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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify public sector financial requirements
   • Identify the elements of the public sector financial management compliance framework relating to the work role and confirm organisational requirements relating to the application of these elements.
   • Identify delegation requirements relating to work functions.
   • Identify internal financial controls and separation of duties relating to the business unit and identify and clarify the implications of these with senior staff.
   • Locate public sector financial policies and procedures supporting the work role and identify their requirements.
2. Implement public sector financial requirements
   • Carry out and record financial processes.
   • Differentiate levels of delegations and implement delegation requirements relating to work functions.
   • Apply internal controls in the work area.
3. Identify public sector financial requirements
   • Identify the elements of the public sector financial management compliance framework relating to the work role and confirm organisational requirements relating to the application of these elements.
   • Identify delegation requirements relating to work functions.
   • Identify internal financial controls and separation of duties relating to the business unit and identify and clarify the implications of these with senior staff.
   • Locate public sector financial policies and procedures supporting the work role and identify their requirements.
4. Implement public sector financial requirements
   • Carry out and record financial processes.
   • Differentiate levels of delegations and implement delegation requirements relating to work functions.
   • Apply internal controls in the work area.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

reading complex and formal documents, including legislation, policies and processes, and applying them to work practices

adjusting communication to suit different audiences

entering data and preparing reports requiring precision of expression

applying delegations

accessing information and legislation electronically or in hard copy

applying environmental and work health and safety procedures relating to working in the public sector

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

public sector legislation including work health and safety and environment, policies and processes relating to public sector finance

basic knowledge of the public sector financial management compliance framework and its elements

documents that make up the financial framework

public sector delegations related to the work function

internal controls and separation of duties

corporate governance requirements/relationship of the financial management compliance framework to organisational structures

ethics/codes of conduct

financial application software

basic accounting principles related to the work function

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