neil1234

My advice - if your boss ain’t a Charterholder, or if your company doesn’t have a lot of Charterholders, don’t do it.  They will never respect it, and they will never pay you for it.  Certainly won’t pay your CFAI dues.
If you want to impress your bosses, a CMA would probably be better, because they understand it and know how much work went into it.  They’ll pay you for being a CMA before being a CFA.
(That shouldn’t be misconstrued to say that the CMA is “better” or “harder” than the CFA–but in his case it is probably more well known and probably would be valued more.)