Kevin Vieneer, CMA
Your Path to Unlimited
Career Possibilities
is the CMA® designation
Learn about the CMA Advantage
CMAs are big picture thinkers who do more than just measure value
Who is a CMA?
Certified Management Accountants™ (CMAs) are
strategic and financial management professionals
with a holistic business perspective combining
accounting, management and strategy. CMAs are
big picture thinkers who do more than just measure value, they create it. They take on today’s
business challenges, applying creative ideas to
position organizations for success. CMAs provide
leadership, innovation and an integrating perspective to organizational decision-making in businesses of all sizes and in all industry sectors.
39%
13%
23%
A CMA is your competitive
advantage
With unlimited advancement and earning potential,
the CMA designation offers you limitless growth
potential in your career. CMAs hold leadership
positions, earn a highly competitive salary and
have increasingly diverse careers, while working
in the global marketplace. CMAs hold a range
of positions, including senior financial executive
roles such as Presidents, CEOs, CFOs, Directors,
Controllers, Accountants and Partners.
CMA Salary Survey
Source: 2009 Salary Survey
23%
$
110,000 and up
$
90,000 to $109,999
$
70,000 to $89,999
less than $70,000
Unlimited earning potential
Along with these impressive advancement possibilities, the CMA designation offers you the
opportunity to earn a highly competitive income. Four out of five CMAs earn over $70,000 and
almost two out of three CMAs earn over $90,000. In a recent survey of CMAs, average cash
earnings were $113,600 and top cash earnings were $2.4 million.
Creating Unlimited Career Possibilities
The CMA designation opens up limitless and exciting career possibilities
CMAs see the big picture to analyze financial and
non-financial information, to develop total business
solutions and to maximize organizational value. The
CMA designation opens up a broad range of career
opportunities and exciting workplace challenges.
As a CMA, you have diverse career options
available to you, letting you develop your career
as you choose. With positions across all business areas, CMAs work across a wide array of
business functions, including accounting and
finance, sales and marketing, operations, strategic
planning and analysis, information technology and
human resources.
Strategic Planning
Information
& Analysis
Technology
Human
Operations
Resources
Sales &
Accounting
Marketing
& Finance
As a CMA, you can work in the industry of your choice. CMAs work in virtually every industry sector,
including emerging innovative industries such as green technologies.
Manufacturing, Transportation, Construction
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
Services
23%
18%
Public Administration, Government
Consulting Services
Wholesale & Retail
Communication, Entertainment
Utilities & Natural Resources
Education
Engineering, Research & Development
17%
2%
4%
4%
4%
6%
8%
14%
Take Those Possibilities Globally
The CMA designation is your passport to career opportunities
Unlimited international opportunities
A CMA is your passport to careers around the world. The CMA’s professional competence is recognized and respected around the globe, opening up a world of opportunities to you. Many CMAs work
at multi-national corporations with offices around the world, and are expanding their businesses, and
career opportunities, into new international emerging markets.
CMAs across
the Globe
North America
Europe
Canada, USA, Mexico,
Bermuda, Costa Rica
Russia, Sweden, Norway,
Finland, Denmark, United
Kingdom, Ireland, Germany,
Luxembourg, Poland, France,
Austria, Hungary, Spain,
Greece, Belgium
Latin America
Peru, Brazil, Chile,
The Caribbean
CMAs are in demand
CMAs are in demand with employers. The CMA
designation ranked first when managers were
asked what professional accounting designation
they prefer for roles involving general management,
strategic planning, performance management, or
management accounting.
Source: September 2008 RGB Global Management Consulting Study
Middle East
& Africa
Morocco, Senegal, Liberia,
South Africa, Tanzania,
Burundi, Kenya,
Saudi Arabia
Asia
Oceania
Mongolia, China, Pakistan,
India, Bangladesh, Japan,
Thailand, North & South
Korea, Philippines, Indonesia,
Cambodia
Australia, New Zealand
Become a CMA
Your first step to becoming a CMA is
having your transcript evaluated at no
charge. To submit yours, use the printable
form at www.cmaontario.org/transcript
For more information, visit
becomeacma.com
Diverse Skills for Diverse Career Possibilities
Read on to learn about these successful CMAs in action
Atul Mahajan, CMA
President & CEO, Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation
Fuelling career success with green energy
I started my career with Oshawa Power and
Utilities Corporation (OPUC) as a CFO with an
operational and strategic focus. My CMA
designation advanced my career as it helped me
hone my skills in identifying the key drivers of a
business and making a positive impact on those
drivers. With my ability to look past the numbers
and develop an understanding of the key drivers
for creating value at OPUC, I was able to make a
difference and progress to the role of CEO.
I am leading OPUC through a major strategic initiative to introduce a “corporate cultural change”
and diversify the revenue mix while achieving
productivity gains in all our business lines.
We are positioning OPUC to take advantage of
advancements in green energy technologies
and to build a robust and “smart” electrical grid.
We are expanding our distributed energy generation assets by utilizing renewable resources
‑ such as wind, solar, and biogas ‑ to pursue the
expansion of our “clean and green energy” generation portfolio.
Jeff Zajac, CMA
Vanessa Magness, CMA
President, Solus One
Associate Professor, Ryerson University
Answering the call of emerging markets
“Green business” is good business
When dealing in business internationally, you need
to grasp and understand a number of different
perspectives from all areas of business, not just
accounting. That’s where my CMA comes in. It
helps me see how everything fits together from
marketing to HR, through logistics to the final sale,
which is pivotal to closing a long-term international
deal. The CMA designation creates the foundation
for this holistic perspective, which I use every day
to make my software company succeed in the
international marketplace.
For many years, the environmental movement was
perceived as a threat to the business community,
but I want to show the other side of the story – that
environmental responsibility can actually increase
profitability, and has increased it in the Canadian
petroleum refinery business.
The CMA is a flexible, value-adding designation, so
it complements many industries and roles. It is a
good fit whether you are already on a career path
in the arts, tourism, engineering, environmental
sciences or public administration because strategic
management skills are invaluable in any sort of
organization. My career is reflective of that diversity. Before teaching, I had ten years experience as
an MIS analyst, an accountant and a consultant.
Marilu Zanet, CMA
Kevin Vieneer, CMA
Performance Measurement Coordinator, Union Gas
Financial Analyst III, TELUS
CMA spells success in any language
Flexible skills to fit every industry
As an internationally trained professional, earning my CMA designation was my biggest career
accomplishment here in Canada. I set my sights on
this goal, and worked hard to achieve it. It took a lot
of commitment and dedication, and it was definitely
worth it. I am confident my CMA will continue to
bring me excellent career opportunities.
The CMA designation has opened so many doors
and given me the tools to broaden my experience.
My CMA has made it possible for me to move up the
career ladder while working in a variety of industries
over the course of my career, moving from insurance, to tech, and now to communications at TELUS.
I use the skills I learned as a CMA in just about
everything I do. In my spare time, I am a Commissioned Officer in the Canadian Forces Reserve,
where I command an Air Cadet Squadron in one
of Toronto’s at-risk neighbourhoods. I have applied the insights from the CMA designation to
how my unit operates there in a number of ways,
from strategic planning to increasing operational
efficiency.
Where can I get more information?
For more information on the CMA accreditation program and enrollment fees, please visit
becomeacma.com, call CMA OntarioTM at 416 204 3102, or toll-free at 1 866 999 3102,
or email info@cmaontario.org
Contact Us
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Telephone: 416 204 3102 Toll free: 1 866 999 3102
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Southwestern Ontario
Greater Toronto Area - Workforce
1 877 318 2422
905 709 3652
Deborah Clarke, MBA, CMA
Bryan Jacobs, CMA
southwestern@cmaontario.org
bjacobs@cmaontario.org
Mid-Western Ontario & Niagara
Greater Toronto Area - Post-Secondary
1 877 243 9556
416 482 5556
Jean A. MacKinnon, MBA, CMA
Mira Sirotic, CMA
midwestern@cmaontario.org
gtawest@cmaontario.org
Northern Ontario
GTA East, York and Durham Regions
416 908 5727
905 604 3644
Matthew Martynuik, OCT, MBA
Lori Dalton
northern@cmaontario.org
gtaeast@cmaontario.org
Eastern Ontario
647 654 8186
613 898 0834
Alexandra Copleston
Marcie Chase, CMA
Marketing Information Officer –
eastern@cmaontario.org
Mid-Western Ontario and GTA
acopleston@cmaontario.org
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