CIMA is increasing the emphasis on Finance Business Partnering and applied problem solving (particularly for the operational level), as part of its upgrade of the CGMA qualification.
The changes, which take place in 2026, place greater attention on simulating finance roles across the operational, management, and strategy levels, to meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills.
CIMA has also expanded its sustainability (green financing, IFRS S1 & S2) and digital technology (GenAI) topic coverage, but the real shift and change is focused on applied learning, critical thinking, and business case simulation needed for today’s business partners.
Read more in the new issue of PQ magazine – out tomorrow!
