Orientation Presentation

Welcome to CBS
CIMA ORIENTATION-GROUP 2
© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

The Presenter
GILBERT ZINYAMA
CGMA, ACMA, ACCA, AIBZ, ACGP, ARBA, MBA, BCOM
ACC, ICAZ Finalist
17 years grooming in financial services and public
practice

Management Level

Examination Approach
➢ Exams are on demand, no maximum tries.
➢ 90 Minutes to attempt 60 questions.
➢ Weighting followed when the 60 questions are selected.
➢ Different exam for each student.
➢ All questions are independent and worth equal marks.
➢ Partial marks are not available-its all or nothing!
➢ Questions may be answered in any order.

Management Case Study
➢ Within each Management Case Study Examination, five core activities
will be assessed.
➢ These core activities represent the tasks that are most frequent, critical
and important to the role of a finance manager(simulation).

Strategic Level

Examination Approach
➢ Exams are on demand, no maximum tries.
➢ 90 Minutes to attempt 60 questions.
➢ Weighting followed when the 60 questions are selected.
➢ Different exam for each student.
➢ All questions are independent and worth equal marks.
➢ Partial marks are not available-its all or nothing!
➢ Questions may be answered in any order.

Strategic Case Study
➢ Within each Strategic Case Study Examination, five
core activities will be assessed.
➢ These core activities represent the tasks that are most
frequent, critical and important to the role of a senior
finance manager(simulation).
Core Activity Weighting

A Develop business strategy 15-25%
Evaluate business ecosystem &
B business environment 15-25%
C Recommnend financial strategies 15-25%
D Evaluate and mitigate risks 15-25%
Recommend and maintain a sound
E control environment 15-25%
TIMETABLE
0900 - 1130 1200 - 1430 1500- 1700
SCS Strategic Case E2 Managing
Study/A Star Performance
SATURDAY MCS
MCS Masters F2 Advanced Financial
Management
Gateway Reporting
Case Study
P2 Advanced
SCS Strategic Case
SUNDAY Management
Study/A Star
Accounting

Practical Experience Requirement(PER)

Practical Experience Requirements
 Area 1 – Basic experience
 Area 2 – Core experience
Minimum of 18 months
 Area 3 – Supplementary experience
Minimum Career length of three years’

BASIC CORE SUPPLEMENTARY
Preparing and Preparation of management Financial strategy
maintaining accounting accounts
records
Statutory and Planning, budgeting and forecasting Corporate finance

regulatory reporting
IT desktop skills Management reporting for decision Treasury management

making
Systems and Product and service costing Taxation

procedure development
Information management Business evaluation and appraisal
Project appraisal Business strategy

Project management External relationships
Working capital control
Risk management and business

assurance

ICAZ Pathway

Technical competence requirement
NORMAL ROUTE CIMA ROUTE
LEVEL TIMEFRAMES
Certificate in the Theory of
Accounting(CTA) 2 yrs Exempt
Initial Test of after gaining
Competence(ITC) After CTA membership
Assessment of Professional
Competence(APC) 2 yrs after ITC Exempt
Permitted 2 attempts at the exam, failure of which one will

be required to complete the CTA program.

The Initial Test of Competence
➢ Made up of 4 broad modules:

1) Financial Accounting & Reporting
2) Management Accounting & Finance
3) Applied Auditing & Governance
4) Taxation
➢ The ITC consist of four papers: Paper 1 to Paper 4.

➢ Total marks are 400, with a minimum of 200 marks (thus
50%) required to pass the ITC.
➢ The overall pass mark of 50% is subject to achieving a sub-
minimum of 40% in at least three of the four papers.
➢ The four papers are written on two consecutive days

Practical experience requirement
➢ Members are expected to satisfy practical

experience requirements for ICAZ, with a period of 24
months with an Approved Training Office(ATO).
➢ May be less than 24 months or none based on the

experience of the applicant.
➢ The period would be based on the competencies

already achieved.
➢ ICAZ’s committee will make a final determination on a

case by case basis.

The Plan-Management Level & Gateways
Management Strategic Case

ICAZ ITC
Case Study Study
November
May 2022 June 2023
2022

The Plan-A Star
Strategic Case Study ICAZ ITC
May 2022 January 2023

GROUND RULES
 Cell phones are a distraction to you and to
others, put them where we cant see them.
 Everyone gets a chance to speak.
 Discussions are controlled by the tutor, so
no need for side talks.
 Always come prepared.
 A calculator is a must.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS
 Good attendance and participation in class

 Doing all the assignments and tests given
 Being organised – have a study plan
 Stick to recommended study materials
 Teamwork – be part of a discussion group
 Self motivation – aim higher


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Welcome to CBS

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

© 2021 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

➢ Exams are on demand, no maximum tries.

➢ 90 Minutes to attempt 60 questions.

➢ Weighting followed when the 60 questions are selected.

➢ Different exam for each student.

➢ All questions are independent and worth equal marks.

➢ Partial marks are not available-its all or nothing!

➢ Questions may be answered in any order.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

➢ Exams are on demand, no maximum tries.

➢ 90 Minutes to attempt 60 questions.

➢ Weighting followed when the 60 questions are selected.

➢ Different exam for each student.

➢ All questions are independent and worth equal marks.

➢ Partial marks are not available-its all or nothing!

➢ Questions may be answered in any order.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

Core Activity Weighting

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© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

 Area 2 – Core experience

 Area 3 – Supplementary experience

Minimum Career length of three years’

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

Statutory and Planning, budgeting and forecasting Corporate finance

IT desktop skills Management reporting for decision Treasury management

Systems and Product and service costing Taxation

Information management Business evaluation and appraisal

Project appraisal Business strategy

Risk management and business

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

Permitted 2 attempts at the exam, failure of which one will

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

➢ Made up of 4 broad modules:

➢ The ITC consist of four papers: Paper 1 to Paper 4.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

➢ Members are expected to satisfy practical

➢ May be less than 24 months or none based on the

➢ The period would be based on the competencies

➢ ICAZ’s committee will make a final determination on a

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

Management Strategic Case

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

Strategic Case Study ICAZ ITC

May 2022 January 2023

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

© 2022 Claremont Business School. All Rights Reserved.

 Good attendance and participation in class

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