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CIMA RECRUITMENT PRESENTATION January 27, 2012

The CIMA Professional Qualification

for Business

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CIMA RECRUITMENT PRESENTATION

26 Chapter StreetLondon SW1P 4NP

United Kingdom

The Chartered Institute of

Management Accountants

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Established institute 91st year

183,000 members and students in 168 countries

243 exams centres in 90 countries

One syllabus, one exam, one CPD globally

Computer based assessments on demand

Written exam sittings in May and November

The preferred qualification for the worlds top organisations

Offices worldwide

Fact and figures

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University Education 10%

Information Technology

Marketing

Human Resources

Management Courses

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CIMA opens career doors

Many people fear being typecast and narrowed by aspecialist qualification

Information/business analyst

Project specialist

Investment Accountant

IT Director

Management Consultant

CEO

Chairman

Management Accountant

Financial manager

Financial Analyst

Financial controller

Finance director

CFO

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It is the fundamental ability to bring the numbers to life

that sets CIMA apart

Helen Weir, Lloyds TSB Group

The CIMA Difference

Only International body devoted tomanagement accounting in business

Employer led

Commercially relevant syllabus

Broad consultation

Management, Strategy and Risk

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Benefits of Doing CIMA

Global recognition

Migration

Multiple qualifications

Migration

Multiple qualifications

High earning capacity

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POST MORTEM type of work involves number

crunching

CIMA = Accountant

Tick Box exercise just for promotion or pay raise

CAREER CHANGE

Confined to FINANCE ONLY

MBA!!! CIMA???

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Wider Career Prospects Faster Career Progression

Forward Thinking and Progressive Figures inform

what is to be done

Does not confine oneself to a particular specialist

function

CIMA stimulates conceptual thinking, helps put flesh

on the bones when done after a MBA

Offers the big picture without ignoring the detail

Geared towards a business environment

Help formulate business strategy

Provides the skill-set to propel your career as a

financially qualified business leader

Competitive Advantage

BENEFITS OF DOING CIMA

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Management Accounting

Management accounting is an integral part of management. It

requires the identification, generation, presentation, interpretation

and use of relevant information to:

Inform operational and strategic decisions

Formulate business strategy

Measure and report financial and non-financial performance

Design reward strategies

Implement corporate governance procedures, risk

management and internal controls

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From back to front office

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Management Skills

Financial Accounting

And Compliance

Technical Skills

Tax Planning

Treasury Policy

Sarbanes Oxley

IFRS

CIMA

Business Strategy

Narrative Reporting

Risk Management

Governance and Ethics

Management Accounting

and Decision Making

I did the CIMA qualificationand Id take people fromCIMA anytime. Theyrebasically business peoplewith a finance orientation,not just accountants

Andrew Higginson, Financeand Strategy Director, Tesco

The Accountancy Landscape

Decision Support

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CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting

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Award Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting

Part A InitialProfessionalDevelopment Assessment of

Practical Experience

Part B Case Study Examination

based on Preseen and UnseenMaterial

Paper E 3

Enterprise

Strategy

Paper P 3

Performance

Strategy

Paper F 3

Financial

Strategy

Paper P 2

Performance

Management

Paper F 2

Financial

Management

Paper E 2

Enterprise

Management

Management

Level

pO erational

Level

Paper P 1

Performance

Operations

Paper F 1Financial

Operations

Paper E 1

Enterprise

Operations

- CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting

- CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting

Strategic

Level

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StrategicLevel

ManagerialLevel

Minimum of

3 yearsrelevant

practical

experience

Prior experience

can be includedBusiness

Management

Management

Accounting

Financial

Management

Decision

Management

Risk &

Control

Strategy

Financial

Strategy

Financial

Analysis

Assessing for Competitive Environment

Interacting with the Competitive Environment

Evaluation ofOptions, Planning & Appraisal

Implementation of Strategic Plans

The Basis of Strategic Management

Project Management

The Management of Relationships

Information Systems

Change Management

Operations Management

MarketingManaging Human Capital

Enterprise

Management

Enterprise

Strategy

Enterprise

Operations

Enterprise Management

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S

trategicLevel

Manage

rialLevel

Minimum of

3 yearsrelevant

practical

experience

Prior experience

can be included

Financial

Strategy

Financial

Analysis

Case

Management Control Systems

Risk & Internal Control

Review & Audit of Control Systems

Management of Financial Risk

Risk & Control in Information Systems

Financial Information for Short & Long

Term Decision Making

Treatment of Uncertainty in Decision

Making

Cost Planning & Analysis for Competitive

Advantage

Cost Accounting Systems

Standard Costing

Budgeting

Control & Performance Measurement of

Responsibility Centres

Performance

Strategy

Performance

Operations

Performance

Management

Performance Management

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StrategicLevel

ManagerialLevel

Minimum of

3 yearsrelevant

practical

experience

Prior experience

can be includedManagement

Accounting

Decision

Management

Risk &

Control

Strategy

Performance

Evaluation

TESTOF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING-TOPCIMACase Formulation of Financial StrategyFinancial Management

Business Valuations & Acquisitions

Investment Decisions & Project Control

Group Financial Statements

The Measurement of Income & Capital

Analysis & Interpretation of Financial Accounts

Development in External Reporting

Principles of Business Taxation

Principles of Regulation of Financial Reporting

Single Company Financial Accounts

Managing Short-term Finance

Financial

Management

Financial

Operations

Financial

Strategy

Financial Management

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CIMA is the only Professional Qualification

for Business

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CIMA students average slaray1 by country

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Direct Memberships after completing CIMA

CIMA

CPA

Australia

CMA

Canada

ACCA

(UK)

Institute of Chartered

Accountants (England &Wales)

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I did the CIMA qualification and

Id take people from CIMA

anytime. Theyre basically

business people with a finance

orientation, not just accountants.

Andrew Higginson, CEO Retail

Services Tesco plc

CIMA students bring acombination of strategic thinking

and operational excellence.

David Smith, Director of Finance

and Business Strategy Ford

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Practice what you learn

The interesting thing for me has been

seeing the parallels between what I study

and read in the text books and what my

day job requires

Karen Barker, Head ofPhysiotherapy Services,

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust

70% of what I learn I use in my day job

Sarah West, Graduate Trainee, Proctor & Gamble

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Local

Government

Ministry of

Defence

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CIMA RECRUITMENT PRESENTATION January 27, 2012CIMA GUARANTEES CAREER CHOICE

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MajorSECTOR NAMECIMAEmployers

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To succeed you need to either

OUTTHINK the workers or to

OUTWORK the thinkers.

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