CIMA Management Accounting (Preparation)
Study support for CIMA management accounting subjects: costing, performance management, financial strategy and decision making.
At a glance
- 5 days
Who it's for
- Management accountants
- Finance analysts
- Candidates for CIMA exams
Learning objectives
- Apply cost accounting methods
- Manage and measure performance
- Support financial strategy
- Use information for decisions
Detailed content
- Costing methods
- Budgeting
- Variance analysis
- Performance measures
- Transfer pricing
- Balanced scorecard
- Financing decisions
- Working capital
- Valuation
- Relevant costs
- Pricing decisions
- Exam practice
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Cost accounting
- Performance management
- Financial strategy
- Decision making
- Practical workshop applying the tools to participants' cases
- Mock exam, review of weak areas and exam strategy
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Build a strategy map and balanced scorecard for your unit
- Write KPI definition cards with targets and owners
- Self-assessment against an excellence model
- Leadership-style self-assessment and 360° reflection
Tools and templates you keep
- Strategy map and BSC template
- KPI dictionary / definition card
- X-matrix (Hoshin Kanri) template
- Feedback (SBI) and coaching (GROW) guides
How learning is assessed
- Diagnostic test on day one to focus study time
- Chapter quizzes and a full timed mock exam in the official format
- Personal study plan until your exam date
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- Kaplan & Norton Balanced Scorecard
- EFQM Model 2025; Baldrige Excellence Framework
- Situational Leadership; Kotter's 8-step change model
Certificate
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
The exam is set and the credential awarded by CIMA. The Excellence Center provides preparation; it does not award CIMA credentials.
This program prepares for a certificate from a body on the Saudi HRDF (Hadaf) Professional Certificates list. Saudi citizens may be able to claim a fixed reimbursement of the certificate cost from HRDF: up to two certificates per person, after passing the exam, if the certificate is on HRDF's current list and the employer did not pay for it. HRDF approves the certificate, not the training provider. Check the HRDF website before enrolling. All HRDF-listed programs · Enrol in Saudi Arabia with our partner Elm E · HRDF
New in our 2026 portfolio — tell us your dates and we will confirm the trainer and schedule.
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Frequently asked questions
How long is CIMA Management Accounting (Preparation)?
The program runs 5 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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