Provided by James R. Martin, Ph.D., CMA
Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida
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Organizations, Certifications and Links
Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ICAT)
The ACAT page includes links to the following:
ABA - Accredited
Business Accountant
ATA - Accredited Tax
Advisor
ATP - Accredited Tax
Preparer
ARA - Accredited
Retirement Advisor
American College of Forensic Examiners
CrFA - Certified Forensic Accountant
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Specialty Certifications for CPA's include the following:
ABV - Accredited in
Business Valuation
CFF - Certified in
Financial Forensics
CITP - Certified
Information Technology Professional
CGMA - Chartered Global Management Accountant
PFS - Personal
Financial Specialist
American Payroll Association
CPP - Certified Payroll Professional
American Society for Quality
CBA - Certified Biomedical Auditor
American Society of Appraisers
ASA - Accredited Senior Appraiser
American Society of Military Comptrollers
CDFM - Certified Defense Financial Manager
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
CAMS - Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
CFE - Certified Fraud Examiner
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
CCA
- Chartered Certified Accountant
CERTIA - Certificate in International Auditing
CERTIFR - Certificate in International Financial Reporting
DIPIFR - Diploma in International Financial Reporting
Association of Financial Professionals
CTP
- Certified Treasury Professional
FP&A - Certified Financial Planning & Analysis Professional
Association of Government Accountants
CGFM - Certified Government Financial Manager
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors
CIRA - Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor
Bank Administration Institute
CBA
- Certified Bank Auditor
CRP - Certified Risk Professional
AMLP - Anti-Money Laundering Professional Certification
Board of Environmental Health & Safety Auditing
CPEA - Certified Professional Environmental Auditor
Chartered Financial Analyst Institute
CFA - Chartered
Financial Analyst
CIPM - Certificate in
Investment Performance
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards
CFP - Certified Financial Planner
Forensic CPA Society
FCPA - Forensic CPA Certification
Government Finance Officers Association
CPFO - Certified Public Finance Officer
Healthcare Financial Management Association
CHFP - Certified Healthcare Financial Professional
Information Systems Audit Control Association
CISA - Certified
Information Systems Auditor
CISM - Certified
Information Systems Manager
CRISC - Certified in
Risk and Information Systems Control
Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
CDFA - Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
Institute of Certified Construction Industry Financial Professionals
CCIFP - Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional
Institute of Internal Auditors
CIA - Certified
Internal Auditor
CGAP - Certified
Government Auditing Professional
CFSA - Certified
Financial Services Auditor
CCSA - Certification
in Control Self-Assessment
CRMA - Certification
in Risk Management Assurance
Institute of Management Accountants
CMA - Certified
Management Accountant
CSCA - Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis
Internal Revenue Service
Investment Training and Consulting Institute
CIDA - Certified Investments and Derivatives Auditor
National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
CVA - Certified
Valuation Analyst
AVA - Accredited
Valuation Analyst
ABAR - Accredited in
Business Appraisal Review
MAFF - Master Analyst
in Financial Forensics - Formerly CFFA - Certified Forensic Financial Analyst
National Association of Certified Public Bookkeepers
CPB - Certified Public Bookkeeper
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Articles and links related to Digital Badges:
Pope, K. R. 2015. Overhauling ethics education: Engaging students digitally will give them a better learning experience and will help them remember the lessons throughout their careers. Strategic Finance (August): 40-47.
Stone, E. 2015. Digital badges: A hot career booster. Strategic Finance (June): 19-20. (According to Stone a recognized credentialing organization issues digital badges and those who receive them can post their digital badges on LinkedIn using a procedure provided in LinkedIn's help section. For example, IMA issues digital badges to members in the IMA leadership recognition program (1EjJIT4), and to students in the new IMA Accounting Honor Society program (imanet.org/iahs). For more on digital badges see Mozilla wiki - Badges at mozilla.org/Badges).
The Future of Education: Epic 2020 - This You-tube video discusses how "badges" of academic education and training accomplishment may become more important in the job market than tradition transcript credits awarded by colleges. v=5gU3FjxY2uQ
Related summaries:
Brausch, J. M. and D. Whitney. 2009. CMA: The quest for increasing value. Strategic Finance (December): 9-10, 12. (Summary).
Hargadon, J. M. and L. R. Fuller. 2010. Take less - and earn more. Strategic Finance (March): 47-53. (Note).
Krippel, G. L. and S. Mitchell. 2011. What's your CMA worth? We show you how to estimate the lifetime value of the certification. Strategic Finance (November): 41-47. (Note).
Krippel, G. L., J. Moody and S. Mitchell. 2016. CPA credential delivers high value. Journal of Accountancy (May): 32-36. (Summary).
Martin, J. R. Not dated. Accounting Job Boards. Management And Accounting Web. AccountingJobBoards.htm
Martin, J. R. Not dated. Training programs for accounting graduates. Management And Accounting Web. TrainingPrograms.htm
Martin, J. R. 2017. IMA Salary Calculators 2010-2016. Management And Accounting Web. ArtSumSalarySurveys.htm
Schiffel, L., K. A. Smith and D. L. Schroeder. 2011. IMA 2010 salary survey: How's that recovery workin' for you? Strategic Finance (June): 26-46. (Summary).