Certified Management Accountant – CMA

The international alternative for the RC, with an 87% success rate at our Finance Academy!

The CMA credential is your key to greater career potential. pursue the CMA and demonstrate your mastery of the critical accounting and financial management skills needed on the job today. CMAs earn the credential through work experience, a rigorous two-part exam, and continuing education.

For who?

  • Experienced finance professionals

    Experienced Finance professionals. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university or a related professional certification. Ambition or interest Business Control, FP&A or Management Accounting.

  • basic knowledge

    A solid basic knowledge in the following fields is required: Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Financial Decision-Making.

What makes our program unique?

  • We’ve chosen our approach based upon research to assure our participants pass their exams, which is confirmed by our previous groups. With our program you start with self preparation (to absorb the theory more actively) before the monthly interactive session. During the interactive session we start with short one way sessions (to revive the theory) and continue with break-out sessions to apply your knowledge in practice.

    Furthermore we appreciate each individual and assure there is enough attention for all participants to overcome their challenges, by working in small groups. Aside the personal attention we also provide a platform for a direct dialogue with the instructor.
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CMA Program Fees

Professional Members
Full program: €3000,- (excl. 21% VAT)
Study materials: €850,- (excl. 9% VAT)
CMA Entrance Fee: €250,-
Exam Fee: €425,- per part
IMA Membership Fee: €250,-
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CMA Course Calendar

We offer all classes both in a virtual environment and as regular in-person lessons.

CMA part I & II
February 2026Monthly
Evening session: 18:00 – 21:30
August 2026MonthlyEvening session: 18:00 – 21:30

Course Details

The CMA: Two exam parts covering 12 competencies.

Part I – Financial Planning, Performance & Analytics

External Financial Reporting Decisions15%
Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting20%
Performance Management20%
Cost Management15%
Internal Controls15%
Technology and Analytics 15%
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Part II – Strategic Financial Management

Financial Statement Analysis20%
Corporate Finance20%
Business Decision Analysis25%
Enterprise Risk Management10%
Capital Investment Decisions10%
Professional Ethics15%
Exam training

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Limited seats for program starting February 2026
Apply now to secure one of the 20 seats
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Rating: 8,7

Reviews:

  • ‘I followed the Staan Academy CMA program from September 2016 until October 2017.

    The course led me through the process of becoming a Certified Management Accountant. I believe the program is a great added value as it doesn’t only prepare you for managing the exams, but forces you to reflect the study material to your current work situation. Besides it’s great to work in a relative small group together towards your goals.

    Combining a study with a full time job / assignment is always challenging, the course helps you with time management but in the end it’s a students own responsibilty to meet the programs deadlines.

    I’d highly recommend Staan Academy to people who’d like to become a CMA’.

    Patrick, Team Lead Data analytics

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    ‘I joined the Staan program because I knew the instuctor Jennifer, and met the expectations. Which is the reason why I pushed other colleagues to join the program as well! The break outs made it very interactive’.

    Burak, Commercial Controller

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    ‘I’m very pleased with the program, especially the interactive nature of it. I never had such a good instructor as Jennifer! Who made it easy to learn. Appreciated the breakout sessions. It was also very nice from a networking perspective by meeting other Finance professionals in different roles and organizations’.

    Anita, Senior Accounting Manager

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    ‘I had the pleasure of preparing my CMA exams with Jennifer at the Staan Academy.

    The teacher, Jennifer, is very well aware of all the content of the program. She provided clear study sessions including theory and exercises, individual and group activities and she was always available for personal consultations when needed, offering a perfectly tailored service, efficient, effective and pleasant.

    The study group is small enough to keep the lessons personal and focused (9 people, in my case), but also large enough to give me the chance to get in touch with interesting professionals within the local community.

    The administrative matters were also sorted out swiftly and precisely and I was also helped to handle the IMA-related paperwork.

    Thanks to the Staan Academy I was not only able, investing 1 evening a month for 1 year and around 5 hours of study per week, to study and pass both CMA exams at the first attempt, but also to dramatically improve my knowledge, skills and network beyond whats strictly needed to pass the obtain the certification’.

    Andrea, Senior Accountant

Location

Pand Noord
Meeuwenlaan 100
1021 JL Amsterdam