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Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) Syllabus
Management-accounting designation jointly offered by the AICPA and CIMA, available to US professionals.. The complete Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) outline — 7 subjects, 31 chapters and 125 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
5 chapters · 22 topics · 38 sub-topics
Performance Pillar: Cost, Decision-Making, and Risk Management5 chapters · 22 topics · 48 sub-topics
Financial Pillar: Financial Reporting and Taxation5 chapters · 19 topics · 31 sub-topics
Strategic Management and Competitive Strategy4 chapters · 16 topics · 26 sub-topics
Corporate Finance, Treasury, and Financial Strategy5 chapters · 18 topics · 31 sub-topics
Management Control, Performance Measurement, and Responsibility Accounting4 chapters · 16 topics · 21 sub-topics
Business Ethics, Governance, and Integrated Reporting3 chapters · 12 topics · 14 sub-topics
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) flashcard decks
410 question-and-answer cards across 7 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Enterprise Pillar: Managing People, Projects, and Organizational Strategy — 64 cards
- Performance Pillar: Cost, Decision-Making, and Risk Management — 66 cards
- Financial Pillar: Financial Reporting and Taxation — 60 cards
- Strategic Management and Competitive Strategy — 50 cards
- Corporate Finance, Treasury, and Financial Strategy — 61 cards
- Management Control, Performance Measurement, and Responsibility Accounting — 58 cards
- Business Ethics, Governance, and Integrated Reporting — 51 cards
How to work through the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Enterprise Pillar: Managing People, Projects, and Organizational Strategy carries 22 topics while Business Ethics, Governance, and Integrated Reporting carries 12. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).
The ~135 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) syllabus?
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) covers 7 subjects: Enterprise Pillar: Managing People, Projects, and Organizational Strategy, Performance Pillar: Cost, Decision-Making, and Risk Management, Financial Pillar: Financial Reporting and Taxation, Strategic Management and Competitive Strategy, Corporate Finance, Treasury, and Financial Strategy, Management Control, Performance Measurement, and Responsibility Accounting and Business Ethics, Governance, and Integrated Reporting. Together they contain 31 chapters and 125 named topics.
How big is the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) syllabus?
The full Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) outline breaks down into 31 chapters, 125 topics and 209 sub-topics. Enterprise Pillar: Managing People, Projects, and Organizational Strategy is the largest single subject with 22 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) syllabus?
Roughly 135 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 6 weeks.
Are there Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) flashcards?
Yes — 410 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United States and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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