Fast-track conversion
As a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa), you've already mastered the technical depth that CIMA recognises. Through the CIMA professional gateway for CAs, you can convert to the CGMA designation by completing the Strategic Case Study — the management-accounting capstone — rather than re-sitting a full qualification.
Why convert
The CGMA designation is issued jointly by CIMA and the AICPA and is recognised in 180+ countries. For a CA(SA) moving into business, commercial finance or international roles, it signals strategic management-accounting expertise to a global audience — complementing the assurance and reporting strength of the CA(SA) brand.
CIMA recognises the CA(SA) qualification for advanced standing, so your conversion focuses on the Strategic Case Study (SCS) — the integrated, exam-room business simulation that tests strategic management, risk and financial strategy together. This is exactly the kind of integrated case-study assessment CGMA Academy specialises in.
Our SCS support is the product here — not a materials bundle. You get intensive, focused coaching built around the live pre-seen material, structured technique, and marked mock exams with detailed feedback.
The route
A clear, supported path from CA(SA) to the global designation.
We help you register with CIMA under the CA(SA) recognition route and confirm you're cleared to sit the Strategic Case Study.
Join a scheduled SCS cohort, or take intensive one-to-one coaching tailored entirely around your availability and the current pre-seen.
Work through pre-seen analysis, theory revision and exam technique, then sharpen with marked mock exams and detailed feedback.
Pass the Strategic Case Study in your chosen window and, with your CA(SA) experience, achieve the CGMA designation.
One case study away
Add CGMA to your CA(SA) with focused coaching built around the exam you'll actually sit.
