Centre · CFO Excellence · Certification
CFO Excellence Certification™
A 5-level pathway recognising practitioner through fellow mastery of board-grade finance leadership.
Certification levels
L1
Finance Practitioner
Score · 60-69%
Exam pass; foundational competency
L2
Finance Professional
Score · 70-79%
Exam + applied artefact (e.g. budget or reporting pack)
L3
Senior Finance Professional
Score · 80-89%
Applied build (FP&A model or controls framework)
L4
Finance Excellence Fellow
Score · 90-94%
Board-grade finance & value programme
L5
Distinguished CFO Fellow
Score · 95%+ + contribution
Demonstrated mastery + mentoring/faculty contribution
Gate assessment
Finance Maturity Assessment
Score thresholds on this assessment unlock each certification level.
Take the assessmentAcross the CFO Excellence ecosystem
Knowledge graph · 23 relations
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AssessmentFinance Maturity AssessmentAssessmentFP&A Maturity AssessmentAssessmentManagement Reporting AssessmentAssessmentFinancial Controls AssessmentAssessmentWorking Capital AssessmentAssessmentTreasury & Liquidity AssessmentAssessmentCapital Allocation AssessmentAssessmentCost & Profitability AssessmentAssessmentFinance Transformation AssessmentAssessmentCFO Excellence Assessment