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        Introduction

      • Introduction from the Chief Executive of CIMA - by Charles Tilley
        Ask any finance professional why they chose a career in management accountancy and it’s likely they’ll tell you that they want to make an impact on the business world. Choosing a career as a management accountant is a great way to get to the heart of business. Financial literacy is increasingly

        The Profession

      • What is Management Accountancy?
        Management accountancy is an integral part of management and a management accountant is required to identify and use relevant information to: Provide data and insight for the strategic decision-making process and formulate business strategy. Plan long, medium and short-run operations. Determine
      • Career opportunities - by David Citron
        If you find these sorts of questions challenging, management accounting may well be a good career choice for you. Management accountants use accounting and other information to help their organisations manage themselves more effectively. While accounting is the tool, effective management is the
      • Frequently Asked Questions - by CIMA
        What is a management accountant? A management accountant is trained in accounting and financial management in order to create, protect and increase the value of organisations in both the public and private sectors. What makes management accountants different from other accountants? The work of

        Senior Profiles

      • Finance Director – Nintendo UK - by Tom Pearce
        Working for Nintendo sounds like a job most students would dream of. How is it in reality? There is no question that it is a very exciting company and industry to work within. Being at the forefront of the video games industry,
      • Financial Controller - Capgemini - by Clive Hart
        Finding the spice of life It was on a gap year around the world when Clive took the time to discover where his talents could be channelled. ‘I needed to get the travel bug out of my system and so spent a year travelling the world. I had a variety of jobs including picking fruit, wrapping
      • Partner – Drivers Jonas - by Martin West
        Where did you study? I started at Lancaster University (BSc (Hons) in Environmental Sciences) and then moved to University College of North Wales, Bangor (MSc Marine Geotechnics) followed by the University of Birmingham (PhD School of Civil Engineering). What made you choose your
      • Director General Finance – Department for Constitutional Affairs - by Barbara Moorhouse
        You wouldn’t think it to look at her, but Barbara Moorhouse has something in common with Tony Blair. An unfulfilled wish to be a rock star? A mutual friend or a shared birthday, perhaps? Wrong. Both her and the prime minister have been booed by the Women’s Institute. While working for South West
      • Finance Director – Jaguar - by Derek Barnes
        Why did you choose CIMA as your professional qualification? It’s a while back now, but as I talk to the students here, it’s still the case that the CIMA qualification is the fit-for purpose qualification for people working in businesses.When I studied for my letters, CIMA could easily be related

        Finding the Right Job

      • Psychometric assessments - How to prepare - by John Sponton
        The chances are that, as a candidate, you either have or will come across online or offline psychometric tests as part of your job hunting process. What are psychometric tests? Psychometric tests are standardised exercises which compare the responses from one candidate against lots of other
      • Key skills and minimum requirements - by Hannah Longden
        What degree? Some recruiters will specify particular degree backgrounds so remember to check the web pages of the firms you are considering applying to. Numerical subjects will always be an advantage, however increasingly employers are considering appliants from any degree background in order to
      • Salaries and benefits - by Jonathan Gilmore
        A candidate for the post of management accountant may have thought they wanted to work in a given field (say pharmaceuticals) but later realised they just don’t interact with the product day to day as well as they might in the technology sector. Maybe they feel, on second thought, that the salary
      • Getting the job - by Jonathan Gilmore
        What a commercially viable management accountant needs to have done The hardest part about management accountancy as a specialisation of the accounting world is that it is very much carrot and stick. A client will need you to have actually commenced working with balance sheets, forecasting,

        The Institute and Qualifications

      • The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - by CIMA
        As an organisation we are committed to constant improvement, and our reputation as a professional and regulatory body has never been stronger. We are increasingly the first choice for students and employers. CIMA upholds high ethical and professional standards to maintain public confidence in
      • CIMA factpage - by CIMA
        Why should a graduate join CIMA? The CIMA qualification is ideal for anyone looking to boost their financial and business understanding to get ahead. CIMA members currently hold 112 board positions within the FTSE 350, which means that with the CIMA qualification under your belt you’ve got the
      • Training with CIMA - by CIMA
        Each level of the CIMA qualification brings new skills and recognition, increasing your career potential and earning capacity as you progress and gain experience. This means you don’t have to wait until you’re qualified to reap the rewards - both professionally and financially. The strategic and
      • Continuing Professional Development - by CIMA
        With such changes come new opportunities – new clients, new markets, new areas of practice and new methods of working. Continuing Professional Development ([CPD) is a crucial way of keeping abreast of the
      • Working abroad - by CIMA
        In the same way, employers can be assured that a CIMA-trained finance professional will have attained the same level of knowledge, wherever they have studied. This means that CIMA members have an international passport to work. The CIMA qualification is designed to be relevant anywhere in the
      • Postgraduate study
        Whilst some of you may have binned the revision notes and booked the next flight to some far flung destination, some of you remain at home researching your next route of study. With graduates earning less than their debts, taking on postgraduate study can seem a promising option, leading to

        Key Issues

      • CIMA Offers New Global Pricing
        01/07/10 CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) launches today (01 July) a 60% price reduction for new students registering to study CIMA anywhere in the world. This marks a global commitment by CIMA to make its qualification even more accessible to ambitious students around the
      • Where has the Credit Crunch left Accountants?
        It has been more than two years since Northern Rock asked the Bank of England for liquidity support and more than a year has passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the US. What have been the consequences of these events and the wider economic fallout for the global accountancy
      • Climate Change sliding off the Corporate Radar, warns CIMA and Accounting for Sustainability
        Two years on from the Stern Review, nearly nine out of ten senior business professionals believe that business has an important role to play in managing the effects of climate change (88%). Despite this, over half of the 900 international finance and sustainability professionals surveyed by CIMA
      • The Future for Management Accountancy
        It may be hard to believe, but there has probably never been a better time to be a management accountant. At first glance, the future doesn’t look too rosy for graduates but there are some clear advantages when it comes to a career as a management accountant. Despite the gloomy economic
      • Trends in the Financial World and How They May Affect Management Accountants - by CIMA
        Global competition to drive shareholder value by improving margins, organisational control and risk management is leading companies to view BPO less as an opportunity for cost reduction and more as an opportunity for complete business transformation. Nowadays, practices such as outsourcing,

      Company profiles

         
      • Financial Services Authority
        The importance of regulation has never been greater. As the UK’s sole financial services regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) works to maintain market confidence, target and reduce financial
      • Zurich Financial Services
        Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) is an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin

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