CGMA designation holders can build careers that offer stability without monotony. Some management accountants have jobs that involve global travel; others solve urgent problems for organisations of all sizes across industries. And they have a reliable support system of fellow accounting and finance professionals.
Read on to discover four benefits of earning the CGMA designation.
Benefit 1: Build a steady yet exciting career
The world is in a constant state of flux, but experienced accounting and finance professionals will always be in demand. In fact, individuals and businesses tend to lean on management accountants during times of increased uncertainty.
Earning the CGMA designation assures employers and clients that you have the knowledge and skills to guide them through even the most tumultuous economic moments, and they’re willing to pay handsomely for your expertise.
Management accounting is a stable career choice, but that stability doesn’t equate to mundanity. CGMA designation holders don’t spend their days crunching numbers in windowless rooms. They work with people across the organisation to develop novel solutions to interesting business problems, rarely doing the same thing from day to day.
Benefit 2: Have your choice of job roles
CGMA designation holders work across a range of industries and sectors, from not-for-profit and government agencies to massive corporations and small family businesses, including:
• Large accounting firms (KPMG, EY, Deloitte and PwC) as well as smaller, more specialised firms
• Environmental and international nongovernmental organisations (INGOs) and charities
• Big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Intel and FitBit
• Startups and large commercial multinationals, such as Coca-Cola, Shell, Mars and Unilever
Management accountants can become CFOs, CEOs, consultants, entrepreneurs, firm partners and more. Securing a position in any type of business and industry is attainable with the CGMA designation.
Benefit 3: Travel the world
The CGMA designation is globally recognised, leading to job prospects around the world. You can live and work in a bustling city with endless entertainment options or a quiet seaside town with lush wildlife, or anywhere in between.
Management accounting roles are available in all regions of the world, and many provide flexible and remote work options. A lucrative, flexible career will allow you to visit all the spots on your bucket list.
Benefit 4: Unlock a built-in community with CIMA®
Management accountants are constantly solving difficult problems, but they aren’t working alone. When you earn the CGMA designation, you will join a supportive community of fellow accounting and finance professionals.
And since 2017, when AICPA® and CIMA forged a powerful international alliance to promote accounting and finance, that community has expanded to include every corner of the world.
AICPA & CIMA, together as the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, serves more than 650,000 members, students and engaged professionals in 188 countries and territories. As a CGMA designation holder, you will have exclusive guidance and specialised resources.
Learn more about how earning the CGMA designation could help you achieve your career goals.
