FP&A Certification Practice Test (FPAC)

The FP&A Certification Practice Test (FPAC) is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for FP&A certification such as the AFP Certified Corporate FP&A Professional (FPAC) — financial statements and accounting, budgeting and forecasting, financial modelling and valuation, performance analysis and KPIs, and business partnering and decision support — written to AFP FPAC exam content and corporate finance best practice for 2026. Educational only. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable FP&A Exam Readiness certificate (SOA-FPA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Certified Corporate FP&A Professional (FPAC) exam content (Association for Financial Professionals), Treasury and finance resources (Association for Financial Professionals) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free FP&A Certification Practice Test built on the current AFP exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a FP&A Exam Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Certified Corporate FP&A Professional (FPAC) exam content (Association for Financial Professionals); Treasury and finance resources (Association for Financial Professionals). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Financial Statements and Accounting (Three statements, Accruals and Working capital); Budgeting and Forecasting (Budget methods, Rolling forecasts and Drivers); Financial Modelling and Valuation (Model design, DCF and Capital budgeting); Performance Analysis and KPIs (Variance analysis, KPIs and Unit economics); Business Partnering and Decision Support (Communication, Decision analysis and Governance). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

FP&A analyst, Senior financial analyst, FP&A manager, Finance business partner and Corporate controller. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show FP&A knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The AFP FPAC exam tests financial planning and analysis skills: preparing and analysing financial information, budgeting and forecasting, modelling, performance measurement and communicating insights to support business decisions.

Analysts and managers in corporate finance who build budgets, forecasts and models, and anyone preparing for FPAC or FP&A interviews who wants to check their applied skills.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available FP&A content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.