ABOUT CIMA PROGRAM
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants® (CIMA) is the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants and financial professionals. Its qualification is recognised worldwide as the most relevant global finance qualification for a career in business. Its unique blend of management accounting, financial accounting, and a strong focus on digitalisation and technological skills throughout the qualification produces competent and confident Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMAs) who can interact with all business functions, adding value and improving decision making to lead their organisation to sustainable success.
ABOUT CGMA FLP
The CGMA® Finance Leadership Program (FLP) is the new digital-first route to the globally recognized CIMA® Professional Qualification. It was created by the world’s two largest and influential accounting and finance professional body, CIMA and AICPA to help finance professionals develop mastery of critical skills as they work to earn the CGMA designation. The foundation of the program is the CGMA Competency Framework, which features 45 competency areas and outlines the essential business skills every company needs, based on extensive feedback from employers around the world.
The CGMA Finance Leadership Program is an online learning program, similar in scope and rigor to a master’s degree. The FLP is comprehensive, encompassing both the technical finance and accounting skills as well as the business, people and leadership skills you need to be an effective business leader. It is designed specifically for working professionals, using real-world scenarios to help you learn new frameworks and tools you can apply immediately, while building a solid foundation of business acumen that will serve you throughout your careers.
The FLP is extremely flexible, with different entry points to set you on the most efficient path to master critical skills and earn the CGMA designation. The program builds on your unique knowledge and experience, so you can start the program at the entry point that is right for you, and then gain the complementary skills that you need to be a successful, well-rounded, business partner.
The CGMA Finance Leadership Program is designed to help you:
- • Earn the CGMA designation, the leading professional management accounting qualification recognized by employers worldwide
- • Distinguish yourself as a strategic leader
- • Become more nimble and agile for your next business challenge, project, or role
- • Develop a broader foundation of business and finance knowledge
- • Drive more actionable insight into the business
- • Become a more versatile and cross-functional business partner
- • Reach your career potential
CIMA ENTRY REQUIREMENT
- • School leavers / Degrees in any discipline/
- • Relevant degrees in accountancy or business /
- • Diploma in Performance Management /
- • Selected relevant professional qualifications /
- • MBA or Master’s in Accounting /
- • Corporate professional experience
CGMA FLP ENTRY REQUIREMENT
To enrol in CGMA Finance Leadership Program, candidates must fulfil one of the following criteria:
- • Diploma in Accounting
- • Degree Majoring in Accounting/ Finance/ Business
- • 2 years of relevant work experience in Finance / Accounting (CV assessment by CIMA)
CIMA Programme Structure
PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Total of 3 years’ working experience in below competency framework.
CIMA COURSE STRUCTURE
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Intake Period
August – May
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Duration
10 months per level
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Study Mode
– Blended / Online
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This is first level of the professional qualification. You will learn how to:
- • Prepare financial statements.
- • Provide management accounting information.
- • Use appropriate tools for decision making through a broad understanding of business.
After successfully completing this level, you will receive the CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting.
This is the second level of the professional qualification and consists of three exams. You will learn how to:
- • Prepare group accounts.
- • Make pricing and product decisions based on a robust analysis.
- • Manage projects and relationships.
On completion, you receive the CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting.
This is the third and final level of the professional qualification and consists of three exams. You will learn how to formulate financial strategy and manage strategic relationships while managing risk, using the competencies gained at operational and management levels.
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Intake Period
April / November
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Duration
1.5 months
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Study Mode
– KL Face-to-face
– Blended
– Online
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CGMA FLP COURSE STRUCTURE
All your learning, assessment and Case Study exam preparation takes place within the FLP platform. This includes:
- • All learning and assessment materials you need to complete the Professional Qualification
- • Interactive exercises
- • Business simulation assignments
- • Access to tutor videos about how to approach your Case Study exam
- • Video analysis of the pre-seen materials for your Case Study window
- • Two graded mock exams with personalised feedback
- • One ungraded mock exam
- • Ability to skip topics you already know with pre-assessments
The CGMA Finance Leadership Program is divided into three levels, each building on the previous one.
- • Data Analytics
- • Budgeting
- • Regulatory Framework
- • Cost Accounting
- • Finance Technologies
Exam: Operational Case Study Exam
- • Cost Management
- • Financial Statement Analysis
- • Leadership and Management
- • Business Models
- • Organizational Performance
Exam: Management Case Study Exam
- • Financial Objectives
- • Risk oversight
- • Internal Controls
- • Strategy formulation and execution
- • Regulatory Compliance
Exam: Strategic Level Case Study Exam
CIMA PROGRAM CONTACT HOURS
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Blended / Online (E / P / F)
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KL Face-to-face (Case Study)
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Core Classes
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30 hrs videos + 5 hrs tutorial*
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18 hrs
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Intensive Revision Course
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4 hrs
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4 hrs
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Mock Exam
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1.5 hrs
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3 hrs
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- *Face-to-face / Video Conference
CGMA FLP CONTACT HOURS
Case Study Prep Course:
| Intake Period | Duration | Study Mode | Contact Hours |
| January (February Exam) | 1.5 months |
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(Supplementary material from Noesis) |
| April (May Exam) | |||
| July (August Exam) |
*Coaching and mentoring is available
CIMA PROGRAM EXAM STRUCTURE
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Exams
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Availability
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Type of
Assessment |
Length of
Assesment |
Location
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| Objective tests |
Can be sat globally at Pearson VUE test centres. Locations of Pearson VUE test centres can be found on the CIMA websites.
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| E3 P3 F3 | On-demand (Year round) |
Computerized objective tests |
90 minutes | |
| E2 P2 F2 | ||||
| E1 P1 F1 | ||||
| Integrated case studies | ||||
| Strategic level | Four settings per year (February, May, August & November |
Computerized Integrated case studies |
3 hours | |
| Management level | ||||
| Operational level | ||||
CGMA FLP EXAM STRUCTURE
| Case Study Exams | Availability | Format | Length | Location |
| Strategic CS | Four windows per year (Feb, May, Aug, Nov) |
Computer based | 3 hours | Pearson VUE Test Centre worldwide/Online |
| Management CS | ||||
| Operational CS |
**Noesis Exed is an authorized Pearson VUE Test Centre for all CIMA exams.
Learning and assessment happen simultaneously via the FLP platform. Your knowledge is assessed at the end of each topic within the digital platform throughout your learning journey.
You will apply technical, business, people and leadership skills to solve the kind of problems a high-level management accountant might face in a real-world business situation.
IMPORTANT PROGRAMME DATES
PASS RATES
CIMA PROGRAM COURSE FEE
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Fees payable to Noesis Exed Sdn Bhd
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| 1) Blended Online Study Mode Fees | ||
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RM500
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Course Fee (per level)
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RM5,000
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| 2) KL Face-to-Face / Blended Online Study Mode Fees | ||
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Level
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Registration Fee
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Course Fee
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RM 500
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Case Study only
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RM5,000
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CGMA FLP FEE STRUCTURE
CGMA® Finance Leadership Program ©2020 Association of International Certied Professional Accountants. All rights reserved.
| Payable to Noesis | ||
| The CGMA Finance Leadership Program is offered in one-, two- or three-year subscriptions | ||
| 1-year subscription RM 11,700 (SGD 3,546) |
2-year subscription RM 20,000 (SGD 6,061) |
3-year subscription RM 30,100 (SGD 9,122) |
| Inclusive of; | ||
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EXAM FEE
| Fees payable to CIMA (Subject to change) | |
| CIMA registration fee (one-off payment) | GBP 99 |
| CIMA annual subscription fee (first year waiver for new student) | GBP 139 |
| CIMA Professional Qualification | |
| Operational level objective tests (per exam) | GBP 125 |
| Operational level case study exams (per exam) | GBP 223 |
| Management level objective tests (per exam) | GBP 143 |
| Management level case study exams (per exam) | GBP 232 |
| Strategic level objective tests (per exam) | GBP 223 |
| Strategic level case study exam | GBP 329 |
UNIVERSITY DISCOUNT
LECTURER PROFILES
Noesis prides itself on the quality of its lecturers across all programs.
The profile of some of our CIMA Australia lecturers are below.
