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Designation
Country | Designation | Description |
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Canada | CPB | Certified Professional Bookkeepers designation allows the bookkeeper to show they have a strong understanding in bookkeeping and reporting. |
Canada | PBA | Public Business Accountant were previously known as Registered Professional Accountants’ Association of Canada (RPAC), accountants who specialize in privately held businesses. |
Global | PRM | Professional Risk Manager Designation. This is a global certification for risk management (general) professionals. |
Global | CMA | This type of accountant tends to look towards the future – they help management manage their goals and objectives as well as understand trends and analyze costs. This designation has been merged with the CPAs in Canada (but only if your CMA was obtained in Canada). Most CMAs work in industry or have practices set up to help small businesses build for the future. |
USA | CPA | This is an external audit / accounting designation. Many CPA’s will work in public practice as external auditors. |
Canada | CPA | This is the newly merged designation in Canada, which has merged all three previous accounting designations in Canada (CMA, CGA, CA). This is an external audit / accounting designation. |
Global | CRM | Certified Internal Auditor. This is a global audit designation for auditors. Typically, an auditor will work on behalf of key stakeholders, such as shareholders with the cooperation of management. Internal Auditors typically will work for public auditor firms, publicly traded companies, and the government. |
Canadian | CISSP | Canadian Risk Management Designation. This is a Canadian certification for risk management (general) professionals. |
Global | CRISC | Certified Information Systems Security Professional. This is a global certification for IT professionals who specialize in IT security. |
Global | CGEIT | Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control. This is a global certification for IT professionals involved with IT and Enterprise Risk Management. |
Global | CISM | Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT. This is a global certification for IT governance practitioners and auditors. |
Global | CISA | Certified Information Security Manager. This is a global certification for information security managers and auditors. This specialty is typically obtained by information security managers and security auditors. |
Global | CISA | Certified Information Systems Auditor. This is the global certification for an information systems auditor. This specialty auditor reviews controls over and around information systems. |
All | Undesignated | A general accountant or auditor has a university degree in a relevant field (business/accounting/IT) and years of experience, typically working in industry for businesses. |
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