ICAN · Skills
PSAF B6 Public Sector Accounting and Finance
Accounting and finance in the public sector: regulatory and conceptual frameworks, planning and budgeting, reporting and audit, public finance, accountability and sustainable development.
PSAF
- Format
- Written examination
- Duration
- 3h 15m
- Pass mark
- 50%
- Total marks
- 100
- Sessions
- May and November diets
- Syllabus
- 2025 syllabus (updated)
Exam structure
- Section A30
One compulsory scenario-based question on the core areas of the subject; may integrate two or more syllabus areas.
- Section B40
Three questions of 20 marks each; candidates answer any two.
- Section C30
Three questions of 15 marks each; candidates answer any two.
Same subject as before; its number moved from B5 to B6.
Syllabus navigator
Every area, with where HPS teaches it.
Use the arrow keys or select an area. Areas and sub-areas follow the ICAN 2025 syllabus. Weightings appear only where the examining body publishes them.
Syllabus area A· about 20% of the exam
Regulatory and Conceptual Frameworks of Public Sector Accounting
2 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 constitutional and regulatory frameworks of public sector accounting
- A2Public sector accounting concepts and pronouncements
Courses
PSAF tuition is scheduled on request.
Tell HPS you are interested and the programme office will let you know when the next course is confirmed.
Practise free
Questions without an account.
- Free PSAF practice is being prepared
Next sessions
- November 2026 diet10 Nov 2026 to 12 Nov 2026
Resources
Free reading for this paper.
- Resources for this paper are being prepared. The library grows every week.