Certified Credit Executive®
(CCE®)
The Certified
Credit Executive® (CCE®)
is NACM's executive level designation which endorses its achievers
as capable of managing the credit function at an executive level.
Candidates must pass a rigorous, four hour exam which tests application
skills in the areas of accounting, finance, domestic and international
credit concepts, management and law.
Ways to Qualify
for the CCE Designation Exam:
Plan A: 10 Years Experience, a Four-Year
Degree and 125 Career Roadmap Points
Plan A requires that applicants have
at least 10 years of full-time experience in the field of business
credit or financial management, have a four-year degree and can
show evidence of 125 Career
Roadmap Points. NACM Career Roadmap points are awarded for
education (both formal and continuing), work experience and work-related
activities, and local, regional and national NACM participation.
The CCE
Application form may be submitted along with your resume for
evaluation.
Plan B: Hold the CBA and CBF Designations and 125 Career Roadmap
Points
Plan B is an alternative option for
candidates who may not have been in credit for ten years or have
the four-year degree. This plan is designed for candidates who
show the determination to pursue continuing education and higher
career goals at a faster pace. Plan B applicants must have successfully
earned both the CBA and CBF designations and submit a Career
Roadmap showing a total of 125 documented points. (Because
Plan B applicants have already earned the CBF designation which
required 75 Roadmap points, 50 additional points will total the
125 required.) There is no minimum work experience requirement
under Plan B. An updated copy of your resume must accompany your
CCE Application.
Plan C: 15
Years Experience, 57 Years of Age or Older, and 125 Career Roadmap
Points, who may not have earned a degree from a four-year
college or university, and have at least 15 years of experience
in credit or financial management. After submitting a CCE
application form and a completed Career
Roadmap documenting 125 Roadmap Points, candidates will be
notified in writing of their eligibility to take the CCE exam.
Second Year
GSCFM® Students
Upon successfully completing the second year of Graduate School
of Credit and Financial Management® program, students may
take the CCE designation exam. The standard application requirements
are waived, though these students must take and pass the CCE exam
to earn the designation.
FCI Holders
Holders of the Canadian credit designation, the Fellow Credit
Institute (FCI) are also encouraged to take the CCE Designation
Exam. FCI holders should register with the NACM National Education
Department and complete the exam application form. The Roadmap
points and work experience requirements are waived. Candidates
should submit a copy of their FCI certificate with the exam
application form.
CCE Recertification
CCEs must apply for recertification every three years, until age
60 or until age 55 and have officially retired from the credit
and financial management field. When you reach age 60 or 55, having
formally retired, you should notify the National Education Department
so that you may be granted lifetime certification. During each
three-year period, a total of six recertification points must
be earned. Three of the six points must be participation points
and the other three (or thirty hours) must be continuing education
points. Participation points are awarded for your NACM membership,
attendance at the NACM National Convention and other activities.
Recertification education points can be earned by completing a
select number of self-study courses or attending advanced level
continuing education programs. Recertification information will
be mailed to you upon successful completion of the CCE examination.
Recertification Brochure (Download PDF file)
Recertification Brochure (Microsoft Word)
The National Education Department
The National Association of Credit Management
8840 Columbia 100 Parkway
Columbia, MD 21045-2158
Telephone: 410/740-5560
Fax: 410/740-5574
E-Mail:
