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Ready to stand out from the crowd? The CGMA® designation offers you the opportunity to get ahead of your peers and go further in your career by showing employers that you possess the skills and knowledge needed to develop strategies and drive sustainable success.

With a CGMA designation, you’ll be joining a network of over 200,000 finance professionals that spans the globe.

Global CGMA membership by the numbers:

>150,000 members
>125,000 students

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In addition to joining our expansive network, you’ll also have the chance to work for some of the world’s top businesses and organizations. CGMA designation holders can be found in 91 of the Fortune 100 and 95 of the world’s top 100 brands. Some of the companies that have implemented the CGMA Finance Leadership Program into their training program include:


Take the first step towards earning the CGMA designation.

The CGMA designation is the mark of distinction in the business accounting world. To earn it, a mastery of the technical finance and accounting skills and an understanding of advanced business, digital, and communications concepts are required to demonstrate strategic leadership abilities.

How will you learn these skills and concepts? The CGMA Finance Leadership Program.

Convenient, personalized and comprehensive, the CGMA Finance Leadership Program offers an intuitive interface, compelling content and trackable progress. The learning is completed online and includes real-world case studies, where your knowledge is put to the test.

Here’s how it works:


Scholarships for a one-year subscription to the CGMA Finance Leadership Program are available to qualified students who wish to obtain the CGMA designation. Although the program is self-paced, most students set aside 4-8 hours per week to complete all Finance Leadership Program learning requirements within the scholarship’s one-year subscription.

To qualify, you must be one of the following:

  •   Bachelor of Accounting (senior-level)
  •   Bachelor of Finance (senior-level)
  •   Master of Accounting
  •   Master of Finance
  •   Master of Business Administration

While this opportunity is for undergraduate seniors and graduate students, junior-level accounting and finance undergraduates can apply now for the scholarship and can start the Finance Leadership Program after completion of their junior year.

To officially earn the CGMA designation, you must complete the CGMA Finance Leadership Program and accrue three years of professional work experience.


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Start your journey.

Ready to start? Apply today to be considered for an exclusive CGMA Finance Leadership Program scholarship.

Need more information? Visit our CGMA Finance Leadership Program webpage for more details.


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