Video: Accounting: What's The Difference Between a CPA and a CMA?

Stephen Shepard, Director of Member Services for the Institute of Management Accountants, details the personality type and skill set of a successful management accountant.

Stephen Shepard, Director of Member Services for the Institute of Management Accountants, talks about the increasing job prospects of accountants, the substantial starting salary, and other reasons that becoming a CMA is a great career decision.

With more than 60,000 members in over 250 chapters worldwide, the IMA is the world's largest organization of management accountants and financial managers. Watch as Stephen Shepard, Director of Member Services, illustrates the functions and benefits of being part of such a great professional organization.

The Mid-America Council of the Institute of Management Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants are presenting an Entrepreneurship Conference on October 22-23, 2009. The event will be held at Carroll College and more information can be found at the event website.

Linda Jaskowiak, Campus Director at TechSkills in Brookfield, discusses the certificate program that they offer in the field of accounting and bookkeeping and how it helps students get the job they want.