The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA]

CIMA has global status. Over 51% of it’s members work in organisations with a turnover of over £50m. You will be equipped to step into various roles including Management Accountancy, Business Analyst, Finance Director, Chief Executive. Combined with your everyday experience at work, CIMA courses will strongly assist your career progression. The College offers the following courses from CIMA:

CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting 2006:

• Fundamentals of Management Accounting
• Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
• Fundamentals of Business Economics
• Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law

More details can be found on CIMA website.

CIMA Professional Qualification:

The CIMA Professional Qualification is highly regarded and recognised by business around the world. The syllabus is made up of three elements:

• The Managerial level – six exams
• The Strategic level – three exams
• The Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting (TOPCIMA) – one exam based on a case study.

All the exams are three hours long and have a pass mark of 50%.
It is essential that you read the subject syllabus before starting your studies.

Managerial level

• Management Accounting Performance Evaluation
• Management Accounting Decision Management
• Organisational Management and Information Systems
• Integrated Management
• Financial Accounting and Tax Principles
• Financial Analysis

More details can be found on CIMA website.

Strategic level

• Management Accounting Risk and Control Strategy
• Management Accounting Business Strategy
• Management Accounting Financial Strategy

More details can be found on CIMA website.

TOPCIMA

The Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting

TOPCIMA is the final exam you will sit. You must sit this exam after you have completed all other exams in line with guidelines produced by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).

It is based upon a case study and set within a simulated business context. By passing this exam you will prove that you have the ability to transfer your strategic and practical knowledge to a real life business situation.

The TOPCIMA has no specific syllabus content. Material from any of the Managerial and Strategic level subjects could be relevant.

More details can be found on CIMA website.