Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CIMA is the largest and the oldest management accounting body in the world, with 115,000 members and 6,500 CGMA students in 2020.[3] The Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) qualification has the academic standing of a master's degree in the UK (recognised at Level 7 by NARIC).CIMA is recognised as a professional accounting body for various statutory purposes by UK and various overseas governments.The institute regulates the activities of its members by a code of practice, a discipline committee and a continuing professional development education scheme.The CGMA is the most widely held management accounting designation in the world with more than 150,000 designees; it is educationally equivalent to a master's degree.The designation is built on extensive global research to maintain the highest relevance with employers and develop the competencies most in demand.