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Access the IMA Competency Framework white paper to discover the skills that will define the future of accounting and finance.
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Built for Where Accounting and Finance Is Going — And How You Grow with It.
IMA is creating a robust library of learning aligned to the real-world capabilities driving business today. These competencies are built on role evolution, emerging skill demands, and the needs of employers worldwide.
How this benefits you
Stay Relevant
Learn what today’s roles demand—from AI to analytics to leadership
Grow Strategically
Map your development to real career paths, not guesswork
Lead the Future
Gain skills that help you drive change in your organization and career
Purpose-Built Learning for Evolving Finance Roles
Explore certifications and learning opportunities aligned to your current and future needs.
“The IMA Competency Framework is more than a checklist—it’s the blueprint for the future of accounting and finance. By fusing emerging technologies, data-driven insight, and uncompromising ethics, we equip every finance professional—and the corporations that rely on them—with the skills and confidence to outpace change and set the standard for what comes next.”
Travis Willard
SVP of Product & Innovation, IMA
“Our competency framework is a fresh, future-ready blueprint designed to guide your growth and development. It's built to reflect where accounting and finance is going, not just where it's been, and the skills and competencies required for success. It's about giving you the confidence and clarity to own your next move and the knowledge and tools to prove it.”
Mike DePrisco
President & CEO, IMA
“The competency framework represents our shared vision for the future of the profession — one where management accountants and finance professionals are not only technically proficient but globally relevant, ethically grounded, and future-ready. By setting a high bar for skills, adaptability, and leadership across markets, we are empowering professionals to drive meaningful impact in businesses and economies worldwide.”
Sunil Deshmukh
Global Board Chair, IMA
“With the evolving and rapidly changing environment for finance and accounting professionals, it is now more important than ever to keep up with relevant skills required for the job. These may cover traditional skills we have seen for many years within the profession, such as business acumen, reporting and control, strategy, planning and performance or professional ethics. However, we all know the demand within the profession is for professionals to be up-to-date with emerging technologies, data analytics, cybersecurity, sustainable business management and digital transformation. Therefore, the IMA Competency Framework now also covers these competencies more explicitly.”
Brigitte de Graaff
Chair Elect Global Board, IMA
“The 2025 IMA Competency Framework introduces five additional domains to meet the evolving role of accounting and finance professionals as strategic business partners. These new domains are strongly founded upon and are inclusive of the original domains, reinforcing the continued relevance and critical importance of the existing domains and competencies as a foundation in today’s dynamic business environment.”
Roopa Venkatesh, Ph.D.
CMA Global Board Director – IMA Chair Emeritus, IMA Committee on Academic Relations
Competency Framework FAQ:
How IMA Keeps Your Learning Aligned and Impactful
The foundation of learning from IMA has always been our Competency Framework—built to reflect what accounting and finance professionals need to thrive.
The latest version of the framework expands on that foundation, incorporating new insights about emerging technologies, sustainability, and business strategy.
These updates will roll out over the coming year, ensuring every IMA learning experience remains purposeful, relevant, and built for a profession that’s rapidly changing.
Yes. IMA offers corporate learning solutions that use this framework to upskill teams in ways that align with real business needs. It’s a scalable, strategic approach to workforce development. Learn more at enterprise.imaglobal.org.
This is an evolution of the previous competency model developed by IMA—but now expanded to reflect where the profession is heading and what roles are in business demand today. We’ve identified 10 core domains that define the skills modern finance and accounting professionals need to succeed.
These include areas like data analytics, leadership, strategic planning, risk management, ethics, and emerging technologies—alongside new emphasis on sustainable business practices, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Whether you're early in your career or leading at the executive level, these domains are designed to support continuous, relevant growth.
View the framework.
These include areas like data analytics, leadership, strategic planning, risk management, ethics, and emerging technologies—alongside new emphasis on sustainable business practices, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Whether you're early in your career or leading at the executive level, these domains are designed to support continuous, relevant growth.
View the framework.
It’s for everyone. This framework will power all IMA learning—from new micro-credentials and CPE courses to certifications like the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant), CSCA® (Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis, and FMAA™ (Financial and Managerial Accounting Associate). No matter where you are in your career, the content is designed to support your growth.
Throughout the coming year, IMA will introduce new tools to help you identify skill gaps, set career goals, and explore learning paths tied to your role and aspirations.
Throughout the coming year, IMA will introduce new tools to help you identify skill gaps, set career goals, and explore learning paths tied to your role and aspirations.
Whether you're planning your next move or helping your team grow, our structure will make it easier to identify gaps, set goals, and select learning tied to real career paths.
Explore the certifications, certificates, and courses offered by IMA.
Explore the certifications, certificates, and courses offered by IMA.
Start by exploring the full overview. You’ll find insights into the updated framework and how it shapes the future of learning at IMA.
You can also browse our current learning offerings and watch for new tools, credentials, and courses launching in late 2025 and beyond.