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AFM Advanced Financial Management

The senior financial adviser's role: advanced investment appraisal, acquisitions and mergers, corporate reconstruction, and the treasury and risk decisions behind them.
AFM
Format
Session computer-based exam
Duration
3h 15m
Pass mark
50%
Total marks
100
Sessions
March, June, September, December
Syllabus
2026/27

Checked against ACCA's own pages on 22 October 2026. HPS re-checks before each session.

Exam structure

100 marks

  1. Section A50

    One compulsory case study covering at least two of syllabus sections A-E, answered in a set format such as a board report; 40 technical + 10 professional skills marks.

  2. Section B50

    Two compulsory scenario questions of 25 marks each mixing calculation and narrative (20 technical + 5 professional skills marks each).

An Option. Section A is a 50-mark case study; Section B has two 25-mark questions. Builds on FM.

VerifiedRecorded from the official pages on 22 October 2026Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
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Use the arrow keys or select an area. Areas and sub-areas follow the ACCA 2026/27 syllabus. Weightings appear only where the examining body publishes them.

Syllabus area A

Role of senior financial adviser in the multinational organisation

6 sub-areas, as the syllabus lists them. HPS lessons and questions are tagged to these codes, so your Knowledge DNA and revision plan point at the exact sub-area you got wrong.

  • A1The role and responsibility of senior financial executive/advisor
  • A2Financial strategy formulation
  • A3Corporate environmental, social, governance (ESG) and ethical issues
  • A4Management of international trade and finance
  • A5Strategic business and financial planning for multinational organisations
  • A6Dividend policy in multinationals and transfer pricing
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