• Certified Management Accountant - entitled to use the designatory letters CMA
  • Degree from a recognised university (see FAQ) or Professional Qualification in Accounting, completion of CMA units and 5 years relevant experience
• Associate Management Accountant - entitled to use the designatory letters AMA
  • Degree from a recognised university (see FAQ) or Professional Qualification in Accounting and 3 years relevant experience
• Graduate Management Accountant - entitled to use the designatory letters GMA
  • Degree from a recognised university (see FAQ) or Professional Qualification in Accounting or completion of Graduate program
• Registered Business Administrator- entitled to use the designatory letters RBA
• • Degree (Bachelors) in any discipline other than Accounting from a recognised University or 3 Stages of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or completion of Stages 3 & 4 of the ICMA’s Graduate program
• Registered Cost Accountant - entitled to use the designatory letters RCA

  • Diploma in Accounting from a recognised Technical College (TAFE) or 3 Stages of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or completion of Stages 1 & 2 of the ICMA’s Graduate program
• Certified Accounting Technician - entitled to use the designatory letters CAT
  • Certificate in Accounting from a recognised Technical College (TAFE) or 2 Stages of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or completion of Stage 1 of the ICMA’s Graduate program
• Management Accounting Affiliate - entitled to use the designatory letters MAA
• Open Entry for those interested in the field of Management Accountancy
• Student membership - not entitled to use any designatory letters; and
• Honorary membership - available for distinguished persons whose services to Management Accounting and related disciplines in the opinion of the Executive Committee merit this award of membership.

Membership fees :

Details of the current period's membership fees are available in the application form.

Qualifications :

Only natural persons who satisfy the Association's relevant educational requirements (or equivalent) and possess the relevant practical experience are eligible to become Members

Experience :

• For Certified Management Accountant membership - five years approved experience in a senior and responsible Management Accounting position is required.
• For Associate Management Accountant membership - three years approved experience is required.
• Applicants for Graduate Management Accountant membership must have a minimum education standard of a degree from a university or equivalent educational institution in accountancy or a related discipline. There are no experience requirements.
• Applicants for Registered Business Administrator membership must have a minimum education standard of a degree in any discipline other than Accounting from a recognised university or 3 Stages of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or completion of Stages 3 & 4 of the ICMA’s Graduate program. There are no experience requirements.
• Applicants for Registered Cost Accountant membership must have a minimum education standard of Diploma in Accounting from a recognised Technical College (TAFE) or 3 Stages of a Professional Qualification in Accounting or completion of Stages 1 & 2 of the ICMA’s Graduate program. There are no experience requirements.

• For Management Accounting Affiliate - no management accounting experience is required. It has open entry for those with either 2 years supervisory managerial experience or 3 years of running one's own business. This category of members would be required to undertake an approved continuing professional development (CPD) program within 2-years of being granted such membership. Note that this CPD program can be done anywhere, for example via CMA short courses, CPA Australia seminars or even a university subject in accounting.

• Applications for student membership must have a minimum education standard of year 12 or equivalent.