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V Skill HF-D4.6-004 cross-sector 10 kompetenser

Budget and financial accountability

Drawing up a budget, tracking spend against plan, explaining variances and accounting for financial choices to a sponsor, executive team or controller.

Hur hrmforce mäter detta

Bedömningsmetod
Knowledge test · rho 0.40 (SD 0.13)
hrmforce instrument
Knowledge test (client-specific), Work sample test
Utbildningsbarhet
high
Prognos för efterfrågan 2026–2030
stable

Test of declarative job knowledge, usually assembled per client.

Beteendeankare

NivåBeteende på denna nivå
N1 Guided Keeps track of spend within a given budget and submits receipts and justification according to procedure.
works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient Draws up the team budget, explains monthly variances with figures and adjusts in order to stay within the annual budget.
sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading Sets the multi-year budget of the organisation, weighs investment proposals and provides accountability in the annual accounts and to supervisors.
sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession

N2 och N4 är medvetet inte förankrade. Bedömarna placerar dem mellan förankringarna, i enlighet med konventionen O*NET.

Grundläggande kompetenser

Dessa kompetenser ärver bedömningsvägen och beteendeankarna för detta konstrukt.

TKompetensDefinitionPrognos för efterfrågan 2026–2030
V Drawing up a budget
Budgeting
Sets out expected costs and revenues per item and period and substantiates the assumptions. stable
V Producing a budget report
Budget reporting
Reports realisation against budget per period with an explanation of the main differences. declining
V Conducting a variance analysis
Variance analysis
Analyses why actual costs or revenues deviate from budget and which part is structural. rising
V Updating a financial forecast
Financial forecasting
Revises the expectation for the rest of the year based on realisation and known developments. rising
V Substantiating an investment proposal
Business case
Calculates cost, return and payback of an investment and submits the proposal for decision. rising
V Managing cost centres
Cost centre management
Ensures costs land on the right cost centre and ledger account and corrects incorrect postings. declining
V Approving invoices and commitments
Invoice approval
Checks whether the service was delivered, the amount is correct and the spend fits the mandate. declining
V Calculating cost price or rate
Cost price calculation
Calculates what a product, hour or treatment costs including overhead and derives a rate from it. stable
T Extracting financial reports from a system
Financial reporting software
Extracts figures per cost centre and period from the finance system and turns them into a readable overview. declining
V Drawing up a cost reduction proposal
Cost reduction plan
Finds structural savings options, weighs the service consequences and presents choices with scenarios. stable
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