Certified Management Accountant - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

The Society of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka was set up with the technical support of CMA ( Canada ), and Financial Sponsorship of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Approval was granted by the Ministry of Trade in the year 1999 to set up the Society of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and this was by Gazette Notification

Incorporation

The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka was incorporated by Parliament Act No. 23 of 2009 under the Ministry of Trade Marketing Development Co-operatives & Consumer Services on the initiative of the Minister Hon. Bandula Gunawardhana.

CMA admitted to Membership of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)

CMA was admitted to Associate Membership of IFAC at the 2010 IFAC Council Meeting held during the World Congress of Accountants 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. IFAC is the World Accountancy Body consisting of 125 countries and 164 member bodies with a total membership of more than 2.5 million accountants in public practice, education, government service, industry and commerce.

Opportunity to obtain a University Degree

The CMA has signed an MOU with the Open University of Sri Lanka for students who complete the intermediate exam to register for the Bachelor In Management Sciences (BMS) degree program. This will provide a Bachelors Degree for CMA students in addition to their Professional qualification.

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