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Financial Administration
Schedule and information
Semifinal
Semifinals are organised in Finnish and in Swedish. Information is only published in those languages.
Final
The page will be launched in March 2026.
Results
The results will be published after the final.
Description of the skill
The competition tasks are based on the requirements and criteria of ”Excellent” in the Vocational qualification in business.
Tasks of the professionals in financial administration are different tasks in external and internal cost accounting. The external cost accounting consists of day-to-day bookkeeping for different company forms, preparing the financial statements and payroll administration tasks. The internal cost accounting consists of budgeting, profit margin and cost accounting.
A professional in financial administration is able to question and act independently and responsibly, following the ethics of the profession.
The competition is individual.
Skill requirements
A successful professional in financial administration is accurate, patient, logical and analytical. While carrying out working tasks in different organisations, s/he is able to think and consider independently according to the given instructions.
The tasks of financial administration are both customer service and expert tasks, in which the professional is able to serve as well internal as external customers in a qualitative way. In the working tasks, interaction skills, cooperation, problem solving, and communication skills are required. In order to have professional competence, the person must have a holistic understanding of the financial administration, both of external and internal accounting.
Skill competition managers
Mervi Valtonen
Leena Erola
Skill steering group
- The Skill Steering Group will be appointed during autumn 2025.
