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PEACE HILLS INSURANCE CONOCOPHILLIPS
EPCOR
Manager, CSOX Sustainment Senior Manager, Director of Treasury Operations, Corporate Finance Manager
VP Merchant Business, Process Improvement Consultant, Senior Finance Manager, Business Development
AGENCE DU REVENU DU CANADA
Senior Financial Analyst, Audit Team Manager, Income/Excise Tax Appeals Officer, International Audit Team Leader, Revenue Collections Manager, Litigations Manager, Electronic Commerce Support Officer
Business Analyst, Controller, VP Finance & Information Technology
NGL Marketing Analyst, Business Analysis Director, Joint Venture Accountant, Financial Services Manager,
AGRIUM
Economic Advisor, Property Accounting Manager, Business Analysis Team Leader, Commercial Analyst
SERVICES LTD.
FLINT ENERGY
Vice President, Corporate Treasurer, GM Finance
PCL
SHELL
CORPORATION
POWER
CAPITAL
VP Finance & Administration, HR/PD Manager
VP Corporate Services, Project Accountant,
Auditing, Assistant
Auditor General
NATURAL
Corporate Governance Manager,
VP Shareholder Treasury
JV
CITY
Joint Ventures Manager, Energy Analyst, Corporate Accounting Team Leader
SUNCOR ENERGY FINNING
CAT Power Systems Equipment Accounting Analyst, HR General Manager
Senior VP Corporate Services, Enterprise Processes Global Manager,
OF CALGARY
FINANCE AND SUPPLY
DRIVER
ATCO
CFO and Corporate Services General Manager, Audit Committee Senior Research Officer, Developmental Staff Advisor, Deputy City Auditor,
Business Operations Manager, Corporate Finance Leader, Budget & Finance Coordinator, Senior Business Analyst, Executive Office Manager
TELUS
Incentive Analyst, Payroll and Benefits Director,
SOBEYS
Financial Control Supervisor, Director of Financial Analysis
GAS
HR Financial & Systems Operations, Controller,
Technology Analyst, Internal Audit Manager,
Forecasting and Systems Operation Manager
CASH THE
TALISMAN
Operational Analyst, Performance Analyst, Business Development Manager, IT Auditor, Investment Analyst, Finance Advisor, Internal Audit Director, Assets Manager
STORE
FINANCIAL
Controller CITY
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Risk Management
VP Controller, Financial Planning and Special Projects Supervisor, Financial Analyst,
Operational Planning Supervisor, Financial Planning and Reporting Supervisor
STANTEC
Senior Financial Analyst, CFO
Business Analyst, Financial Manager, Director of Financial Reporting,
EDMONTON FORTIS
Senior Accountant, Accountant, Senior Financial Analyst, Cash Consultant,
Corporate Financial Coordinator, City Auditor, CFO, Director of Taxation, Senior Audit Coordinator,
Manager of Finance, Business Analyst, Director Business Systems Support, Deputy City Auditor,
Client Accounting Coordinator, Director Business Processes and Performance
WORKERS’
ALBERTA
Forecasts and Budgeting Manager,
IT Business Solutions Director ENERGY
Business Advisor, Project Coordinator, Joint Ventures Supervisor, Senior Planner, HR Systems Administrator
VP Finance and CFO, Material Analyst, Operations Accountant, International Marketing Coordinator, Junior Business Analyst, Gas Marketing Accountant, Tax Analyst,
BANK
WESTERN
CANADIAN
VP and Chief Internal Auditor, Special Projects Officer
Executive VP, Senior Projects Officer, Corporate Support VP,
COMPENSATION
BOARD
Financial Services Team lead, Senior Financial Systems Analyst, Corporate Controller,
Business Analyst, Corporate Services Director, Investments Accounting Analyst,
Program Development and Risk Management Director
THE CITY OF
HAZCO
Executive Vice President, Controller, Accounting Manager
ST. ALBERT
Account Services Manager, Corporate Service General Manager, Financial Services Director, City Treasurer,
Financial Oversight and Analysis
CMAs are a vital ingredient to business success. That’s because they bring the technical skills as
well as the business savvy to face the realities and challenges facing Canadian businesses. What
makes CMAs unique is their ability to look beyond the financial aspect to focus on what really
drives business – the products, the people, the strategy and the market.
SYNCRUDE Financial Reporting, Business Analysis, Information Technology
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Your path to becoming a CMA 2010 – 2011
For post-secondary students
Create your own destination and open up endless opportunities for your
career — become a CMA.
Unlimited opportunity
As a CMA, your career potential is unlimited. You’ll have the
freedom and flexibility to choose:
The Strategic Leadership Program (SLP) is the hallmark of the CMA designation. Depending on your career stage and
experience, however, you may be eligible for one of CMA’s other professional programs. Each program is based on the
SLP and the three pillars of the CMA designation: strategy, management and accounting.
As a CMA, you are trained As a CMA, you will be an integral As a CMA, your expertise
to visualize the goals of an member of the management is based in accounting. You
organization. You will play team. You will understand the will harness your technical
an active part in creating process of achieving goals, knowledge to develop revenue
and maximizing value for leading teams and anticipating alternatives, cost management
stakeholders by balancing and and reacting to market forces. and value creation. Simply put,
influencing strategic factors. you’ll get the numbers right.
You will use the numbers and
your awareness of external
and internal forces to develop,
implement and manage strategy.
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• Strategic Management
• Performance Measurement
• Performance Management
• Financial Reporting
• Communication
Nathan Petersen
Fourth year accounting student
University of Alberta
Become
CMA
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Your path to becoming a CMA 2010 – 2011
For post-secondary students
Step one
Become a CMA
associate and have
your transcripts
evaluated
Transcript evaluation
Once you sign up as a CMA associate, you will need to submit your
transcripts to CMA Alberta for a free evaluation. The transcript evaluation
confirms your eligibility to write the CMA National Entrance Exam and
ensures you meet the required CMA course prerequisites. The transcript
review also helps CMA Alberta’s accreditation department advise you on the
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most efficient way to complete any missing prerequisites and which CMA
professional program best suits your needs.
If your degree does not meet the 16 prerequisite courses, you have the option
of enrolling in the CMA Accelerated Program. The CMA Accelerated Program
is an intensive program, comprised of 22 sessions, that offers a fast-track
option for degree holders missing the necessary prerequisites to challenge
the CMA Entrance Exam. The program has two intakes: the fall intake, leading
to the June Entrance Exam, and the winter intake, leading to the October
Entrance Exam. For those who have all the prerequisites but have been out
of school for an extended period of time, the Accelerated Program offers
an excellent review of exam concepts. The program covers the following
prerequisite topics:
• Corporate Finance
• Taxation
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–– Economics
–– Statistics
The objective of the CMA Entrance Exam is to test that students have the
required competency in technical accounting and can demonstrate a thorough
understanding of strategy and management. Upon successful completion of
the Entrance Exam, candidates proceed into a CMA professional program. Step three
Pass the CMA
The Entrance Exam is held twice each year in June and October. The exam is
Entrance Exam
four hours long and is comprised of multiple choice questions. The pass mark
for the exam is 60%.The registration deadline for the June Entrance Exam is
early April and the deadline to register for the October Entrance Exam is early
August. For more information about the CMA Entrance Exam, registration
information and other resources such as the exam syllabus, sample exams
and additional questions, please visit www.cma-alberta.com/become.
Cost*
$950 plus GST (includes the Entrance Exam fee and the Entrance Exam
Preparation Program. The Preparation Program is mandatory for all students
who register to write the CMA Entrance Exam).
To qualify for the Entrance Exam, you will first need to become a CMA
associate and have an official transcript evaluation completed to determine
your eligibility to write the Entrance Exam. An associate application is
included at the back of this booklet or you can fill out the form on the
CMA Alberta website.
Students who register for the Entrance Exam will be enrolled in the CMA
Preparation Program. The preparation course focuses on the technical
components of the Entrance Exam — financial accounting, management
accounting, tax and finance. The preparation program includes in-class
sessions on Saturday or Sunday. Students will have the option to choose
which day they prefer when they sign up for the Entrance Exam, pending
space availability. The program is offered in Calgary and Edmonton. There is
also a distance option via online videos.
• a seminar on the format of the CMA Entrance Exam, creating a study plan
and multiple choice examination strategies;
• five technical review seminars, covering the topics described in the CMA
Entrance Exam syllabus;
• CMA Entrance Exam study manuals that include technical review notes
plus problems and solutions; and
The program is designed to help students learn exam techniques that prepare
students for success on the exam. Students are responsible for reviewing the
foundational topics that will be covered on the exam.
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Your path to becoming a CMA 2010 – 2011
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Luke Elford
Candidate
Strategic leadership program
CMA Strategic At the end of the second year of the SLP, candidates
Leadership Program complete a comprehensive, team-based written
evaluation and presentation of a business situation
Most candidates proceed through the two-year CMA as outlined in a case representing different sectors
Strategic Leadership Program (SLP). The SLP comprises of the economy. The written report is developed by
24 months of part-time study concurrent with candidate teams and submitted for evaluation by CMA
full-time employment. Canada. Each team also presents its analysis and
recommendations to a simulated board of directors
The SLP is the hallmark of the CMA designation. It comprised of CMA members. Nationally developed
teaches candidates the practical theory needed to evaluation guidelines are used to assess the Board
succeed in the strategic management accounting Report. Candidate teams must achieve a combined
profession and how to apply the theory to their job. grade of 60% to pass.
Through its focus on business processes, the program
equips candidates with the strategic management
capabilities and the CMA competencies demanded by Prerequisites
today’s leading enterprises. To qualify for the Strategic Leadership Program,
candidates must:
At the heart of the SLP are six interactive sessions.
Here, candidates exchange views and experiences • have a recognized degree from a post-secondary
“
business from a big-picture perspective.
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Offered in
Evaluation Calgary and Edmonton
The evaluation points are the Case Exam and the Board
Report, both of which occur at the end of the program. Costs*
$10,000 plus GST.
The Case Exam is a four-hour business case problem
*All costs subject to change.
which tests candidates’ skills in developing and
implementing a sound business plan for an organization.
Candidates are evaluated on an individual basis and
must achieve a mark equal to or greater than
60% to pass.
CMA/MBA Combined
Program Prerequisites
To be eligible for the CMA/MBA Combined Program,
candidates must:
Pursue the CMA designation and earn a full-time MBA
degree through the Alberta School of Business at • have a recognized degree from a
the University of Alberta or the Haskayne School of post-secondary institution;
Business at the University of Calgary. The CMA/MBA
is a combined program designed for MBA students • meet the CMA prerequisite course requirements —
with a strong accounting background, or those wishing see step two of this brochure; and
Leadership Program through its course material. The at the University of Alberta will be exempt from the
MBA is granted through the Alberta School of Business Entrance Exam, providing all prerequisite courses meet
or the Haskayne School of Business, while the CMA the minimum GPA requirement of 3.0. Candidates who
designation is granted through CMA Alberta. To obtain do not meet the 3.0 GPA requirement must write the
Evaluation Offered in
The evaluation points are the Case Exam and the Calgary at the University of Calgary Haskayne School
Board Report, both of which occur at the end of the of Business and Edmonton at the University of Alberta
MBA program. School of Business.
implementing a sound business plan for an organization. candidates are enrolled in through the University of
Candidates are evaluated on an individual basis and Calgary or the University of Alberta.
University of Alberta
5581 - Management
Introductory Management Accounting* ACCTG 322 ACCTG 523
Accounting
Corporate Finance FIN 301 FIN 501 or (FIN 502 & 503) 5562 - Business Finance
Intermediate Financial Accounting ACCTG 414 & 415 ACCTG 614 & 615 —
(5580 - Macroeconomics
& 5585 - Microeconomics)
Economics* ECON 101 & 102 BUEC 503
or 5578 - Introduction to
Managerial Economics
5614 - Information
Information Technology MIS 311 MIS 686 Technology Concepts or
5681 - Computer Skills
5586 - Operations
Operations Management MGTSC 352 MGTSC 502
Management
Dr. Tom Schneider, PhD, CMA Dr. Tom Schneider, PhD, CMA Sandra Lacza, BComm
Liaison
780.248.1317 780.248.1317 780.492.5545
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ACC 300 ACCT 355 FMAC 503 ACCT 250 & 251 ACCT 102
BUS 220 FNCE 370 CFIN 601 BUSN 250 FIN 201
ACC 200 ACCT 253 FMAC 503 ACCT 155 & 156 ACCT 101
ACC 301 & 302 ACCT 351 & 352 — ACCT 252 & 253 ACCT 301 & 404
ECO 100 & 101 ECON 247 & 248 MEQA 501 BUSN 151 & 251 ECON 101 & 102
BUS 330 ORGB 364 HRMT 502 & STOA 603 ADMN 170 BUS 120
BUS 310 ADMN 404 STMT 500 BUSN 0003 & ACCT 254 MGT 417
BUS 370 CMIS 351 & 455 INTS 602 — BUS 205 & ACCT 403
STA 210 MATH 215 or MGSC 301 MEQA 501 MATH 250 BUS 112
BUS 280 MKTG 396 MKMT 504 MKTG 183 MARK 201
BUS 371 MGSC 368 or MGSC 369 OPMT 505 — MGT 320
David Adams , CA Pamela Quon, CMA Pamela Quon, CMA Wayne Lang, MBA, CMA Gerald Woudstra
403.410.200 x6912 1.866.213.0822 1.866.213.0822 403.476.1819 780.378.8450
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Grande Prairie
University of Calgary
Regional College
Introductory Management Accounting* ACCT 323 ACCT 603 BA 2130 & 2140
Introductory Financial Accounting* ACCT 317 ACCT 601 BA 1110 & 1120
Intermediate Financial Accounting ACCT 341 & 343 ACCT 641 & 643 BA 2110 & 2120
ACCT 218 ACCT 322 BUS 233 & 234 AC 444 & 544 ACC 250
ACCT 268 & 318 ACCT 324 BUS 333 MA 535 ACC 251
ACCT 255 FNCE 301 BUS 232 BA 440 & 540 BUS 292
ACCT 111 & 161 ACCT 311 BUS 130 & 131 AC 130 & 230 ACC 170 & 175
ACCT 211 & 261 ACCT 315 & 316 BUS 230 & 231 AC 441 & 541 ACC 271 & 273
MCSP 131 MSYS 200 BUS 103 & 151 & 204 BA 640 —
ACCT 215 MGTS 103 & 312 BUS 111 MA 535 & 635 STS 250
Leslie Blyth, PhD, CGA Leslie Blyth, PhD, CGA J. Clifton Wilde, CMA Cliff McAuley, CMA James Reimer, MBA, CMA
780.497.4775 780.497.4775 780.791.4983 780.871.5786 403.320.3202 x 5361
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Your path to becoming a CMA 2010 – 2011
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Bachelor of Applied
Introductory Management Accounting* MGT 2400 ACCT 215 or ACCT 323 ACCT 3224 ACCT 211
Advanced Management Accounting MGT 3131 or MGT 4130 — ACCT 4382 ACCT 302 & MGMT 408
Corporate Finance MGT 3470 FINA 255 FNCE 3227 FNCE 323
Intermediate Financial Accounting MGT 3100 & 3101 ACCT 211 & 213 ACCT 3221 & 4222 ACCT 206 & 208
Economics* ECON 1010 & 1012 ECON 201 & 203 ECON 1101 & 1103 JRSB 110 & 112
Human Resources MGT 2030 MGMT 263 MGMT 3276 JRSB 120 & 135
MGMT 5333
Strategic Management MGT 4090 — & (MGMT 3276 & ACCT 408
ACCT 4225 & 4382)
Statistics* STAT 1770 STATS 213 & 217 MGMT 2262 & 2263 JRSB 201
Internal Control MGT 3160 ACCT 450 (AU) ACCT 4225 ACCT 303
Dr. Lori Kopp, PhD Peter D. Eliuk, MSc Rafik Kurji, CMA Marilyn Willie, CA
Liaison
403.329.2067 403.529.3992 403.440.6037 780.471.8950
**(AU) indicates Athabasca University courses that are offered with an instructor if there is sufficient student enrolment.
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Bachelor of Applied
Bachelor of Business
Business Admin &
Business Administration Business Administration Business Administration Administration (Accounting)
Accounting Diploma (BA or
**
Accelerated)
ACT 2010 ACCT 211 ACCT 104 or ACCT 204 ACCT 345 —
— — — ACCT 491 —
FIN 2600 & 2900 — BADM 260 or BUS 310 BFIN 345 —
ACT 2210 & 2600 — ACCT 209 & 210 ACCT 305 & 355 —
— — — ACCT 434 —
MKG 1021 MARK 166 BADM 132 ACCT 495 MKTG 1060
Geoff Stephenson, CGA Guy Gervais Gayna Joels, CGA Janet Segato, CMA Janet Segato, CMA
403.556.8281 x 8340 780.639.0030 403.342.3125 403.210.4505 403.210.4505
** Indicates year 1 of the BBA (Accounting) starting in September 2010. By 2013, all courses within the CMA program will be offered in the BBA (Accounting).
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Create Possibilities.
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