Press Releases

HKMA Professional Diploma in Management Accounting (PDMA)
helps executives attain Professional Qualification of CMA


3/12/2011


With the ever changing and increasingly competitive business environment, many companies have merged with each other and some even gone bankrupted. In order to stay competitive in the market, business owners and managers should have a good training in management accounting to sharpen their knowledge and skills in strategic cost analysis and business development.

Management Accountants: Value-Creators!
Today, management accountants are seen as the "VALUE-CREATORS" amongst the accountants. They are much more interested in forward looking and decision-making that will affect the future of the organization. You could just be one of them and apply your expertise to various fields and functions within an organization, such as management information systems, treasury, efficiency auditing, marketing and pricing. It is time for accountants to make an impact to corporations by knowing how to plan, control, evaluate and enhance your company performance with financial data!

Attainment of Professional Qualifications
The Professional Diploma in Management Accounting (PDMA) programme co-organized by Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) and the Hong Kong Management Association is designed to prepare students for the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) examinations. On completion of the PDMA programme, students will be exempted from the first 16 subjects of the ICMA examination and be eligible to apply for the Graduate Management Accountant (GMA) membership. Candidates who have completed the final 2 subjects of the ICMA examination and with at least 5 years of relevant work experience will then be eligible to apply for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) membership.

Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
By taking 2 additional modules: Strategic Cost management, Strategic Business Analysis; and with 5 years of relevant experience
Associate Management Accountant (AMA)
With 3 years of relevant and recognized management accounting experience
HKMA Professional Diploma in Management Accounting (PDMA)

Professional Diploma in Management Accounting (PDMA)

The programme consists of 8 modules with a diploma being awarded upon successful completion of the programme. The modules include:

1. Financial Accounting 5. Financial Management
2. Marking Management 6. Financial Statement Analysis
3. Information Management 7. Financial Modelling
4. Strategic Management 8. Managerial Accounting

Commencement Date:

23 February 2011
Deadline for Application: 9 February 2012
Enquiries: Customer Service Department - 2774 8501
Ms Sue Leung - 2774 8596
Website: www.hkma.org.hk/pd/pdma

Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA)
The Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA, also known as CMA Australia) Hong Kong office was established in 2009 with the vision to promote specialization of management accounting across businesses in Hong Kong and Greater China region. The Institute partners with many universities and education providers worldwide in nurturing future professional management accountants. Its objective is to provide local prospective and practicing management accountants with the opportunity to attain the highly regarded Certified Management Accountant (CMA) professional qualification, and to provide members with a wide range of professional development workshops and seminars on management accounting and current business topics. The Institute partners with many universities and education providers worldwide in nurturing future professional management accountants.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 3 December 2011.


For press enquiries, please contact:
Ms Sunnie Ma Manager Tel: 2774 8579 Email: sunniema@hkma.org.hk