value - creating information to management.

Certified Management Accountants (CMA) is a gateway for creating business knowledge for strategic leadership with roles in the product management, pricing decision, promotion, distribution decision, strategic financial structures and cost of capital, and strategic value analysis in linking finance and strategy.

What is IPMI Role?

IPMI is an international branch of ICMA, and has been authorized to provide training to both prospective and current members of ICMA, and to administer the ICMA examination in Advanced Management Accounting subjects in Indonesia.

THE PROGRAM