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A current guide to FPAC Part I and Part II, Pearson VUE scheduling, domain weights, task-based simulations, case analysis, and experience rules.
The FPAC credential validates corporate financial planning and analysis skill across business acumen, systems, partnering, modeling, projections, analytics, and communication. Use this guide to organize application timing, study priorities, and exam-day pacing.
Use these points to plan both FPAC exam parts and avoid treating FPAC like a single generic finance test.
FPAC is sponsored by AFP and delivered by Pearson VUE after AFP registration and authorization to test.
Part I covers Financial Acumen with 140 multiple-choice questions in a 180-minute appointment, including 155 minutes for answering.
Part II covers Financial Analysis and Business Support with 55 questions in a 270-minute appointment, including 245 minutes for answering.
Part II includes task-based simulations and case analysis sets, so spreadsheet modeling and scenario work matter.
FPAC experience must be at least 35 hours per week with at least 50 percent of time spent on qualifying FP&A work.
AFP says education and experience requirements must be completed within five years of the initial FPAC application.
Part I is mostly foundational business and finance knowledge; Part II tests whether you can apply that knowledge through models, analysis, projections, and communication.
Part I weights Concepts of Business and Finance most heavily, while Part II emphasizes Analysis and Projections plus Models and Analytics.
Task-based simulations reward candidates who can build, refine, audit, and explain financial models under time pressure.
Keep proof of qualifying FP&A responsibilities because AFP does not award the credential until education and experience requirements are met.
Use this AFP FP&A Certification exam help page for exam-specific context, then compare the broader online exam help services page or contact HiraEdu if you need a direct handoff. This page stays focused on AFP FP&A Certification while the linked service pages cover broader exam support options.
The Certified Corporate FP&A Professional credential is sponsored by AFP and delivered by Pearson VUE after candidates register with AFP and receive authorization to test. AFP describes the exam as a two-part computer-based assessment with multiple-choice and spreadsheet-based questions. Part I, Financial Acumen, includes 140 multiple-choice questions in a 180-minute appointment, with 155 minutes used to answer questions. Part II, Financial Analysis and Business Support, includes 55 questions in a 270-minute appointment, with 245 minutes used to answer questions; AFP states that 45 are task-based simulations and 10 are case analysis sets.
Current AFP test specifications for the 2025B-2031A testing windows list three domains in each part. Part I covers Concepts of Business and Finance, Systems and Technology, and Business Partnering. Part II covers Analysis and Projections, Models and Analytics, and Business Communication. To earn the FPAC credential, experience must involve at least 35 hours per week with at least 50 percent of time spent on FP&A work such as budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, strategic planning, data management, business intelligence, FP&A systems, financial analysis, or analytics. Candidates do not need to finish all education and experience requirements before taking the exam, but they must complete them within five years of initial application.
The FPAC exam has two parts: Part I Financial Acumen and Part II Financial Analysis and Business Support.
AFP lists Part I as 140 multiple-choice questions in a 180-minute appointment, with 155 minutes used to answer questions.
AFP lists Part II as 55 questions in a 270-minute appointment, with 45 task-based simulations and 10 case analysis sets.
Part I covers Concepts of Business and Finance, Systems and Technology, and Business Partnering. Part II covers Analysis and Projections, Models and Analytics, and Business Communication.
AFP says candidates do not need to complete all education and experience requirements before taking the exam, but the credential is not awarded until requirements are met within five years of initial application.
Register with AFP, track authorization timing, and verify whether both exam parts or any waiver rules apply to your credential profile.
Study business and finance concepts, systems and technology, and business partnering according to the current domain weights.
Practice variance analysis, projections, ratio analysis, ROI, NPV, cash flow, sensitivity analysis, data visualization, and model documentation.
Document qualifying budgeting, forecasting, modeling, planning, BI, FP&A systems, analysis, or analytics work before the five-year deadline.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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