Chartered Institute of Management Accountants or CIMA is located in the UK. This institute for professional education offers courses on management accountancy and other such related subjects. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants is a member of the International Foundation of accountants and the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies. When CIMA was founded in 1919, it was known as The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (ICWA). It got its present name in 1972.
The professional degree offered by CIMA has international recognition. The professional and ethical standards maintained by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants are exemplary. CIMA has a presence in 161 countries and has over 158,000 students and members. It trains and educates management accountants looking for jobs in commerce, industries, profit and non-profit organizations. For those seeking a career in business and accounting, the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting can be of immense importance. The students can carry out their studies at this institute according to their individual needs.
Membership of CIMA offers professional status to accountants. Full membership of CIMA can be obtained only after one completes the three levels that are required for a qualification. The already existing members having strategic experience can make an application for CIMA fellowship. Members can receive various benefits. The services provided by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants are as follows:
Spreading practices of management accounting through various publications
Inventing and promoting new techniques through the research foundation of CIMA
Management development and training operations
CIMA promotes local education
CIMA works as an accounting body for numerous statutory purposes by both English and foreign governments. The members of the governing council of CIMA are elected from its regional branches. CIMA has both associate and fellow members. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants also brings out a magazine on a quarterly basis known as Management Accounting Research.
Contact details in Chartered Institute of Management Accountants:
CIMA
26 Chapter Street
London
SW1P 4NP
United Kingdom
PH: +44 (0)20 8849 2287