CMA (US)

This course prepares the learners for the September 2023 CMA^® Exams conducted by the IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants), USA.  The course has been designed based on the ICMA Content Specifications Outline (CSO), this package covers both Part 1 and Part 2 of the exam so that you’re ready to pass! 

Part 1: Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics

Part 2: Strategic Financial Management

This course includes:

Live classes – Appx. 220 hours

• All topics of Part 1& 2 of the CMA Exam covered. Mode – Zoom; Days – Saturday/Sunday
• Backup of Recordings will be available on the app/website with unlimited views

Books & Digital Content Access

Gleim™– CMA Review Books - one for each part - Hard Copies at no additional cost

• Clear, concise study notes and examples that cover every Learning Outcome Statement plus questions to check your understanding
• Digital & hard copy content is to be accessed as per the Terms & Conditions of Gleim
• Access to Digital content will be enabled within 48 hours of receiving payment
• Hard Copies of Gleim notes will be dispatched within 7 business days from the date of enrollment

Professor-led review platform

Supplemental professor-led review interface to access quizzes across topics evaluate preparation levels 

Test Bank

Thousands of multiple-choice and essay questions. Practice with MCQs and essays designed to prepare you for the real exam, and get detailed answer explanations for both correct and incorrect answer choices.

Comprehensive Coverage

100% coverage of ICMA’s Content Specification Outlines (CSOs) and Learning Outcome Statements (LOSs).

Forums – Online Doubt Resolution

Ask questions and receive answers throughout your study period from Experts and peers.

Basic Preparatory Course

• Preparatory Modules on basic concepts

Upskilling Courses

• Course on Excel
• Financial Modelling (without certificate)

Key aspects to note w.r.t to live classes are as below:

• Live sessions schedule will be available inside the course immediately upon enrollment.
• Live sessions are scheduled based on faculty availability from 7 am to 8 pm on Saturday / Sunday after due consideration of students’ needs.
• Live sessions will cover the entire CMA^® Exam curriculum ( both parts)and will be completed in time to provide sufficient revision and practice time to students.
• Live Classes will begin from March 2023 candidates. A recorded backup will be provided for all the classes.
• Topics will be covered in live sessions, in an order that may be different from the CMA institute Curriculum to enhance the understanding of basic concepts before the students are exposed to more advanced concepts.

Sep'23 course is valid till the exam date or 31^st Dec 2023 whichever is earlier. If exams are postponed beyond these dates, students can choose to extend the course till the revised exam dates on payment of extension fees.

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Topics and their Weightage

Part 1 - Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics

• External Financial Reporting Decisions - 15%
  • Financial Statements
  • Recognition, Measurement, Valuation & Disclosure
• Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting, 20%
  • Strategic & Top-level planning
  • Budgeting Concepts & methodologies
  • Forecasting Techniques
  • Annual profit plan & supporting schedules
• Performance Management, 20%
  • Cost & variance measures
  • Responsibility centers and reporting segments
  • Performance measures
• Cost Management, 15%
  • Measurement concepts
  • Costing systems
  • Overhead Costs
  • Supply chain management
  • Business process improvement
• Internal Controls, 15%
  • Governance, risk & compliance
  • System controls & security measures
• Technology and Analytics, 15%
  • Information systems
  • Data Governance
  • Technology-enabled finance transformation
  • Data Analytics

Part 2 - Strategic Financial Management

• Financial Statement Analysis, 20%
  • Financial Ratios
  • Profitability analysis
• Corporate Finance, 20%
  • Risk & Return
  • Long-term financial management
  • Raising Capital
  • Working capital management
  • Corporate restructuring
  • International Finance
• Decision Analysis, 25%
  • Cost Volume analysis
  • Marginal analysis
  • Pricing
• Risk Management, 10%
  • Enterprise risk
• Investment Decisions, 10%
  • Capital Budgeting process
  • Capital investment analysis methods
• Professional Ethics, 15%
  • Business Ethics
  • Ethical considerations for professionals & organizations