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

Academic Credential / Work Experience:

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

Intake Period
August – May
Duration
10 months per level
Study Mode
– Blended / Online

 

Operational Level

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.

Management Level

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.

Strategic Level

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.

Intake Period
April / November
Duration
1.5 months
Study Mode
– KL Face-to-face
– Blended
– Online

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

Blended / Online (E / P / F)
KL Face-to-face (Case Study)
Core Classes
30 hrs videos + 5 hrs tutorial*
18 hrs
Intensive Revision Course
4 hrs
4 hrs
Mock Exam
1.5 hrs
3 hrs
  • *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
  • • KL Face-to-face
  • • Online
  • • 18 hrs case study class
  • • 4 hrs intensive revision
  • • 3 hrs mock exam
  • • 90 hrs module videos

(Supplementary material from Noesis)

April (May Exam)
July (August Exam)

*Coaching and mentoring is available

CIMA PROGRAM EXAM STRUCTURE

Exams
Availability
Type of
Assessment
Length of
Assesment
Location
Objective tests
Can be sat globally at Pearson VUE test centres. Locations of Pearson VUE test centres can be found on the CIMA websites.
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
**Noesis Exed is an authorized Pearson VUE Test Centre for all CIMA exams.

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

*CIMA Objective Test is On Demand basis
*For future updates and exact dates, kindly visit https://www.cimaglobal.com/Studying/plan/Exam-timetable

PASS RATES

CIMA PROGRAM COURSE FEE

Fees payable to Noesis Exed Sdn Bhd
1) Blended / Online Study Mode Fees
Registration fee
RM500
Course Fee (per level)
Course Fee (per subject)
RM4,800
RM1,600
*HRDF is claimable for Malaysian only
2) KL Face-to-face Study Mode Fees
Level
Registration Fee
Course Fee
RM 500
Case Study only
RM4,800

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 12,000 (SGD 3,640)
2-year
subscription
RM 20,400 (SGD 6,180)
3-year
subscription
RM 30,600 (SGD 9,275)
Inclusive of;
  • • Registration Fee
  • • CIMA membership
  • • Learning & assessment platform with complimentary access to all levels
  • • Exam Preparation
  • • Assessments
  • • Skills Certificates & Diplomas
  • • Exams fees for required case study exams, two credits per level including one free re-sit.
  • • Noesis Case Study Prep Course
Payable to CIMA
Annual Fee
Once you’ve earned your CGMA designation, there’s an annual fee of GBP 297 to maintain it. As well as giving you the right to continue using the designatory letters, the fee also gives you access to exclusive learning and conferences, networking opportunities and discounts.

EXAM FEE

Fees payable to CIMA (Subject to change)
CIMA registration fee (one-off payment) GBP 77
CIMA annual subscription fee (first year waiver for new student) GBP 120
CIMA Professional Qualification
Operational level objective tests (per exam) GBP 100
Operational level case study exams (per exam) GBP 175
Management level objective tests (per exam) GBP 110
Management level case study exams (per exam) GBP 180
Strategic level objective tests (per exam) GBP 165
Strategic level case study exam GBP 225

UNIVERSITY DISCOUNT

University Discount List for Year 2023/2024 (KL & SG)
30%

TAR UMT

20%

Monash University, Sunway University, University of Nottingham

10%

UTAR, UiTM, Taylor’s University, Multimedia University

 

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.

TIMETABLE

Click to see full timetable for CIMA program.