If you are aiming for a truly successful and diverse career in business, CIMA can accelerate you towards your career goals. Studying for the CIMA Professional Qualification will develop your financial expertise and provide you with the strategy and management skills required to progress to key decision-making roles. CIMA is internationally recognised and highly relevant to the business world.

About CIMA

CIMA has over 155,000 students and members in 158 countries. CIMA qualified management accountants work across all business sectors; including industry, commerce, public sector and not-for-profit organisations. CIMA is the first choice for many employers in the qualification and development of professional accountants in business. Some key UK employers of CIMA members include the big four accountancy firms (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Deloitte, KPMG and Ernst & Young), BT, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, the NHS and the Ministry of Defence. For a full list of approximately 3,000 employers, visit www.cimaglobal.com/cimatraining

Role of Management Accountants

In the turbulent business world of the 21st century, a forward looking, strategic approach to business is needed more than ever before and so the role of management accountants is becoming critical and highly valued by businesses throughout the world. Chartered Management Accountants don’t just measure the past, they are involved at the heart of the business, analysing information and assessing risk, in order to help shape the future direction of businesses. CIMA members are attractive to businesses because they have a wide and varied skill set, that they can apply to a range of career options throughout an organisation.

Training

Many employers will sponsor and support you through CIMA training. This can be in the form of mentoring, paid study leave, buddy schemes and graduate schemes tailored around the CIMA syllabus and Practical Experience Requirements (PER). Keep an eye out for CIMA Training Quality Partners who will provide you with the best levels of support to help you through your training. Visit www.cimaglobal.com/cimatraining for a full list of CIMA training partners.

Length of training

You can progress through the examinations at your own pace, however to become CIMA qualified you must gain a minimum of three years’ relevant practical experience.

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Register

To register online as a CIMA student visit www.cimaglobal.com/gethobreg

Registration Deadlines

May exams: Register by 31 January
November exams: Register by 31 July

The Students’ View

This inspiring short film features eight CIMA students from various backgrounds, with different qualifications and ambitions, all sharing their real-life experiences of studying for the CIMA Professional Qualification. View it on www.cimaglobal.com/movie

Get a proper job

Visit www.cimaglobal.com/getaproperjob to see some of the benefits of accounting over other professions.