· Professional Credential — Exclusive to IMA Members Only When you want to stand out from the crowd, IMA's Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) credential gives you the competitive advantage you need. Testing the broad range of knowledge professionals must possess, the CMA credential represents a mark of excellence in the field of management accounting and finance. · Professional Development Is lifelong learning more meaningful to you than checking a box on a form after you complete a course? Then IMA has exciting solutions for your ongoing commitment to professional excellence - online learning courses, a virtual learning community, and special technical events. And don't forget the IMA Annual Conference - where practitioners, corporate leaders, academicians, and thought leaders join together in a live learning and networking environment. Locally, the Mt. Rainier Chapter holds monthly meetings highlight pertinent topics in accounting, finance, tax, and technology, while you earn affordable CPEs. · Publications Strategic Finance, IMA's flagship and award-winning publication, provides the latest information to help financial professionals perform their jobs more effectively, advance their careers, grow personally and professionally, and make their organizations more profitable. Management Accounting Quarterly is a refereed online journal presenting in-depth coverage of the topics you need to know: cost/management accounting techniques, ERM, statistical process controls, target costing, theory of constraints, techniques to improve accounting and finance education, new theories in finance and accounting, and more. · Online Library Let IMA's cybrarian brainstorm your research requirements and facilitate a search through the McLeod Library at the IMA Headquarters and through IMA's Internet resources, including the ProQuest Accounting Database. · Special Discounts — Exclusive to IMA Members Only From professional development offerings to personal/leisure options, IMA members have exclusive access to discount programs, products and services providing value-added features for their membership. · Leading-Edge Research IMA's long-standing commitment to research practices in the field results in knowledge, tools and techniques that practitioners can immediately apply within their organizations. Arm yourself with information of strategic importance to your professional practice! · IMA Online News - Exclusive to IMA Members Only IMA members receive the IMA Online News, an e-Newsletter exclusive to IMA members. Distributed to members twice a month via e-mail, IMA Online News acts as a timely central news resource for management accountants. · Ethics Center Today's world requires individuals who use ethically sound practices in their work. For everything that you need to execute business practices consistent with the highest ethical standards, turn to the IMA Ethics Center for tools, resources and advice. |