Types of Membership

Advocate and Elevate

CPA Firm Management Association is a firm-based membership association that offers maximum benefit to members at minimal cost with a membership plan designed for your specific needs. Regardless of where you are at with your career, CPAFMA offers the information, services, and training to keep you at the top of your profession.

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Firm Members
Firm members are CPA firms with a professional(s) dedicated to the management of the practice or firm or smaller firms looking for support in managing and growing the firm. Each firm membership has a primary contact. The primary contact may be the Chief Operating Officer, Administrator, Partners, Firm Administrator, Director of Administration, Administrative Manager, Office Manager or another designation within an accounting practice or firm.
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Connections
Each firm membership includes unlimited connections to provide additional support and collaboration amongst firm team members. Connections include those in the following specialty areas: Administration, Finance, HR/Talent Management, IT, Learning and Development, Marketing, and Operations.
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Individual Consultant Vendor Member
Individual Consultant members are individuals who provide consulting services to the accounting profession and are sole proprietors, not part of a larger entity.
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Vendor Members
Vendor SIG members are companies who provide services or products to the accounting profession. These companies may take advantage of CPAFMA membership but shall not carry voting rights or be eligible to serve in leadership positions either nationally or locally.
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Upcoming Events

2026 Firm Management Series
October 21 - December 1, 2026

2026 Firm Management Series

Join CPAFMA for a 3-part webinar series that follows your firm's talent through every stage of the career cycle – from the early career professionals you need to keep, to the future rainmakers you need to develop, to the leaders preparing to hand off their life's work. Each session gives CPA firm leaders and administrators practical strategies to bridge generational differences, build business development skills earlier, and plan ...

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CPAFMA Connections 2027
June 15 - 18, 2027

CPAFMA Connections 2027

Save the Date! CONNECTIONS 2027 will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, June 15-18! 2027 Connections Conference—our national stand-alone conference bringing together firm management professionals from across the country for education, inspiration, and connection. The conference includes sessions that range from high-level practice management sessions to the smaller breakout sessions led by firm managers and geared to specific ...

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What Early Career Professionals Actually Want: A Data-Backed Guide to Generational
October 21, 2026

What Early Career Professionals Actually Want: A Data-Backed Guide to Generational

53% of professionals report experiencing friction at work due to generational differences. This workshop will explore the needs of today's early career professionals based on over 20,000 collected data points. We'll address the different expectations professionals have around candid communication, which ties into giving difficult feedback and talking about work-life balance.  Participants will leave with actionable recommendations to build ...

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