CIMA

CIMA is a leading membership body that offers a globally recognised professional management accounting qualification.

One of the great advantages of obtaining the CIMA qualification is that it focuses primarily on business needs and thus offers participants a broader view over the various areas of business, allowing them to make strategic decisions and manage risks. 

CIMA qualified professionals possess a solid background of knowledge which permits them to undertake activities outside the financial department, giving them confidence to work in different areas of a business such as marketing, project management and human resources amongst others. 

Being an international qualification with global recognition and cross-cultural acceptance, CIMA is appreciated by many business leaders as being an A-list qualification for their employees.  Apart from increasing their professional skills, CIMA also creates a sense of high degree of moral and ethical behaviour and responsibility in its members by encouraging them to adopt the CIMA code of ethics, developed based on the IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) code of ethics. 

To qualify as a Chartered Management Accountant you must:

• complete the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting or another exempting qualification
• complete the nine exams from the CIMA Professional Qualification
• gain three years relevant practical experience and send your 'Career Profile' to CIMA for approval
• pass the Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting (TOPCIMA).