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CMA Management Accounting Preparation

Name: CMA Management Accounting Preparation
Price: 2800.00 USD
Availability: InStock

A 3-day course (09:00–17:30) where you work through CMA Part 1–2 topics with calculations, case exercises, and exam-style practice.

24 hours (3 days) Professional Finance & Accounting

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THE BIG PICTURE

About this course

The Certified Management Accountant (CMA) is a professional credential awarded by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). It assesses management accounting and strategic financial management across two exam parts. Across three days, you review key Part 1 and Part 2 domains through worked examples, spreadsheet exercises and scenario discussions. You will build budgets, analyse variances, interpret financial statements, evaluate investment and risk trade-offs, and apply ethics to case situations. Each module links methods to your work context and includes guided practice. The CMA exam has two computer-based parts, each 100 multiple-choice questions and two essay scenarios in a 4-hour sitting. Exams run in the Jan/Feb, May/Jun and Sep/Oct windows at Prometric test centres; scoring uses a 500-point scale with 360 as the passing score for each part. The exam is closed book, and the certification requires IMA membership plus education and experience for award and ongoing annual CPE to maintain status. Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) owns the certification scheme. MindClick provides training and exam preparation and is not an accredited or authorised partner.

What you’ll learn

Build integrated operating and capital budgets aligned to organisational objectives
Analyse cost behaviour, apply CVP, and recommend cost management actions
Design KPIs and variance analysis to monitor and improve performance
Evaluate internal controls for key processes and propose remediation
Interpret financial statements to assess profitability, liquidity and risk
Apply decision analysis to pricing, make-or-buy and investment cases
Explain ethical principles and resolve dilemmas using a structured approach
Prepare a study plan and practise exam-style MCQs and essays for the CMA

A CLEAR PATH FORWARD

3-day CMA Management Accounting Preparation agenda

3 days · 24 contact hours · 09:00–17:30

3 instructor-led days (24 contact hours) mapped to the exam domains. Each day combines short concept sessions, hands-on practice on a running case study and exam-style questions.

Learning route: 3 recommended days
Practical work: 3 guided activities
Finish with: Mock exam + certification exam

Take a look at each day. Open a section to see the topics and practical work.

Day 1Financial planning, performance and analyticsPart 1 topics: planning, budgeting and forecasting; performance management; cost management

What we’ll cover

09:00–10:30 · Course goals and CMA overview; planning approaches and budgeting frameworks
10:45–12:15 · Building an operating budget: revenue, production and cost schedules
13:15–14:15 · Forecasting methods: trend, seasonality, and sensitivity analysis in spreadsheets
14:30–15:30 · Performance management: KPIs, balanced scorecards and responsibility centres
15:45–16:45 · Cost behaviour and CVP: breakeven, margin of safety and operating leverage
16:45–17:15 · Exam-style practice questions (Part 1 planning/performance) and debrief
17:15–17:30 · Daily wrap-up: key takeaways and action items

Put it into practice

You build a linked operating budget model for a case organisation, including revenue drivers, cost assumptions and variance scenarios. Teams present assumptions and stress-test outcomes using sensitivity features.

You’ll take away
Budget workbook with CVP and variance templates

Day 2Cost management and internal controlsPart 1 topics: cost management; internal controls; links to performance reporting

What we’ll cover

09:00–10:30 · Recap and Q&A; costing methods (job, process, ABC) and overhead allocation
10:45–12:15 · Standard costing and variance analysis: price, mix, yield and spending variances
13:15–14:15 · Throughput and lean considerations; make-or-buy and bottleneck analysis
14:30–15:30 · Internal control concepts: COSO, risk assessment and control activities
15:45–16:45 · Process mapping and control design for procure-to-pay and order-to-cash
16:45–17:15 · Exam-style practice questions (Part 1 cost/control) and debrief
17:15–17:30 · Daily wrap-up: lessons learned and parking-lot issues

Put it into practice

Working from a short case, you map a core process, identify risks, and design preventive and detective controls. You also compute and interpret a set of variances to recommend corrective actions.

You’ll take away
Internal control matrix and KPI/variance dashboard

Day 3Strategic financial decisions, ethics and exam preparationPart 2 topics: financial statement analysis; corporate finance; decision analysis; professional ethics

What we’ll cover

09:00–10:30 · Recap and Q&A; financial statement analysis: profitability, efficiency and liquidity ratios
10:45–12:15 · Corporate finance: cost of capital, valuation basics and capital structure considerations
13:15–14:15 · Investment decisions and decision analysis: NPV, IRR, payback and sensitivity
14:30–15:30 · Professional ethics: IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice and case discussions
15:45–16:45 · Mock exam (timed, mixed Part 1–2 MCQs)
16:45–17:15 · Mock exam debrief, targeted practice and exam-day tips
17:15–17:30 · Exam booking guidance: test windows, registration steps and ID requirements

Put it into practice

You evaluate a capital budgeting case, comparing alternatives with NPV and sensitivity analysis, and draft a short ethics memo addressing a conflict scenario. The session concludes with a timed mini mock and debrief.

You’ll take away
Personal study plan and marked mock exam report

Bring it all together

Certification exam: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Exam — Part 1 and Part 2, awarded by Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Part 1 and Part 2: 100 multiple-choice questions and two essay scenarios, 240 minutes, closed book, test centre (Prometric). Pass mark: 360/500 scaled score per part. Validity: Annual maintenance with 30 hours of CPE (including 2 hours of ethics) and payment of the CMA annual fee. Every attendee also receives a MindClick certificate of completion for 24 contact hours.

Sample MindClick certificate of completion for CMA Management Accounting Preparation, marked SAMPLE — What you receive
You earn two separate credentials. The sample shows the MindClick training certificate.
MindClick certificate of completion: 3 days, 24 contact hours, issued to every attendee who completes the course.
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Exam — Part 1 and Part 2: issued by Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) when you meet its requirements and pass the exam.

Before you choose your learning route

Session timings are indicative; the trainer may adjust them for the group. Exam details reflect the awarding body’s published information at the time of writing; confirm the current version when you book.

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) owns this certification scheme. MindClick provides training and exam preparation and is not an accredited or authorised partner of Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

IMA CMA Certification ↗

Fees

Fee per learner outside India. Exam fee included.
Delivery format	Fee per learner	Exam fee
Live online	$2,800 USD	Included
Classroom	$4,500 USD	Included

One awarding-body certification exam attempt is included in the training fee. Confirm the current fee, any applicable tax and what the fee covers in writing before you pay.

Prerequisites

To be certified, IMA requires membership, a bachelor’s degree (or approved equivalent), and two continuous years of professional experience in management accounting or financial management; you may sit the exams before completing the experience requirement. Recommended: comfort with financial statements and spreadsheets; bring an IMA-permitted calculator and, if possible, a laptop for exercises.

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