You must gain at least three years’ relevant practical experience before you can achieve your Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) status. Your practical experience must cover three areas: Basic, Core and Supplementary and they are as under:
Area 1 Basic experience
1a Preparing and maintaining accounting records
1b Statutory and regulatory reporting
1c IT desktop skills
1d Systems and procedure development
Area 2 Core experience
2a Preparation of management accounts
2b Planning, budgeting and forecasting
2c Management reporting for decision-making
2d Product and service costing
2e Information management
2f Project appraisal
2g Project management
2h Working capital control
Area 3 Supplementary experience
3a Financial strategy
3b Corporate finance
3c Treasury management
3d Taxation
3e Business evaluation and appraisal
3f Business strategy
3g External relationships