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Umbrella brand for the organization
• Promoted as representing the full spectrum of accounting worldwide
• It’s the employer of staff representing the AICPA and CIMA membership bodies
• Represents the voice of, and advocate for, public and management accounting worldwide
• Used as the single global voice representing organizational communications
Membership bodies Represents the founding member bodies for public and management accounting
CIMA Student – Strategic Level
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What will be covered?
• CIMA at a glance
• What is management accounting?
• Employers
• CIMA Professional Qualification
• Module content
• CIMA competency framework
• Connect with CIMA
The GoalGetting into the world of business
The ChallengeHaving the skills and knowledge employers want
CIMA at a glance
Over 280,000 members and students in 179 countries87% of employers would pay a premium to have a CGMA work for them
100% of Interbrand’s BestGlobal Brands employ CGMA designations holders
CIMA students and CGMAs are represented in 96% of FTSE top 100 companies
There’s more to it than you might think!
What is Management Accounting?
Guide critical business decisions
CIMA members are highly valued in business because they can:
Provide valuable strategic advice
Combine financial expertise and business
Knowledge to create growth
Provide strong leadership and managerial skills
Successfully manage risk
Businesses need these skills more than ever to meet the challenges of the current economic climate.
• The cost of a Spotify or Netflix subscription
• What and when films are shown on Sky Cinema
• Planning process of sporting events such as the London 2012 Olympic games as an example
• Where to make public sector cuts
• Whether or not to charge a download fee for smartphone apps
What is Management Accounting?
Management Accountants are qualified to make decisions like these:
The range of companies we work with
Professional services and consulting
Retail Telecommsand IT
Transport, travel and leisure
Engineering and manufacturing
Financial services
FMCGPublic sector and not-for-profit
Media & Publishing
Where CIMA can take you
https://www.cgma.org/resources/future-of-finance.html
Future of Finance-Research to Learning
Discover more @CGMA.org
And the shape of the finance function keeps evolving …
Hierarchical Segregated Diamond Some other shape
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The CIMA Qualification
Sitting exams is simple
• Over 6,000 Pearson VUE centresworldwide
• 9 Objective Tests on demand
• 3 Case Study exams, can be sat four times a year
• Exam support is also provided by our designated team
• Exams can be sat remotely from home
Exemptions
Check your availability for exam exemptions:
cimaglobal.com/exemptions*
Exemptions for relevant degreesIf you have a degree in a relevant subject you could be entitled to exam exemptions.
Exemptions are FREE*
For exampleBSc (Hons) Finance and Accounting degree will be awarded the following exemptions:
*Only new students coming through standard entry routes will be eligible for the exemption fee waiver. This does not include gateway products, including the
Masters gateway route.
Operational Level
Management Level
Strategic Level
CIMA Member
CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting
BA1
Fundamentals of Business Economics
BA2
Fundamentals of Management Accounting
BA3
Fundamentals ofFinancial Accounting
BA4
Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law
• Macroeconomic and institutional context of business
• Microeconomic and organisational context of business
• Informational context of business
• Financial context of business
• The context of management accounting
• Costing
• Planning and control
• Decision making
• Accounting principles, concepts and regulations
• Recording accounting transactions
• Preparation of accounts for single entities
• Analysis of financial statements
• Business ethics and ethical conflict
• Corporate governance, controls and corporate social responsibility
• General principles of the legal system, contract and employment law
• Company administration
The CGMA Competency framework
The study shop
Textbook
• Costs £35 per exam
• All the information you need to pass
• Broken down by syllabus area
• Available from Kaplan Publishing approved by CIMA
Online
• Costs £100-£130 per exam
• Log in online and access anywhere
• Interactive cases for each topic
• Tests and exercises at each stage to reinforce your learning
• Direct access to a subject matter expert
• Available from www.cimastudy.com
Classroom tuition
• Costs up to £750 per exam
• Full-time, part-time, evening and weekend courses
• Quality learning partners
• 1 hour tuition equivalent to 3 hours home study
• For a list of tuition providers available please visit https://www.cimaglobal.com/Starting-CIMA/Starting-CIMA/
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Tuition provider offers
Getting started with CIMA
Accessing MY CIMA
Access exam results
Access syllabus resources
Start recording your work experience
Schedule CIMA exams
Once you’ve registered as a student, you will receive your CIMA ID. You’ll then be able to access your MY CIMA account.
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