Functional Area Certification Standards

Functional Area Certification Standards
BUSINESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Practitioner)
(See Notes at the Bottom)

Core Certification Standards (required for DAWIA certification)

Education	No education requirement for certification
Training	ACQ 1010 Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management BUS 1100 Business Essentials BFM 1000 Fundamentals of Acquisition Financial Management BFM 2000 Applied Acquisition Financial Management
Experience	At least 4 years of acquisition experience in financial management
Assessment	None required
Certification Currency	80 hours Continuous Learning (CL) every 2 years – with an acquisition and/or leadership focus. CL guidelines: >50 hours of course work pertaining to Acquisition, >20 hours of leadership training

Functional/Interdisciplinary Developmental Recommendations
Assignment Type	Opportunities
Budget Analyst	Functional Area CBFM 002 Industry Financial Business Acumen Credential BFM 0010 Value Added Tax on DoD's International Efforts BFM 0040 Budget Policy CLB 025 Total Ownership Cost Interdisciplinary ACQ 0030 Overview of Acquisition Ethics ACQ 0040 Ethics Training ACQ 3700V Acquisition Law ALD 0010 Mastering the Strategic Moment ALD 0020 Mindfulness ALD 0030 Professionalism ALD 0090 Communication CLC 006 Contract Terminations CLC 011 Contracting for the Rest of Us CLC 024 Basic Math Tutorial CLM 040 Proper Financial Accounting Treatments for Military Equipment CLM 048 Audit Readiness Requirements for DoD Equipment EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
Financial Analyst	Functional Area CBFM 002 Industry Financial Business Acumen Credential BFM 0010 Value Added Tax on DoD's International Efforts BFM 0040 Budget Policy CLB 025 Total Ownership Cost Interdisciplinary ACQ 0030 Overview of Acquisition Ethics ACQ 0040 Ethics Training ACQ 3700V Acquisition Law ALD 0010 Mastering the Strategic Moment ALD 0020 Mindfulness ALD 0030 Professionalism ALD 0090 Communication CLC 006 Contract Terminations CLC 011 Contracting for the Rest of Us CLC 024 Basic Math Tutorial CLM 040 Proper Financial Accounting Treatments for Military Equipment CLM 048 Audit Readiness Requirements for DoD Equipment EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
Management and Program Analyst	Functional Area CBFM 002 Industry Financial Business Acumen Credential BFM 0010 Value Added Tax on DoD's International Efforts BFM 0040 Budget Policy CLB 025 Total Ownership Cost Interdisciplinary ACQ 0030 Overview of Acquisition Ethics ACQ 0040 Ethics Training ACQ 3700V Acquisition Law ALD 0010 Mastering the Strategic Moment ALD 0020 Mindfulness ALD 0030 Professionalism ALD 0090 Communication CLC 006 Contract Terminations CLC 011 Contracting for the Rest of Us CLC 024 Basic Math Tutorial CLM 040 Proper Financial Accounting Treatments for Military Equipment CLM 048 Audit Readiness Requirements for DoD Equipment EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
Financial Administrator	Functional Area CBFM 002 Industry Financial Business Acumen Credential BFM 0010 Value Added Tax on DoD's International Efforts BFM 0040 Budget Policy CLB 025 Total Ownership Cost Interdisciplinary ACQ 0030 Overview of Acquisition Ethics ACQ 0040 Ethics Training ACQ 3700V Acquisition Law ALD 0010 Mastering the Strategic Moment ALD 0020 Mindfulness ALD 0030 Professionalism ALD 0090 Communication CLC 006 Contract Terminations CLC 011 Contracting for the Rest of Us CLC 024 Basic Math Tutorial CLM 040 Proper Financial Accounting Treatments for Military Equipment CLM 048 Audit Readiness Requirements for DoD Equipment EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
Administration and Program Staffer	Functional Area BFM 0010 Value Added Tax on DoD's International Efforts BFM 0040 Budget Policy CLB 025 Total Ownership Cost Interdisciplinary ACQ 0030 Overview of Acquisition Ethics ACQ 0040 Ethics Training ACQ 3700V Acquisition Law ALD 0010 Mastering the Strategic Moment ALD 0020 Mindfulness ALD 0030 Professionalism ALD 0090 Communication CLC 006 Contract Terminations CLC 011 Contracting for the Rest of Us CLC 024 Basic Math Tutorial CLM 040 Proper Financial Accounting Treatments for Military Equipment CLM 048 Audit Readiness Requirements for DoD Equipment EVM 101 Fundamentals of Earned Value Management

Notes:

2 An "(R)" following a course title indicates the course is delivered as instructor-led/resident-based instruction.
21 If a virtual instructor-led version of a course is available, the course number is noted by the “V” after the course ID. The “V” course is acceptable in lieu of the (R) version of the course. For example, ACQ 2030V is acceptable in lieu of ACQ 2030. A separate concept card is available at: https://icatalog.dau.edu/icatalog_home.aspx