FNSACC609 — Evaluate financial risk

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30 assessable components: 4 elements (15 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Assess financial risk exposure

1.1Identify and measure magnitude and volatility of organisational risks to determine extent of risk exposure and implications for financial strategies
1.2Identify key factors supporting or driving risk exposure and establish timeframes to monitor and improve performance
1.3Compare short-term and long-term financial outcomes and projections with actual cash flows using standard financial analysis techniques to determine effects on liquidity and budget adjustments

2 Develop risk management processes

2.1Ensure risk management options include assessments of alternatives, criteria for success and estimates of long-term and short-term effects
2.2Identify and evaluate key ethical, legislative and organisational considerations for risk management options
2.3Develop strategies using standard financial analysis techniques to identify financial flows, trends in returns and adjustments in asset values
2.4Establish financial recording systems to monitor and evaluate changes in market conditions and business needs using range of data sources
2.5Develop risk management strategies that optimise mix of asset structures and liabilities in operations and ensure flexibility to meet changing environments

3 Analyse financial histories

3.1Evaluate financial performance using trends and patterns that identify magnitude and volatility of financial exposures
3.2Compare long-term and short-term financial outcomes with forecast outcomes to assess variances and parameters in performance and reliability of financial advice
3.3Identify and analyse incidents and factors increasing or diminishing financial performance using standard financial analysis techniques

4 Establish processes to minimise risks

4.1Develop and review recording systems to monitor financial outcomes and to guide and document decision making
4.2Maintain and establish inventories to ensure up-to-date records on value of assets and liabilities
4.3Assess contribution of organisational attitudes to risk taking and incorporate in risk analysis process
4.4Develop, review and communicate parameters for variances in financial outcomes to support financial decision making

Performance evidence

apply standard financial analysis techniques and knowledge of an organisation’s attitude to risk to identify and assess financial risk
develop risk management processes that comply with relevant ethical, legislative and organisational requirements
establish processes to minimise risks based on analysis of financial histories.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge evidence

identify and discuss the key ethical considerations for compliance
explain the key features of financial legislation relevant to financial risk and compliance
compare and contrast methods of storing, recording and updating financial information and data
explain the key principles of: • internal control, including statutory reporting • risk management and budgetary control
explain organisational structures and lines of management authority.

Foundation skills

Reading: Uses highly developed research skills and critically analyses complex financial information
Writing: Prepares written analyses and forecasts that clearly explain relationships between data and advice
Oral Communication: Participates effectively in verbal exchanges using active listening and questioning to gauge organisational attitudes and obtain feedback on proposed options
Numeracy: Performs mathematical calculations and uses a range of mathematical problem-solving techniques to analyse trends and forecast financial data
Navigate the world of work: Recognises and responds to relevant ethical, legislative and organisational requirements in managing risk and meets expectations associated with own role
Get the work done: Plans and sequences complex activities, and correctly schedules risk and financial performance monitoring and reporting Plans and implements new systems and processes with strategic implications for the organisation Uses systematic analytical problem-solving processes in complex, routine and non-routine situations, gathering information and identifying and evaluating options against criteria Evaluates effectiveness of systems and processes to inform decisions on how to implement improvements Creates tools and systems to enhance the decision-making process Uses digital technologies to access, organise and analyse complex data

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What does an assessment tool for FNSACC609 need to cover?

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