Top 10 Finance Certifications

Young finance professionals always ask me about certifications.

Here are the 10 most important certifications.

1/ CPA

Full description: Certified Public Accountant

Issued by: Local Boards of Accountancy

Skills demonstrated: expertise in accounting, tax preparation, and financial planning

2/ CMA

Full description: Certified Management Accountant

Issued by: Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Skills demonstrated: management accounting, planning, analysis, control, and decision support

3/ CFA

Full description: Chartered Financial Analyst

Issued by: Chartered Financial Analyst Institute

Skills demonstrated: investment analysis, valuation and portfolio management

4/ FMVA

Full description: Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst

Issued by: Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)

Skills demonstrated: financial modeling, valuation, and analysis

5/ FRM

Full description: Financial Risk Manager

Issued by: Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)

Skills demonstrated: proficiency in identifying, assessing, and managing financial risk

6/ FPAC

Full description: Certified Corporate FP&A Professional

Issued by: Association for Financial Professionals (AFP)

Skills demonstrated: financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and decision
support

7/ CA

Full description: Chartered Accountant

Issued by: Local Institutes of Chartered Accountants

Skills demonstrated: financial accounting, taxation, and auditing

8/ ACCA

Full description: Chartered Certified Accountant

Issued by: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Skills demonstrated: financial management, taxation, and audit

9/ CIA

Full description: Certified Internal Auditor

Issued by: Insitute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Skills demonstrated: internal auditing, risk management, and control

10/ CTP

Full description: Certified Treasury Professional

Issued by: Association for Finance Professionals (AFP)

Skills demonstrated: managing corporate treasury operations, cash and risk management

👉 Did I miss any certification?

👉 Which one do you think is the most important

Share this list around. I hope it will help other finance pros!

💬 Personal note:

I am not a big believer in judging somebody based on their certification.

I am also not affiliated to any of the association listed here.

I would rather recommend my course because it's more practical, cheaper and you complete it
faster than these certifications.

Saying that, being for example a CPA or a CFA is still valued by a lot of organisations and
professionals.

Also my course only covers what you need if you want to start in FP&A.
It does not cover treasury, valuation, internal audit or accounting.

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