CMA – THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
Management Accountants are seen as the “value-creators” amongst the accountants. They are much more interested in forward looking and taking decisions that will affect the future of the organization, than in the historical recording and compliance (score keeping) aspects of the profession.
Management accounting knowledge and experience can therefore be obtained from varied fields and functions within an organization, such as data analytics, information management, treasury, strategic auditing, governance, marketing, valuation, pricing, and logistics, and other business areas.
CMA PROGRAM FACILITATORS
Dr Chris D’Souza is currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of CMA Australia. After a successful career spanning over three decades in professional practice as well as in corporate management, Dr. Chris D’Souza decided to retire from full time corporate employment to work for the betterment of the accounting profession. CMA Australia enlisted his services and appointed him as their COO & CFO in March 2017. They also appointed him as the CFO of their sponsored online univer-sity, Calwest and Syme BusinessSchool.
Dr Chris D’Souza now delivers training courses for management accountants in Cambodia, Dubai, Indonesia, Philippines and Abu Dhabi. Dr Chris D’Souza has worked at a very senior management level in financial accounting, management accounting and management/taxation consulting across many countries.
Professor Janek Ratnatunga is CEO of Institute of Certified Management Accountants. He has held appointments at the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the Australian National University in Australia; and the Universities of Washington, Richmond and Rhode Island in the USA. Prior to his academic career he worked with KPMG.