CIMA OCS pre-seen · May – Aug 2026
SoPa Pre-seen: what to prepare for CIMA OCS
Your role: Finance Officer
Practical and clear. Explain figures, processes and controls to managers who aren't accountants.
- Pre-seen released
- 20 Mar 2026
- Exams from
- 6 May 2026
- Last exam day
- 7 Aug 2026
- First results
- 25 Jun 2026
This pre-seen is used for two exam windows. Check your own booking and dates with CIMA.
The business in brief
A family-owned restaurant chain with strong growth and healthy cash, but falling customer reviews, high staff turnover and high fixed costs. Options under discussion include new sites, a delivery-only kitchen, a branded retail product range, a new overseas market and digital ordering.
Our own summary to help you plan. Download the official pre-seen from your AICPA-CIMA account.
- Expect tasks on
- Day-to-day finance: costing and variances, budgets, working capital, tax, financial statements, and how technology changes the finance function.
Practise this pre-seen
Practice tasks for SoPa are being prepared. Until then, practise exam technique in the current pre-seen.
Questions about SoPa
What is the SoPa pre-seen?
SoPa is the pre-seen company for the CIMA Operational Case Study (OCS), May – Aug 2026. A family-owned restaurant chain with strong growth and healthy cash, but falling customer reviews, high staff turnover and high fixed costs. Options under discussion include new sites, a delivery-only kitchen, a branded retail product range, a new overseas market and digital ordering. This is our own summary; download the official pre-seen from your AICPA-CIMA account.
What role do I play in the SoPa case study?
You write as Finance Officer. Practical and clear. Explain figures, processes and controls to managers who aren't accountants.
How can I practise for the SoPa case study?
Practice tasks for SoPa are being prepared. You can practise exam technique now in the current pre-seen, marked by AI in about a minute on the four competencies.
When is the SoPa exam?
The May – Aug 2026 exam windows start on 6 May 2026 and end on 7 August 2026. Check your own booking with CIMA.
Sitting OCS next? Practise in the current pre-seen
SoPa was the pre-seen for May – Aug 2026. Our practice tasks are set in the current OCS pre-seen, marked in about a minute on the four competencies. Try one task free.
One task free. No card needed. AI marks are a guide to help you improve. They are not CIMA marks and not a prediction of your result.