CMA is a strategic accounting profession who combines accounting expertise with professional management skills to provide leadership, innovation and an integrating perspective to organizational decision-making. CMAs apply advanced management practices in a wide array of business functions including strategic planning, finance, human resources, marketing, operations, information technology and corporate accountability
CMAs have unique competencies in cost management, strategic performance measurement, business partnering , process management, risk management, assurance services and stakeholder reporting, coupled with the ability to connect strategy with operations and anticipate customer and supplier needs.
Working in organizations of all sizes, CMAs provide an integrating perspective to business decision-making, applying best management practices in wide areas of business including strategic planning, finance, human resources, marketing, operations, information technology and corporate accountability, to identify new market opportunities and help organizations to maintain a sustainable long-term competitive advantage