Year: 2016

  • F2: Useful Links and Resoruces

    F2: Useful Links and Resoruces

    If you have passed the CIMA operational level you will be looking to tackle the management level next. With F2 Advanced Financial Reporting, you will be building on your knowledge gained from the F1 paper. The bulk of the paper focuses on Financial Reporting – so topics like group accounts, complex group structures and the…

  • The Week Ahead – 8th February 2015

    CIMA News Students who are taking the objective tests in the coming weeks and months have been given some good news by CIMA as calculators are now allowed in the exam hall – hooray! I came across the news here on the CIMA connect site and it’s a must read for all students as only certain…

  • CIMA Students Success Stories

    Tackling a professional accounting qualification is not a walk in the park. Whether you’re studying for ACCA or CIMA you will need to devote enough time and effort to be a successful student. And with the February case study exams beginning next week here are some words of wisdom and tips on how to pass…

  • Industry Analysis – Feb 2016 OCS, MCS and SCS

    If you are looking to pass the CIMA Case Study exams first time then you need to have a firm grip on the latest industry analysis. And with just weeks (days in the case on the OCS) to go, these resources and videos below are an excellent source of information. Industry Analysis – OCS Feb…

  • The Week Ahead – 1st February 2016

    It’s the beginning of February and the case study exams will soon be upon us. Feb 2016 Case Study Exams The OCS students are in their final week of preparation for the exam and should be making sure they have every angle covered (not just the theory). So this means, you should be brushing on…

  • Social Media Accounts to Follow!

    It’s almost the end of the working week and the perfect time to brush on your social media accounts to follow. I have researched, short-listed and drawn up a list of people and accounts you should be following on twitter. Here they are (in no particular order). @CIMA_News – the official CIMA twitter account is…

  • CIMA Release 2015 Exam Success Rates

    CIMA have officially released the 2015 exam pass rates and they make for interesting reading. Below is a screenshot of the results for the Case Study and Objective tests. The official comments from CIMA executive director Dr Noel Tagoe of the pass rates under the new 2015 syllabus were of a positive tone “Our new exam…

  • The Week Ahead – 25th January 2015

    The clock is ticking and we are getting closer to the February sitting of the case study exams. With this in mind, I posted some valuable information last week on the best CIMA mock exam resources as well as how to use the CIMA examiners report. On to this week and what’s coming up. Feb…

  • The CIMA Examiners Report

    The CIMA Examiners Report

    One of the most under-rated documents produced by CIMA is the official Examiners Report that is available shortly after the case study exams. The CIMA examiners report can be used in two different ways. Firstly, a couple of weeks before you sit any case study I would suggest digging out the report for the previous sitting.…

  • CIMA Mock Exam Resources

    The key to passing any CIMA exam is to master the mock exams before you sit the real thing. It’s no use accumulating all of the theory behind the exam if you haven’t taken several mock exams in the lead up to exam day. This statement rings true for the objective tests and case study exams.…

  • The Week Ahead – 18th January 2016

    Last week was a much more productive week for me personally in regards to my F2 studies. I managed to catch up on some slack from week one as well the week two topics I planned to cover. Here is what to expect for the week ahead on The CIMA Student. CIMA News There was…

  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

    More and more companies are placing a big emphasis on CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility and it’s an important topic in the CIMA syllabus. What is CSR? CSR is a companies responsibility to the society in which it operates. It involves considering all of the stakeholders (we could use Mendelows Matrix here to value the importance of each…

  • CIMA SCS Feb 2016: Rio

    The final set of links and resources for the February 2016 case studies are here. The Strategic level students have been given a company in the fashion retail industry called Rio. CIMA released the Strategic Case Study pre-seen material last week and it’s available in full here. A reminder that SCS exam sittings begin on…

  • The Week Ahead – 11th January 2016

    The Week Ahead – 11th January 2016

    The first working week of the year is out of the way, which means, for most accountants working in industry, the dreaded Year End will be over (for the most part). So hopefully the late nights in the office are done for now and people can start thinking about their CIMA studies. Case Study Exams…

  • What’s the difference between CIMA and ACCA?

    What’s the difference between CIMA and ACCA?

    A common question among students who are deciding on what route to take on their studies is “What’s the difference between CIMA and ACCA?” or perhaps even the question “What’s better? CIMA or ACCA?”  In my experience, there feels like a rivalry between the two qualifications. When I started to work in finance, ACCA was the…

  • Acorn CIMA Materials – Exclusive 10% Discount!

    If like myself you are funding your own CIMA studies then every penny counts. With this in mind, I have spoken to Acorn Professional Tutors and they are offering thecimastudent.com readers an exclusive 10% OFF all of their study materials. One of the Acorn directors Gary White, had this to say about the company. About Acorn…

  • Budgeting and Beyond!

    Budgeting and Beyond!

    While studying for the operational case study I was revising the budgeting section of the P1 syllabus and the idea of Beyond Budgeting really struck a chord with me. Traditional budgeting methods, in my opinion, are becoming outdated and counter-productive. The idea that departments will needlessly spend in the final months of the year to ensure…

  • CIMA Feb 2016 MCS: Pizzatime

    Finally, the Management level students have been put out of their misery as CIMA released the pre-seen materials for the February MCS! You can find the full official document from CIMA here. It’s a week later than was scheduled on the CIMA website but nevertheless work can now commence on analysing the pre-seen materials. Astranti have…

  • The Week Ahead – 4th January 2016

    The Week Ahead – 4th January 2016

    CIMA 2016 Study Plan A new year brings new hope – but it also brings new challenges and none more so when planning your CIMA studies for the year ahead. You may be in the middle of a new year detox but take this opportunity to plan your studies. I have gathered a few useful…

  • My CIMA F2 Study Plan

    My CIMA F2 Study Plan

    Now Christmas and the New Year celebrations are out of the way  I am plan to tackle the F2 paper next. With this in mind I have created a study plan that will take up all the way up to the F2 Advanced Financial Reporting paper in March 2016. I have given myself 10 weeks…