IMA – CMA Coaching

Outline:

1. Introduction to CMA Certification:

   • Overview of the CMA designation and its importance
   • Understanding the CMA exam structure and requirements
   • Registration and eligibility criteria for the CMA exam
   • Study plan and preparation strategies

2. Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics (Part 1):

   • External Financial Reporting Decisions
     • Financial statements preparation and reporting
     • Revenue recognition and measurement
     • Inventory valuation and cost flow assumptions
     • Long-term liabilities and equity transactions
   • Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting
     • Strategic planning and budgeting techniques
     • Forecasting methods and models
     • Budgeting and variance analysis
     • Performance management and metrics
   • Performance Management
     • Cost and variance measures
     • Responsibility accounting and performance measures
     • Balanced scorecard and performance dashboards
     • Internal controls and risk management
   • Cost Management
     • Costing systems and methodologies
     • Overhead allocation and activity-based costing
     • Job order and process costing
     • Cost behavior and cost-volume-profit analysis
   • Internal Controls
     • Internal control frameworks and principles
     • Risk assessment and management
     • Control activities and monitoring
     • Information systems controls and audits
   • Technology and Analytics
     • Information technology concepts and systems
     • Data governance and management
     • Data analytics and visualization
     • Business intelligence and decision support systems

3. Strategic Financial Management (Part 2):

   • Financial Statement Analysis
     • Financial statement interpretation and analysis
     • Ratio analysis and benchmarking
     • Cash flow analysis and forecasting
     • Financial distress and credit risk analysis
   • Corporate Finance
     • Risk and return concepts
     • Capital structure and cost of capital
     • Capital budgeting and investment decisions
     • Working capital management
   • Decision Analysis
     • Cost classification and decision-making
     • Pricing decisions and cost management
     • Cost-volume-profit analysis
     • Risk analysis and capital investment decisions
   • Risk Management
     • Enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks
     • Risk identification and assessment
     • Risk response strategies
     • Insurance and hedging techniques
   • Investment Decisions
     • Portfolio management and investment analysis
     • Valuation of financial instruments
     • Mergers and acquisitions
     • International finance and exchange rate risk
   • Professional Ethics
     • Ethical principles and standards
     • Ethical decision-making frameworks
     • Corporate governance and ethical leadership
     • Fraud prevention and detection