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Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hello, Laila Perillo,

Personally, I think that CMA is an excellent addition to CIA, and vice versa. If you have any desire to get into internal audit, CMA will serve as an excellent foundation for what the company should be doing and the types of decisions that the company needs to be making. This will provide the foundation to assess operations against a known standard. And even if you do not go into internal audit, having the background of what the internal audit function is doing and supposed to do will help working with all of the controls and procedures that get set up. Any chance that you have to add a second skill set in a related field, I think it is an excellent thing to do. 

If you do decide to pursue CIA, I would recommend that you start with Part 3. Part 3 includes a lot of content that is on CMA, so it is the easiest Part to prepare for. Then after Part 3, I would do Part 1 followed by Part 2. But, that is just a recommendation and the three parts can be taken in any order. 

Brian

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hi Brian,

Thank you for sharing your perspective on the value of obtaining both certifications. I appreciate your insight into how these certifications complement each other. I also appreciate your guidance on the order in which to pursue the CIA certification, starting with Part 3. It's very helpful to know. 

Could you please recommend review materials to help prepare for the exam?

Thank you.

Laila 

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Laila Perillo CMA
Accountant
Andorra La Vella
Andorra

Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2023 08:22 AM
From: Brian Hock
Subject: Pursuing CIA certification after completing CMA

Hello, Laila Perillo,

Personally, I think that CMA is an excellent addition to CIA, and vice versa. If you have any desire to get into internal audit, CMA will serve as an excellent foundation for what the company should be doing and the types of decisions that the company needs to be making. This will provide the foundation to assess operations against a known standard. And even if you do not go into internal audit, having the background of what the internal audit function is doing and supposed to do will help working with all of the controls and procedures that get set up. Any chance that you have to add a second skill set in a related field, I think it is an excellent thing to do. 

If you do decide to pursue CIA, I would recommend that you start with Part 3. Part 3 includes a lot of content that is on CMA, so it is the easiest Part to prepare for. Then after Part 3, I would do Part 1 followed by Part 2. But, that is just a recommendation and the three parts can be taken in any order. 

Brian

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hello, Laila Perillo,

I am not the most objective person to ask about CIA study materials. You mentioned that you are currently preparing for CIA. If you have materials already from HOCK, Gleim, Wiley or the IIA, you have what you need and there is no need to purchase a second set of materials. Study materials are very personal based on your learning style and how you like the speaker in the video and how you like the way the textbook is written. I would recommend that if you are still looking for materials, you sign up for the free trial for the different providers to actually use the materials a bit to find the materials that work best for you.

Brian Hock    

Hi Brian,

Thank you for sharing your perspective on the value of obtaining both certifications. I appreciate your insight into how these certifications complement each other. I also appreciate your guidance on the order in which to pursue the CIA certification, starting with Part 3. It's very helpful to know. 

Could you please recommend review materials to help prepare for the exam?

Thank you.

Laila 

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Laila Perillo CMA
Accountant
Andorra La Vella
Andorra

Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2023 08:22 AM
From: Brian Hock
Subject: Pursuing CIA certification after completing CMA

Hello, Laila Perillo,

Personally, I think that CMA is an excellent addition to CIA, and vice versa. If you have any desire to get into internal audit, CMA will serve as an excellent foundation for what the company should be doing and the types of decisions that the company needs to be making. This will provide the foundation to assess operations against a known standard. And even if you do not go into internal audit, having the background of what the internal audit function is doing and supposed to do will help working with all of the controls and procedures that get set up. Any chance that you have to add a second skill set in a related field, I think it is an excellent thing to do. 

If you do decide to pursue CIA, I would recommend that you start with Part 3. Part 3 includes a lot of content that is on CMA, so it is the easiest Part to prepare for. Then after Part 3, I would do Part 1 followed by Part 2. But, that is just a recommendation and the three parts can be taken in any order. 

Brian

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hi Brian,

Thank you for sharing your perspective on the value of obtaining both certifications. I appreciate your insight into how these certifications complement each other. I also appreciate your guidance on the order in which to pursue the CIA certification, starting with Part 3. It's very helpful to know. 

Could you please recommend review materials to help prepare for the exam?

Thank you.

Laila 

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Laila Perillo CMA
Accountant
Andorra La Vella
Andorra
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2023 08:22 AM
From: Brian Hock
Subject: Pursuing CIA certification after completing CMA

Hello, Laila Perillo,

Personally, I think that CMA is an excellent addition to CIA, and vice versa. If you have any desire to get into internal audit, CMA will serve as an excellent foundation for what the company should be doing and the types of decisions that the company needs to be making. This will provide the foundation to assess operations against a known standard. And even if you do not go into internal audit, having the background of what the internal audit function is doing and supposed to do will help working with all of the controls and procedures that get set up. Any chance that you have to add a second skill set in a related field, I think it is an excellent thing to do. 

If you do decide to pursue CIA, I would recommend that you start with Part 3. Part 3 includes a lot of content that is on CMA, so it is the easiest Part to prepare for. Then after Part 3, I would do Part 1 followed by Part 2. But, that is just a recommendation and the three parts can be taken in any order. 

Brian

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hi, 

How interesting that I found this post. I just took Part 3, the last part of CIA exam today.  It took me about 7 months to pass three parts.  I have to say studying for CIA really helped me find answers to my big career question, "how to manage global operations more efficiently and effectively." I am really happy that I have chosen CIA over CPA after completing my CMA. 

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

I took the CIA exams a year after the CMA. I agree, the CIA complements the CMA, and the CIA is much more than 'just' internal auditing.

At the time studying for the CIA designation really helped me understand internal controls and IT audits. 

Hi, 

How interesting that I found this post. I just took Part 3, the last part of CIA exam today.  It took me about 7 months to pass three parts.  I have to say studying for CIA really helped me find answers to my big career question, "how to manage global operations more efficiently and effectively." I am really happy that I have chosen CIA over CPA after completing my CMA. 

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hi, 

How interesting that I found this post. I just took Part 3, the last part of CIA exam today.  It took me about 7 months to pass three parts.  I have to say studying for CIA really helped me find answers to my big career question, "how to manage global operations more efficiently and effectively." I am really happy that I have chosen CIA over CPA after completing my CMA. 

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hi,

Congratulations on completing all the CIA exams! Thank you for sharing your insights and experiences. It's truly inspiring to hear about someone who pursued this certification and found it fulfilling. Your story, specially completing it in 7 months, is incredibly motivating.

Laila 

Hi, 

How interesting that I found this post. I just took Part 3, the last part of CIA exam today.  It took me about 7 months to pass three parts.  I have to say studying for CIA really helped me find answers to my big career question, "how to manage global operations more efficiently and effectively." I am really happy that I have chosen CIA over CPA after completing my CMA. 

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.

Hi,

Congratulations on completing all the CIA exams! Thank you for sharing your insights and experiences. It's truly inspiring to hear about someone who pursued this certification and found it fulfilling. Your story, specially completing it in 7 months, is incredibly motivating.

Laila 

Hi, 

How interesting that I found this post. I just took Part 3, the last part of CIA exam today.  It took me about 7 months to pass three parts.  I have to say studying for CIA really helped me find answers to my big career question, "how to manage global operations more efficiently and effectively." I am really happy that I have chosen CIA over CPA after completing my CMA. 

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone here has pursued the CIA certification after completing their CMA. If so, I would greatly appreciate hearing about your insights and experiences.

Thank you in advance.