| All Cadbury graduates study CIMA. CIMA - The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - is a leading membership body that offers an internationally recognised professional qualification in management accountancy, which focuses on accounting for business. |
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Cadbury is a great place to study CIMA and we offer a very high level of support, including:
- Financial support throughout the 3 years of CIMA studies - membership fees, college courses, learning materials and exams are all provided.
- Graduate scheme roles across a number of functions which ensure that you gain the 3 years professional experience required by CIMA to become qualified
- 5 days study leave per exam, plus the day of the exam, with flexible working arrangements in order to accommodate your studies
- A network of CIMA graduates offering a support network to provide help and guidance through your studies.
For more information on the CIMA qualification including a full breakdown of the exams, experience requirements and benefits of the qualification, together with case studies from Cadbury employees who have completed, or are currently completing their studies, please go to the CIMA website: www.cimaglobal.com
Michelle Kelley, Finance Graduate says:
I think the key benefit of CIMA is that you are learning things which are actually practical and useful in your working life. The qualification does involve an investment of time but it is so much easier and more motivating to study when you can see, as I have across different roles, how it relates to what you are doing.
For me one of the best aspects of CIMA is that you learn not just about finance but about broader business topics such as HR, marketing & project management. This is pulled together in the final case study where you learn about a business and have to write a report identifying and analysing the issues and providing recommendations from a full business and industry perspective. I found this really interesting (and surprisingly enjoyable!) as it emphasised how you can personally use your knowledge to really add value to a company. This is great for people like me who have no finance/business background (I did a history degree...) and fits in well with the fact Cadbury strongly encourages people in finance to act with a general management mindset rather than just dealing with the numbers.