CIMA – where finance & business meet

CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is an internationally recognised professional body that supports over 195,000 students and members in 176 countries. CIMA is the most relevant international accounting qualification in business and qualifies Chartered Management Accountants – financially qualified business leaders. The CIMA qualification has an emphasis on strategic business skills and it has relevance across a broad business perspective – more so than any other professional accountancy qualification.

As well as accountancy roles, CIMA members work in many areas of business as business analysts, project managers and management consultants. Many CIMA members also go on to become directors, chairmen and chief executives. The CIMA qualification can be entered at any stage in your career, there are no minimum requirements. The syllabus is designed to be progressive and you will develop skills as you advance. All you need is a desire to succeed in business and have reached a good standard in Mathematics and English before you commence. To find out more visit www.cimaandme.com

GCSE/ 'A' level/ Standard Grade/ Highers

If you are considering entering the workforce straight after school or college, you can study the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting. In order to do this, you will need to be competent in Mathematics and English before you start.

The CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting is a recognised qualification in its own right, or it can be a stepping stone to the CIMA Professional Qualification. For more information visit www.cimaglobal.com/cimacertificate

Apprenticeships

If you have completed the AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting (Level 8 in Scotland) you are exempt from the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, our entry level qualification. You can start studying for CIMA’s Professional Qualification right away.

Graduate & Post-graduate training programme

You can enter the CIMA qualification after studying at university and may gain exemptions from the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, if you have studied a relevant qualification such as Accounting, Economics, Business,
Finance, Law, Management, Mathematics and Science. View our exemptions database at www.cimaglobal.com/exemptions

CIMA works with a large range of employers who offer CIMA training as part of their graduate programmes. To view the latest CIMA training vacancies on CIMA MY JOBS visit www.cimaglobal.com/mygradjobs

Work placements with combined qualifications

Thousands of companies around the world train their staff with CIMA. To view a full listing of employers we work with visit www.cimaglobal.com/trainingpartners

CIMA has worked with universities across the UK to develop initiatives to combine studying a degree whilst in the workplace, the syllabus will have been closely aligned to the CIMA Professional Qualification allowing maximum exemptions. For further details visit www.cimaglobal.com/degrees