The Institute of Certified Management Accountant (ICMA) offers six categories of membership: Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Associate Management Accountant (AMA), Graduate Management Accountant (GMA), Management Accounting Affiliate (MAA), Student Membership and Honorary Membership.

The three main categories of membership available for those who wish to join the Institute are as follows:

• Certified Management Accounting (CMA) status which requires evidence of having passed both the Institute’s Advanced Management Accounting and Advanced Strategic Management Accounting Subjects at the post-graduate level (or equivalent) AND evidence of 5 years work experience in management accounting. Alternatively, qualified accountants with 10 years experience in management accounting can also apply direct for CMA membership without examination. 

• Associate member (AMA) status which requires only 3 years work experience in management accounting and does not require the two advanced subjects.

• Graduate member (GMA) status is available to those who complete the 16 subject graduate programme or those with a recognized accounting degree (or equivalent) but without any management accounting experience.

 Honorary membership are conveyed by the Institute to distinguished persons whose services to Management Accounting and related disciplines merit this award of membership