CIMFA | The Chartered Institute of Management and Financial Accountants
The Chartered Institute of Management and Financial Accountants
Chartered Professional Institute
United States of America
About the Institution
The Chartered Institute of Management and Financial Accountants (CIMFA) is a Chartered Professional Institute established in 2001 with a focus on management accounting, financial accounting, professional education, and continuing professional development. CIMFA supports the development of professionals who apply financial knowledge, management accounting principles, analytical judgment, and ethical professional practice within organizations and evolving business environments. The Institute's educational and professional framework incorporates structured learning, assessment, professional development, and quality assurance activities designed to support the development and maintenance of professional competence. Through its institutional activities, CIMFA promotes professional standards, responsible financial management, effective organizational decision-making, and continuous development within the management and financial accounting profession.Accreditation Details
Official information from the ACISC accreditation record.
- Accreditation number
- ACUNV154501US
- Effective status
- ACCREDITED
- Accreditation type
- Institutional Accreditation
- Initial evaluation
- April 15, 2017
- Last renewal
- April 14, 2025
- Valid until
- April 24, 2028
Accreditation Statement
The Chartered Institute of Management and Financial Accountants (CIMFA) has been awarded Institutional Accreditation by the Accrediting Council of International Schools & Colleges (ACISC™) following an external evaluation against the standards and quality requirements applicable to its institutional accreditation.
The accreditation recognizes CIMFA’s commitment to professional education, institutional quality, academic and professional integrity, effective governance, organizational effectiveness, and continuous improvement within its approved scope of accreditation.
As part of the accreditation process, ACISC™ evaluates the Institute’s institutional framework, professional education and development activities, assessment and quality assurance practices, learner and member support, academic and professional standards, and the systems used to monitor institutional effectiveness and ongoing improvement.
CIMFA’s accreditation is maintained in the official ACISC™ accreditation registry under Accreditation No. ACUNV154501US, with the institution subject to the applicable ACISC™ standards and continuing accreditation requirements throughout the validity of its accreditation.
Approved Scope of Accreditation
The approved scope of accreditation for The Chartered Institute of Management and Financial Accountants (CIMFA) encompasses the institutional and professional educational activities evaluated within the ACISC™ accreditation process. The approved scope includes eligible professional education and development activities in management and financial accounting that form part of CIMFA’s official accreditation record, together with the institutional systems supporting their delivery, assessment, oversight, and quality assurance. Within this scope, ACISC™ considers relevant institutional practices associated with professional education, assessment, academic and professional integrity, learner and member support, organizational effectiveness, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. The approved scope forms part of CIMFA’s official ACISC™ accreditation record and remains subject to the standards and continuing requirements applicable to its institutional accreditation.Programs Within Approved Scope
The approved accreditation scope of The Chartered Institute of Management and Financial Accountants (CIMFA) encompasses eligible professional education and development activities in the fields of management and financial accounting that are included within the Institute's official accreditation record.
Activities within the approved scope are considered within CIMFA's institutional framework for professional learning, assessment, professional development, quality assurance, and continuing improvement.
Where individual programs, qualifications, or professional education activities are specifically identified as being within the approved accreditation scope, they are maintained as part of the institution's accreditation record.