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ACCOUNTING
CERTIFICATION
Public Accountant (CPA)
The CPA is the most common certification in accounting, and many positions require it. This certification assesses proficiency in risk management, tax, regulatory compliance, forensic accounting, and other skills in accounting. Verification processes such as qualification, experience, professionalism, competence, and performance are provided by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). To get a CPA, an accountant must have one year of experience. An accountant seeking a CPA must typically have five years of higher education, about 150 credit hours.
Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA aims to verify knowledge and skills related to portfolio management, economics, professional standards, ethics, and investment analysis.
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Investment companies need CFAs in order to analyze security and asset managers. This certification is beneficial for people who work as equity analysts, fund managers, and CFOs.
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To obtain this certification, one must have a bachelor's degree with four years of work experience in financial services.
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
CFE is a certification that includes expertise in fraud investigation, including financial transactions and fraud schemes, as well as law and fraud prevention and investigation. This certification is especially useful for financial professionals who wish to focus on anti-fraud work in private and public companies. Those who want to get the CFE certification must be educated and have work experience, with three professional recommendations submitted in the application documents.
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
CIA is the premier and only certification recognized worldwide for internal auditing. This certification demonstrates one’s skills and abilities and is very useful for those who want to become a manager or chief audit officer.
To get this certification, one must have a bachelor's degree and become an internal auditor.
Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
To get the CMA certification, one must have skills in understanding financial management fund accounting. These skills are required in cost management, decision analysis, forecasting, and internal control auditing.
Those who wish to get this certification must have two years of work experience in accounting management or financial management and a bachelor's degree.
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
CGMA is an internationally recognized certification that assesses one’s proficiency in accounting and management skills. The advantage of CGMAs who have this certification is that they can connect to a global network (business field).
Registered Agent
This certification holders are recognized professionals and licensed by the government to represent taxpayers. EAs perform duties such as audit-related matters, advising clients, as well as preparing personal and business tax reports.
Financial Services Audit Certificate (FSAC)
FASC is a globally recognized certification offered explicitly by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). FASC has 11 areas of expertise, namely internet security risk, financial services audit, bank capital adequacy audit, credit risk audit, fraud risk assessment, internal risk audit in financial and insurance services, market risk, risk management models, and market risk. These fields are very useful for those who want to become an auditor.
Business and Finance Professional (BFP)
The BFP is a certification that helps professionals demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experience in business and finance. This certification is sponsored by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). With the BFP status, professionals demonstrate a solid understanding of how businesses operate and fulfil the ICAEW standards relating to technical knowledge, business skills and ethics.
