Can a non accounting major become a certified management accountant? Yes, definitely, as long as you don't mind the extra work. In this video, I went through the thinking process of an non accounting major who is interested in pursuing the CMA certification. The first question you should ask yourself is: is CMA going to be helpful in my long term career? There are many benefits of getting the CMA certification and I mentioned the major ones in the article listed above. But more importantly, these benefits must be relevant to you. You don't want to spend a lot of time, money and effort to get something that is not going to be useful in your future career. For more information, please refer to the presentation or leave a comment below. Good luck in your CMA journey!

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CMA for
Non-Accounting Majors
Can you do it? Should you do it?

2. I’m the publisher of
IPassTheCMAExam.com
Author of “How to Pass the CPA Exam”
(Wiley, July 2013)
Today’s topic: Can (and should) non-accounting
majors become CMA?

3. Before We Start . . .
Is CMA Really for You?

4. An alphabet soup of CMA Certification…
Are they
relevant to
You?
CMA
CPA
CIA
CAIA CFA
ACCA
CIMA
ICMA

5. CMA Certification: 3 Benefits
Gold-Standard in Management Accounting
Typically paid more than non-certified
accountants
CMA skills are high in demand, but CMAs
short in supply
For details, please read:
http://ipassthecmaexam.com/why-become-a-cma/

6. Overview of the
CMA Exam

7. In order to pass the exam,
candidates are required
to have a certain level of
accounting knowledge.

8. Don’t worry…
Accounting
Definitely
NOT Rocket
Science

9. The 2-part exam covers the following topics:
Part 1 Part 2
External Financial
reporting decisions
Planning, budgeting and
forecasting
Performance
management
Cost management
Internal controls
Financial statement
analysis
Corporate finance
Decision analysis
Risk management
Investment decisions
Professional ethics

10. Non-accounting majors
should be prepared to put
in extra effort
IMA has a list of reference
materials
Similar books in any
languages is fine

11. CMA review courses are great for exam prep,
but may not cover basic concepts
It’s ok to stop and go back to reference
materials
Because of this, please expect to take longer
than the recommended time to study

12. This is my recommended review course for
non-accounting majors:
Professor Doug
Clinton is
awesome!
http://ipassthecmaexam.com/wiley-cmaexcel-review/

13. Thanks for
Watching…
… and feel free to ask
me a question!

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