The Certificate in Business Accounting is CIMA’s entry level accounting qualification for students with little or no accounting background.

You’ll achieve a solid understanding of basic accounting, management accounting and business principles.

The certificate level consists of five subjects:

C01 Fundamentals of management accounting
C02 Fundamentals of financial accounting
C03 Fundamentals of business mathematics
C04 Fundamentals of business economics
C05 Fundamentals of ethics, corporate governance and business law

This level offers a lot of flexibility to suit your personal circumstances.

You can study full-time or part-time meaning you can work and learn at the same time.

Exams

Exams can be taken in the order and combination you choose and at your own pace.

Exams can be sat all through the year at over 5,000 computer based assessment (CBA) centres around the world.

After passing all five exams you are awarded the Certificate in Business Accounting qualification.

You can then proceed to the CIMA Professional Qualification, starting at the operational level.

Fee-

Student fees from 1 January 2016.

Subscription fees

Students GBP108
Students who have passed T4 part B / strategic case study exam GBP250
New student (first subscription fee, up to the next October after you register) Free

Registration fees

Registration (one-off payment) GBP77
Re-registration GBP0 zero (Until 30th June 2016 –usually GBP77)
Registration for the management accountants’ gateway (not including assessment fee) GBP77
Registration for the CIMA professional gateway assessment GBP410
Registration for the CIMA Master's gateway package GBP700
Registration for the CIMA Master's gateway assessment GBP410

Exemption fees

Certificate in business accounting (per subject) GBP56
Operational and management level objective tests (per subject) GBP73
Operational and management level case study exams (per exam) GBP120
Strategic level objective tests (per subject) GBP120

Exam fees

Certificate in business accounting objective tests (per subject) GBP56
Operational and management level objective tests (per subject) GBP73
Operational and management level case study exams (per exam) GBP120
Strategic level objective tests (per subject) GBP120
Strategic level case study exam GBP183
Management accounting gateway assessment GBP120
Duplicate certificate GBP26

Contact details-

Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants
The Helicon
One South Place
London
EC2M 2RB
United Kingdom

Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm (UK time)

Tel: +44 (0)20 8849 2251