CGMA Professional
Qualification Upgrade 2026
Information for candidates

CGMA Professional
Qualification Upgrade 2026
Information for candidates

The CGMA Professional Qualification upgrade is here

2025 saw the unveiling of the upgraded CGMA Professional Qualification syllabus for 2026. This upgrade is designed to prepare candidates for the future of work and meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance finance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills. The upgraded syllabus enhances key competencies and behaviours such as finance business partnering, analytical thinking, and strategic planning while broadening its scope to include emerging topics.

These enhancements are being reflected into the CGMA syllabus and exam blueprints and will be examined from the May 2026 case study exam sitting onwards, for all pathways. All case study exams prior to this will not be affected.

The CGMA Professional Qualification upgrade is here

2025 saw the unveiling of the upgraded CGMA Professional Qualification syllabus for 2026. This upgrade is designed to prepare candidates for the future of work and meet the growing expectations of modern finance professionals to be high-performance finance business partners capable of utilising technology and applying critical thinking skills. The upgraded syllabus enhances key competencies and behaviours such as finance business partnering, analytical thinking, and strategic planning while broadening its scope to include emerging topics.

These enhancements are being reflected into the CGMA syllabus and exam blueprints and will be examined from the May 2026 case study exam sitting onwards, for all pathways. All case study exams prior to this will not be affected.

Understanding the transformational shift (Video will be replaced)

Understanding the transformational shift (Video will be replaced)

Emerging topics – Message from our examining team

Messages from our examining team on the technical upgrades. NOTE: These changes have appeared in self-tailored objective test exams since January 2025, as per prior communications. They will appear in the case study exams for all pathways from May 2026 onwards.

Importance of CGMA & Generative AI (Video will be replaced)

Importance of CGMA & Generative AI (Video will be replaced)

Technical upgrade – Message from our examining team

NOTE: Questions on Generative AI will appear in self-tailored objective test exams from January 2026, as per prior communications. They will appear in the case study exams for all pathways from May 2026 onwards. There is no Generative AI upgrade to the Management level at this time.

The Case Study exam stripped back

This is an opportunity to remind ourselves of the key elements that make up the Case Study exam.


Setting the context:

The expanded role of finance means the role of a management accountant is multi layered. Each layer is a fundamental part of what is expected from a modern finance professional.

The Case Study exam stripped back

This is an opportunity to remind ourselves of the key elements that make up the Case Study exam.


Setting the context:

The expanded role of finance means the role of a management accountant is multi layered. Each layer is a fundamental part of what is expected from a modern finance professional.

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