CIMA

Why CIMA?
CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is the only accountancy body that focuses primarily on business needs. A CIMA qualification widens your graduate career options both within and outside financial management. With CIMA members in a variety of senior management positions, it is a proven path to fantastic career prospects and high earning potential.

International qualification
The CIMA qualification is seen as a passport to global employability because it is portable and highly regarded by employers. Chartered Management Accountants are in demand around the world because of their strategic and managerial expertise, as well as their cutting-edge skill set. They combine a high level of business acumen with excellent decision-making skills.
CIMA students and members work in all sectors from service industries to manufacturing, government to financial services and small enterprises to multinationals.

Qualifying
To qualify, you need to complete two levels of exams and the CIMA Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting (TOPCIMA). In addition, you need to gain a minimum of three years’ relevant practical experience.

Key responsibilities
Chartered Management Accountants work at the heart of business, and shape the future of organisations. Some key responsibilities include:
• Advising managers on the costs and benefits of special projects
• Explaining the financial consequences of management decisions and suggesting possible courses of action
• Monitoring spending and effectiveness of financial control
• Evaluating existing financial information systems and suggesting improvements
• Preparing periodic financial statements for managers
• Explaining business drivers.

Degree types
For direct entry to the CIMA Professional Qualification you will need to have studied a relevant qualification such as a business or accountancy degree. Students from non-relevant backgrounds can gain entry by completing the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting.

Graduate training and development
CIMA works with thousands of employers who support their students through the CIMA Professional Qualification.

You are likely to be given the opportunity to study while working, as many good employers offer paid leave, study programmes, internal and external courses, mentoring systems and pay for course fees.

Members and students
CIMA has over 164,000 students and members in 161 countries.

For more information about what we do and the opportunities studying with CIMA can provide visit www.cimaglobal.com/Students