CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is an international association of management accounting specialists of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, founded in 1919. Today, the CIMA Association unites more than 229,000 students and members in 176 countries around the world.The CIMA qualification is aimed at developing skills in using financial and non-financial information to make management decisions. The programs cover key aspects of organizational performance management relevant to doing business.