A variety of Accounting and Financial certifications are available. The most common are:

• CPA听(Certified Public Accountant)
• CIA听(Certified Internal Auditor)
• CMA听(Certified Management Accountant)

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Accounting/Financial Professional Designations

Professional designation	Acronym	Sponsoring Organization	Website
Accredited in Business Valuation	ABV	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	www.aicpa.org
Certified Bank Auditor	CBA	Bank Administration Institute	www.bai.org
Certified Credit Executive	CCE	National Association of Credit Managers	www.nacm.org
Certified Cash Manager	CCM	Association of Financial Professionals	www.afponline.org
Chartered Financial Analyst	CFA	Association for Investment Managment and Research	www.cfainstitute.org
Certified Fraud Examiner	CFM	Association of Certified Fraud Examiners	听
Certified Financial Planner	CFP	College for Financial Planning and Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.	www.cfp-board.org
Certified Government Financial Manager	CGFM	Association of Government Accountants	www.agacgfm.org
Certified Internal Auditor	CIA	The Institute of Internal Auditors	www.theiia.org
Certified Information Systems Auditor	CISA	Information Systems Audit and Control Association	www.isaca.org
Certified Management Accountants	CMA	Institute of Management Accountants	www.imanet.org
Certified Public Accountants	CPA	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	www.aicpa.org
Certified Trust Auditor	CTA	Fiduciary and Investment Risk Managment Association	www.thefirma.org
Certified Valuation Analyst	CVA	National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts	www.nacva.com
Governement Valuation Analyst	GVA	National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts	www.nacva.com
Personal Finance Specialist	PFS	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	www.aicpa.org

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