CIMA Strategic Level

At the Strategic level, candidates are expected to perform the role of the Senior Finance Manager and focus on long-term strategic decision-making. Once this level is cleared, a CGMA-qualified finance professional will be able to support organisational leaders to craft strategy; evaluate and manage sustainability, financial and non-financial, risks that might prevent organisations from successfully implementing strategy; value organisations; and source financial resources required to implement strategy.

The Case Study Examination allows the opportunity to demonstrate technical knowledge applied to a scenario. But to respond fully to the given scenario and problems to add value to the simulated organisation, candidates will need to ensure that they have the attitude and mindset to affect and influence their own decisions, actions and behaviours and those of others within the organisation. They must also have an awareness of the environment in which the organisation is operating, and the increasingly digital ecosystem. Enabling qualities and competencies such as communication, professional scepticism, leadership, professional judgement, ethical awareness and business acumen are critical to performing well in the examination tasks as well as the workplace.