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Expand yourcareer horizonwith the CGMA Corporate Professional Pathway

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Your work experience countsExpand your career horizon with the fast track CGMA Corporate Professional Pathway, designed with multiple entry points to the CIMA Professional Qualification based on your work experience in finance, accounting and business functions. Earn the global passport that takes your career beyond boundaries when you equip yourself with the skills and competencies that employers seek as a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)® designation holder.

The CGMA designation is more than just a title as it gives you unmatched career advantages and global opportunities. You will be part of an elite community of 150,000 CGMAs around the world who have advanced proficiency in finance, operations, strategy and management. Embark on this fast track route today.

Your learning need not stop at the CIMA Diploma or Advanced Diploma level. The CGMA designation will be yours after you complete another 4 exams (Advanced Diploma holders) or 8 exams (Diploma holders) and submit a successful application for CIMA membership.

• Analysing the structure of the organisation as well as cross-functional communication• Costing and/or budgeting• Preparing part of or entire financial statements including group accounts

• Dealing with stakeholders and implementation of projects• Making product and pricing decisions• Performance evaluation of divisions or component parts• Knowing how the business impacts on the financial statements and ability to analyse the performance of the organisation through financial statement

Entry point

CIMA AdvancedDiploma inManagementAccounting

CIMA Diploma inManagementAccounting

ManagementLevel

• Contributing to strategic decisions that affect the organisation’s future direct and success• Providing technical leadership and being accountable for providing advice on technical issues• Leading and developing significant operational/ functional areas within an organization and being accountable for achieving business objectives• Formulation or control of strategic management and financial plans• At least 10 years’ work experience

CGMA designationand CIMA membership(after successfulmembership application)

StrategicCase Study

OperationalLevel

• Implementing business strategies from finance perspectives• Identifying and managing risk at a lower level• Implementing financial strategy

CGMA designationand CIMA membership(after successfulmembership application)

StrategicLevel

AwardMinimum work experience required

The process

Candidate completes the registration form and submit CV, highest academic document and ID/passport online at cgmaonlineregistration.com

CIMA admits the candidate into the programme. Candidate pays the fees in full.

Candidate attends revision classesto prepare for the exams.

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1. What is the type of study support available? You have an option of face to face revision classes in partnership with FTMS or online study.

2. How long will it take to prepare for the exams? Preparation for the case study exams will take about six to eight weeks.

3. When do I sit for the exam? There are four windows a year when you can sit for the case study exams (February; May; August; and November).

4. Where do I sit for the exam? You can sit for the exam at any of the Pearson Vue test centres nearest to you.

5. What is the structure of the exam? The exam is computer-based and it is three hours long. It is set within a simulated business context relating to one or more fictionalised organisations and it is based on a real industry.

Six weeks before the actual exam, CIMA issues the case study pre-seen material. It gives you an opportunity to preview the case study and learn about the industry. On the real exam day, the ‘unseen material’ will be provided to you, with questions that you will need to answer. The case study incorporates calculations, short answers and essays. Its focus is on application, analysis and evaluation.

6. How do I become a CIMA member and a CGMA designation holder? After successfully completing all the CIMA exams including the final Strategic Case Study exam, you must submit an application for CIMA membership. Once your membership application is approved, you will be admitted as a member of CIMA and become a CGMA designation holder.

Frequently asked questions

“The CIMA qualification has given me a boost of confidence to showcase my skills, abilities and competencies in accounting and finance and apply them in the context of business. Having a CIMA membership gives me access to articles, publications, self-study courses and extensive professional resources that will equip me with the knowledge and skills I need throughout my career. It has trained me to use my management accounting skills in evaluating strategic options, managing risks and decision-making.”

“CIMA equips individuals with the skillset required in many areas, including analyzing and managing risks, making strategic decisions and effective communication to stakeholders. Throughout my career where I have moved between industries and roles, CIMA, with its comprehensive and holistic curriculum, has equipped me with the agility to adapt and apply my knowledge to meet the high standards required in top business firms. Having attained other accreditations, I can confidently say that if I were to be given only one accreditation to choose from, CIMA would be my preferred choice. It is without doubt the best investment I have ever made.

Joanne Koh ACMA, CGMAAnalystOil and gas industrySingapore

Lisa Mok ACMA, CGMAFinancial ControllerThe Farrer Park Company Pte LtdSingapore

“What organisations need today are professionals who bring both a good breadth of understanding of the challenges that businesses face and a significant depth of expertise they can draw from to help the organization deal with those challenges. I find that CIMA qualified professionals bring heaps of both qualities and are therefore highly valued no matter where they go. The challenge for them is to be able to remain so by leveraging on their CIMA training to keep abreast with the disruptions that many businesses are facing today.”

Syed Ahmad Taufik Albar FCMA, CGMAGroup CFORHB Banking Group

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Contact us

Edmund LiawT: +6 (0) 3 772 230 311E: em.seasia@aicpa-cima.com

About CGMA About CIMA About FTMSCGMA is the most widely held management accounting designation in the world. It distinguishes more than 150,000 accounting and finance professionals who have advanced proficiency in finance, operations, strategy and management. The CGMA designation is underpinned by extensive global research to maintain the highest relevancewith employers and develop competencies most in demand. Businesses, governments and non-profits around the world trust CGMAs to guide critical decisions that drive strong performance.

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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), founded in 1919, is the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants, with over 232,000 members and students operating in 177 countries, working at the heart of business. CIMA works closely with employers and sponsors leading-edge research, constantly updating its qualification, professional experience requirements and continuing professional development to ensure it remains the employers’ choice when recruiting financially-trained business leaders.

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Established 1986 in Singapore, FTMSGlobal has 13 campuses spanning 10 countries in Asia and Africa, with more than 30,000 graduates to date. FTMSGlobal offer professional accounting courses, as well as academic programmes in Business, Accounting and Finance, Information Technology and Hospitality. FTMSGlobal world-class curriculum is built on a robust business structure and draws on the expertise of dynamic management, lecturers and alumni networks. With 30-year legacy of academic excellence and professional development, FTMSGlobal iscommitted to providing a holistic learning environment to help students compete on the global stage.

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