I am manager in insurance contracting at hospital network. I am 32 and have an MBA. Do you think it would make sense for me to get a CPA or CMA if I see myself in a CFO role in future? I have minimal acconting credits but I am motivated enough to take classes for this.
I had a college professor that had a MBA CPA and CMA. She
said that one day she was talking to her CFO (She was the
controller), and she mentioned that she had her CMA... I
guess the CFO was like "what is that???" LOL not sure how
long ago that was but kinda puts a damper on achieving the
CMA when the boss has no idea what it is.....
That said Punjabi.... depending on your state you may be
required to have a certain amount of public accounting
hours to get your CPA license..... usually a years worth.
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Since you work in insurance, why don't you take the actuarial exams instead? Actuaries make more money, better hours, are in greater demand, and technically don't even require a degree to get hired on.
There are some really tough exams you have to pass, and you have to be awesome at math and statistics, but the barrier to entry is low and your insurance experience will give you an edge.
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