CIMA Study Courses & UK Qualification
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the world's largest management accountancy body, boasting over 190,000 members. The CIMA qualification courses are increasingly common amongst senior executives, CEOs and CFOs. CIMA is one of the most respected professional finance qualifications available. To become a chartered management accountant you will have to pass 15 exams and undertake at least three years of professional accountancy experience, but the rewards are well worth it. If you'd like to study, just complete the form above and one of our consultants will call to talk you through your options.
Why Study CIMA?
- Enhance your salary prospects with a qualification
- Use the CIMA courses as a springboard to other executive roles
- Gain a significant step up in your business career
- Develop a detailed understanding of management accounting through the CIMA course
- CIMA is recognised and respected globally
CIMA Training Structure
The CIMA qualification courses have five levels, with the first level for beginners that is its own qualification - the well known Certificate in Business Accounting. The 5 levels are listed below:
Certificate Level/CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting
C01 Fundamentals of Management Accountancy
C02 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
C03 Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
C04 Fundamentals of Business Economics
C05 Fundamentals of Ethics, Corproate Governance & Business Law
Professional Qualification - Operational Level
E1 Enterprise Operations
P1 Performance Operations
F1 Financial Operations
Professional Qualification - Management Level
E2 Enterprise Management
P2 Performance Management
F2 Financial Management
Professional Qualification - Strategic Level
E3 Enterprise Strategy
P3 Performance Strategy
F3 Financial Strategy
Professional Qualification - Professional Competence Level
Part A Initial Professional Development
Part B Case Study Examination
CIMA Qualification - Progression
You can’t start the professional levels until you have achieved the first certificate level of CIMA study. If you would like to achieve the CIMA London qualification should, then work through operational and management levels of the course. The strategic level can only be worked on after operational and management sections have been completed, at which point all three strategic papers must be taken together. The final Professional Competence Case Study can only be done once the Strategic level is finished.
CIMA Entry Requirements
If you have a degree (especially an accounting or finance related one), you may be able to skip the certificate level. Otherwise you generally need to go for your CIMA certificate course level first. There are other methods of starting at a higher CIMA level if you have an MBA or AAT training.
