Competency Assessment for the Office of the CFO (Video) (Course Id 1085)

• Who is this course for?
  This course is designed for anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE), particularly those working in or with the finance function of an organization.

• What is this course about or what problem does this course solve?
  This course addresses the challenge of ensuring employee competency within the finance function, demonstrating how competency assessments can enhance performance, reduce turnover, and drive business success.

• How can the knowledge from this course be used?
  Learners can use the knowledge to self-assess their own skills, evaluate team competencies, and implement competency assessments for performance evaluation, succession planning, and career development.

• Why is this course important to a CPA or Accountant?
  This course helps finance professionals manage their careers and teams more effectively by leveraging structured competency assessments to improve performance and organizational outcomes.

• When is this course relevant or timely?
  This course is relevant whenever there is a need to improve employee performance, manage finance teams, or develop structured career planning, and it remains current with its latest revision in March 2024.

• How is a course like this consumed or used?
  The course is delivered as a video-based QAS self-study with accompanying text, review questions, and a final exam, requiring no additional materials or preparation.

The success of every finance function hinges on the competency of its employees. All the best financial technology and processes that money can buy will not be enough to overcome a deficiency in people. Companies that use competency assessment enjoy lower employee turnover, higher employee performance and increased sales and profits. A competency assessment framework will improve self-managing your own career and/or manage your finance team more effectively.

Video - NASBA QAS - Text - NASBA Registry - 1085

Course Learning Objectives

• Learn to identify and self-assess your own strengths and weaknesses and those of your team.
• Apply competency assessment as performance evaluation, succession planning, and professional development tool.
• Develop a career path using a competency assessment framework tool.

Chapter 1 - Competency Assessment for the Office of the CFO

Chapter 1 Review Questions

Glossary of Terminology