The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants unveiled its upgraded CGMA Professional Qualification to meet the expanding scope of modern finance.
The professional association has launched the new syllabus and blueprints for the 2026 case study examinations to further boost and improve finance business partnering, analysis, and critical thinking skills of students, preparing them for the future of work.
CIMA seeks to meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance finance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills, with an emphasis on applied problem solving.
The move comes following the findings of AICPA & CIMA’s Future of Finance 2.0 research and the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025, which predict that combining technology and human insight will be crucial for career success in the knowledge economy and essential for future accounting and finance roles.
Moreover, the upgraded syllabus seeks to enhance key competencies and behaviours for strategic planning while broadening its scope to include sustainability, such as green finance, environmental costing, and disclosures under IFRS S1/S, as well as other financial technologies like Generative Artificial Intelligence.
