CMA Exam Preparation


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Be a financial leader. Get the skills you need to make strategic decisions that affect the bottom line. Get it all with your Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) credential.

Take CMA Exam Prep courses from IMA at CityU. You'll learn from an experienced CMA instructor and get everything you need to prepare for a career as a CMA.

Our program uses IMA's own up-to-date (version 3.0) textbooks, online resources and classroom materials to help you prepare. Because you'll be attending class, you'll benefit from working directly with the instructor and your fellow students.

What you'll learn

The program is split into two parts, with multiple start-date options for each. The topics covered in each program include:

Part 1 - Financial Planning, Performance and Control (Fee: $950)

  1. Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

    1. Budgeting concepts
    2. Forecasting techniques
    3. Budgeting methodologies
    4. Annual profit plan and supporting schedules
    5. Top-level planning and analysis

  2. Performance Management

    1. Cost and variance measures
    2. Responsibility centers and reporting segments
    3. Performance measures

  3. Cost Management

    1. Measurement concepts
    2. Costing systems
    3. Overhead costs
    4. Operational Efficiency
    5. Business process performance

  4. Internal Controls

    1. Risk assessment, controls, and risk management
    2. Internal auditing
    3. Systems controls and security measures

  5. Professional Ethics

    1. Ethical considerations for management accounting and financial management Professionals


Program Schedule (part 1)

Date Morning Session Afternoon Session Location Instructor
March 31 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton Christina Gehrke
April 14 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton David Bauch & Hans Gunderson
April 21 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton Christina Gehrke


Part 2 - Financial Decision Making (Fee: $1,150)

  1. Financial Statement Analysis

    1. Basic Financial Statement Analysis
    2. Financial Performance Metrics – Financial Ratios
    3. Profitability analysis
    4. Analytical Issues in Financial Accounting

  2. Corporate Finance

    1. Risk and return
    2. Managing financial risk
    3. Financial instruments
    4. Cost of capital
    5. Managing current assets
    6. Raising capital
    7. Corporate restructuring
    8. International finance

  3. Decision Analysis and Risk Management

    1. Cost/volume/profit analysis
    2. Marginal analysis
    3. Pricing
    4. Risk assessment

  4. Investment Decisions

    1. Capital budgeting process
    2. Discounted cash flow analysis
    3. Payback and discounted payback
    4. Ranking investment projects
    5. Risk analysis in capital investment
    6. Valuation

  5. Professional Ethics

    1. Ethical considerations for the organization


Program Schedule (part 2)

Date Morning Session Afternoon Session Location Instructor
August 4 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton TBA
August 11 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton TBA
August 18 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton TBA
August 25 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton TBA
September 8 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton TBA
September 15 8:30-11:30 12:30-3:30 Renton TBA


How to get started

Register now via email or call 425.709.5468. Space is limited!