CMA Part 2 Exam Preparation: Strategic Financial Management
Strategic financial management sits at the heart of the CMA programme.
About this course
Strategic financial management sits at the heart of the CMA programme. This 15-day programme, of about 90 hours, prepares you for CMA exam Part 2, following the published content outline: financial statement analysis, corporate finance, decision analysis, risk management, investment decisions and professional ethics.
You will work through calculation-based problems, multiple-choice drills and essay scenarios that mirror the style of the exam. The course fee covers training and materials; exam fees are separate and paid to the exam provider. Successful completion of the course earns an Alalamia certificate.
What you'll learn
- Analyse financial statements using ratios and other analytical tools
- Evaluate corporate finance decisions on capital structure, working capital and financing
- Apply marginal analysis and cost-volume-profit techniques to business decisions
- Identify, assess and respond to enterprise risks
- Evaluate capital investment projects using discounted cash flow methods
- Apply ethical principles relevant to management accountants and organisations
- Answer multiple-choice and essay questions effectively under timed conditions
Curriculum
- Part 2 content outline
- Question types and exam strategy
- Building a study plan
- Basic analytical tools
- Financial ratios
- Profitability analysis
- Special issues in analysis
- Risk and return
- Long-term financial management
- Raising capital
- Working capital management
- Corporate restructuring
- International finance
- Cost-volume-profit analysis
- Marginal analysis
- Pricing
- Enterprise risk
- Risk identification and assessment
- Risk mitigation strategies
- Capital budgeting process
- Discounted cash flow analysis
- Payback and other methods
- Risk analysis in capital investment
- Business ethics
- Ethical considerations for management accounting professionals
- Ethical considerations for the organisation
- Approaching essay scenarios
- Timed multiple-choice practice
- Mock exam and feedback
- Final revision plan
Who it's for
Finance professionals and analysts preparing for CMA exam Part 2.
Before you start
- A good working knowledge of accounting and financial statements
- Completion of CMA Part 1 study is helpful but not required
Prepares for
Part of these Alalamia diplomas
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