"Your CIBA designation gives you access to the world's leading professional body for accountants"

We signed an MOU with CIMA for mutual membership recognition.

The Agreement

CIBA and CIMA entered into an MOU to offer CIBA members access to step into the CIMA learning experience, allowing CIBA members to become Chartered Management Accountants (CMA). The CMA designation leads to a Certified Public Accountants (CPA) with the AICPA.

CIMA students at various levels of their CIMA studies can apply for an appropriate CIBA designation.

• CIMA has granted exemptions available to different CIBA membership levels, based on a holistic review of entry requirements, competency frameworks and CPD.
• Similarly, CIBA offer CIMA learners support and accreditation, through our designations.
• CIMA levels match perfectly with CIBA’s exclusive designations.

Exemptions and Development

The MOU provides for various exemptions to enter CIBA or CIMA membership. In addition the institutes collaborate on providing practice management, business management, and technology courses, as well as specialist licenses to the CIBA community.

Go to www.saiba.academy to view the various courses.

The exemptions are paired together according to eligibility and levels as follows:

Certificate Levels

• CIMA:
  • A CIMA student with completed certificate level exams will automatically qualify for a CIBA membership, and after two years of work can apply for the CIBA BA(SA) designation.

Operational Levels

• CIBA:
  • BA(SA) + CIMA Operational Level: BA(SA) designation holders will begin at the operational level objective tests, leaving them with 12 exam requirements to obtain a CIMA qualification.
• CIMA:
  • Members with 2 years’ experience in relevant finance role and who have successfully completed the Operational level will enter the BA(SA) gateway.

Management Level

• CIBA:
  • BAP(SA): BAP(SA) members will step into the management level case study, leaving them 8 exams to complete to obtain a CIMA qualification.
• CIMA:
  • Members with 4 years' experience in relevant finance role and who have successfully completed the Management case study exam will enter the BAP(SA) gateway.

Strategic Level

• CIBA:
  • CBA(SA): CBA(SA) members will be entered onto the professional gateway route, CIMA Strategic level, leaving them with 4 exams to complete the exams to obtain a CIMA qualification.
• CIMA:
  • Members with 4 years’ experience in relevant finance role and who have successfully completed the strategic case study exam will enter the CBA(SA) gateway.

CGMA Level

• CIBA:
  • CFO(SA): CFO(SA) members will be entered onto the professional gateway route, CIMA CGMA level, leaving them with 4 exams to complete the exams to obtain a CIMA qualification.
• CIMA:
  • Members with the designation CGMA and 10 years’ experience in relevant finance role will enter the CFO(SA) gateway.

How to apply

• CIBA members joining CIMA:
  • CIBA members should login to their membership profile navigate to Rewards Partners, select CIMA and complete the application form.
• Approved Training Centre (ATC):
  • CIBA firms that also need to register as an ATC to be able to train student, claim grants and tax deductions may click here to read more. (ATC)
• CIMA students joining CIBA:
  • Click on the block to your right and start your application process. A membership consultant with review your application and apply the relevant exemptions.