Decision No. 97/2000/QD-BTC On Issuing Specific Professional Standards for Financial Civil Servant Ranks

DECISION

Regarding the issuance of specific vocational standards for financial civil service ranks

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 THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to Decree No. 15/CP dated March 2, 1993 of the Government on the tasks, powers, and responsibilities for state management of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

BASED ON DECREE NO. 178/CP DATED OCTOBER 28, 1994 OF THE GOVERNMENT ON THE TASKS, POWERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE;

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Government Decree No. 25/CP dated May 23, 1993 on the issuance of standards and management of civil service and public servant ranks;

Pursuant to the Government Decree No. 95/1998/NĐ-CP dated November 17, 1998 on recruitment, utilization, and management of civil servants;

Pursuant to Decision No. 414/TTCP-VC dated May 29, 1993 of the Minister - Head of the Organizational - Cadre Department of the Government on the issuance of vocational standards for administrative civil service ranks;

Considering the proposal of the Director of the Organization - Cadre and Training Department;

Pursuant to …;

Article 1. Now hereby promulgates with this Decision the "Specific Vocational Standards for Financial Civil Service Ranks" (attached document), including:

1. Financial Clerk.

2. Financial Officer.

3. Senior Financial Officer.

4. Senior Specialist Financial Officer.

12/2025/TT-BNNMT dated June 19, 2025 issued by the Minister of Agriculture and EnvironmentMinistries, sectors, localities, and units using financial civil service ranks shall base on the vocational standards of these ranks to implement recruitment, appointment, training, promotion, salary adjustment, and rank transfer according to state regulations.

Article 3. This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of issuance.

Article 4. The Minister, Heads of ministries equivalent to ministries, agencies under the Government, Chairmen of Provincial People's Committees, and Municipal People's Committees directly under the Central Government are responsible for enforcing this Decision,                                     

STANDARDS

SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FINANCIAL CIVIL SERVICE RANKS
(Issued together with Decision No. 97/2000/QD-BTC dated June 12, 2000 of the Minister of Finance)

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I. FINANCIAL CLERK:

1. Responsibilities:

Is a professional civil servant in the national financial management system, assisting leaders of constituent parts of the organizational structure (departments, divisions) in implementing guidance, monitoring, urging, and enforcing financial systems, regulations, and managing financial operations within the assigned scope.

Specific duties:

Is entrusted with managing and monitoring part of the work in the field of financial management, including:

- Developing and implementing operational plans and schemes based on existing financial management rules, procedures, and processes within the assigned scope.

- Guiding, urging, and monitoring the implementation process of assigned tasks; directly resolving some tasks within the assigned scope.

- Analyzing and evaluating economic and financial efficiency, and reporting promptly according to management requirements and objectives.

- Summarizing and reporting on the results of assigned tasks.

- Identifying and proposing corrective measures to leadership to address deviations in the implementation process of managed entities to ensure strict and effective enforcement of systems, policies, and management decisions.

- Establishing and maintaining file management practices in accordance with regulations; organizing statistical and archival storage of documents and data accurately and comprehensively as required by financial operations.

- Being subject to professional guidance from higher-level financial management professionals within the same management system.

2. Knowledge:

- Understanding principles, systems, procedures, and guidelines for financial management operations, and direct leadership policies.

- Mastering administrative procedures related to financial operations within the governmental system.

- Clearly understanding the activities of managed entities within the assigned operational scope.

- Implementing financial operations and organizing their deployment in accordance with assigned principles and regulations.

- Understanding relationships and coordinating work with relevant officials and units within the management scope - Knowing how to use information and statistical calculation tools.

3. Qualifications:

- Graduated from a finance accounting college.

- If having a vocational or technical degree related to finance, must attend a financial management training course.

- Proficient in computer usage.

II. FINANCIAL OFFICER:

1. Responsibilities:

Is a professional civil servant in the national financial management system, assisting leaders of constituent parts of the organizational structure (departments, divisions, bureaus, offices, departments, bureaus) in organizing the management of a sector or issue within financial operations.

Specific duties:

Proposes and develops management mechanisms or schemes for a portion or sector of financial operations based on existing state mechanisms to closely reflect practical conditions, including:

+ Participating in developing socio-economic plans, detailed plans, and regulations to implement management tasks.

+ Formulating specific mechanisms and decisions for each management content according to upper-level financial operation guidelines, suitable to actual circumstances.

- Developing plans to implement assigned tasks. Drafting regulatory and procedural documents to carry out assigned tasks.

- Directing, guiding, monitoring, urging, inspecting, and proposing corrective measures to strictly and effectively implement established plans.

- Analyzing, evaluating, and reporting on the results of assigned tasks.

Organizing the establishment of management practices (methods of collecting statistical information, inspection regimes and methods, filing, documentation, and data storage) to ensure strict, accurate, and consistent management in accordance with unified financial operation principles.

- Proactively organizing and coordinating with relevant officials and units, and guiding and supporting lower-level officials in implementing tasks and participating appropriately in related responsibilities.

- Collecting management situations, conducting analysis, summarizing, evaluating effectiveness, and reporting operational matters to superiors.

- Subject to professional guidance from higher-level financial management professionals within the same management system.

2. Knowledge:

- Understanding the Party and State's policies, firmly grasping the direction, policy, and policy of the industry and unit regarding financial operations.

- Mastering basic knowledge in the specialized field of financial management.

- Firmly grasping the goals and objects of management, the system of principles and mechanisms for financial operations within the scope of responsibility.

- Knowing how to develop plans, schemes, various types of specific documents, and understanding administrative procedures in the management field according to legal provisions.

- Draft regulations and guidance documents within the scope of the unit according to the assigned field.

- Understand basic issues related to labor psychology, scientific management, scientific labor organization, and management information.

- Be familiar with practical production, social life, and their impact on financial management activities.

- Know research methods, summarization, and proposal for improving financial management operations.

- Understand trends in domestic and international financial business development.

- Organize and direct methods of inspection, have the ability to coordinate effectively with relevant factors to implement tasks efficiently, and possess the capability to independently organize work.

3. Qualifications

- Graduated from university (having completed the probation period) in finance and accounting, or if from other economics majors, must complete a training course in financial management operations.

- Hold a certificate of completion from a training program on administrative state management for specialist level, following the curriculum of the National Academy of Public Administration.

- Know one foreign language at level A.

- Be proficient in using computers.

III. SENIOR FINANCIAL SPECIALIST:

1. Responsibilities:

Is a professional civil servant in the national financial management system, assisting leaders of departments, units (offices, bureaus, directorates) and provincial leadership (departments, People's Committees) in directing financial management in a specific area or operation.

Specific duties:

- Lead the research, proposal, and implementation of policies, systems, and management measures for a specific financial operation area of the entire sector or multiple areas at the provincial level (department) as assigned, including:

+ Develop or participate in developing economic and social plans, management projects for a specific area or financial operation issues for the sector or locality (province) in accordance with the Party and State's policies and systems.

+ Study and develop operational financial regulations to ensure consistency; direct management to enhance effectiveness under the guidance of higher-level management organizations.

- Organize, direct, monitor, inspect operations, and propose corrective measures to strengthen financial management effectiveness at the sectoral or provincial (department) level.

- Organize and establish principles for coordinating management operations among units within the financial sector (at each level) and with related sectors to achieve synchronization in management.

- Organize, direct, and establish a unified management system such as management information, statistical data, file storage, regular reporting systems, rapid reports, administrative procedures according to leadership requirements.

- Organize the synthesis of situations, evaluations, conduct analyses of effectiveness, draw lessons, propose amendments and adjustments to management structures and measures as assigned, and compile reports for higher authorities.

- Lead or participate in researching topics related to management and financial operations to improve management content and methods.

- Participate in compiling (partially or specifically) training materials and guide operational practices, while organizing training or disseminating experiences for lower-level financial officers through various means.

2. Knowledge:

- Understand the general policies and directions of the Party and State. Master the guidelines, policies, and systems of financial management and related fields.

- Understand fundamental knowledge in professional technical fields within financial management and related areas.

- Be thoroughly familiar with management objectives and subjects, understand deeply the principles and mechanisms of financial management operations, and know related management systems.

- Be proficient in developing management plans and financial operation proposals and administrative procedures.

- Understand basic issues related to labor psychology, management science, scientific labor organization, and financial management information.

- Be familiar with practical production, social life, and their impact on financial management activities.

- Organize and direct inspection methods, have the ability to coordinate effectively to implement tasks efficiently, and possess the capability to independently execute work.

- Be familiar with the situation and trends in financial business development domestically and internationally.

- Possess scientific research capabilities.

- Have analytical, organizational, inspection, and coordination skills to implement assigned tasks.

3. Qualifications:

- Graduated from university in finance and accounting or higher, and have a minimum of nine years' experience at the financial specialist level.

- Hold a certificate of completion from a training program on administrative state management at the intermediate to advanced level, following the curriculum of the National Academy of Public Administration.

- Know one of five foreign languages: English, Russian, Chinese, French, German at level B.

- Be proficient in using computers.

- Have a project or work recognized by the provincial Science Council or Ministry for effective application in management.

IV. TOP-RANKED FINANCIAL SPECIALIST

1. Responsibilities:

Is the highest-level professional civil servant in the financial sector within the national management system, assisting leaders in directing and implementing financial management within their jurisdiction.

Specific duties:

- Lead the research, development of policies, economic financial programs, strategic development plans for the sector nationwide or participate in developing comprehensive plans, including:

+ Large-scale strategic financial plans or participate in developing comprehensive economic financial plans within the specialized field according to stages of national socio-economic development.

+ Legal documents, policies, and management mechanisms of the financial sector for major areas (or multiple sectors at the provincial level) according to Party and State resolutions.

+ Develop medium-term and long-term plans, directions for policy and financial systems of the country based on state policies and industry policies, and draft relevant policy documents and management systems within the specialized field of work.

+ Take the lead in organizing and directing the implementation of plans and schemes, guiding professional inspections, and proposing measures to adjust and correct deviations (for the entire system of professional management in the financial sector) to ensure strict and effective management.

+ Take the lead in organizing coordination between related fields and among different levels of management within the industry to ensure consistency and synchronization nationwide.

- Advise the industry on establishing professional management mechanisms according to the assigned field.

- Organize, direct, and establish a unified professional management system for the industry.

- Organize the synthesis, direction, analysis, summary, evaluation of effectiveness, draw lessons, and propose amendments and supplements to adjust the structure and management methods to enhance management effectiveness suitable for each period.

- Lead or participate in researching scientific topics at the Ministry level or national level concerning management and professional activities related to economic and financial management functions to improve content and innovate management systems in line with management methods, policies, and socio-economic development both domestically and globally.

- Lead the compilation of teaching materials and professional guidance at the industry level, participate in training and enhancing professional skills for finance officers and senior finance officers.

- Organize professional training sessions to disseminate experience and rectify management work throughout the industry through various forms.

2. Understanding:

- Firmly grasp the Party's and State's policies, understand the directions, guidelines, and financial policies of the professional management system and related fields.

- Master basic knowledge in professional technical fields within financial management and have broad knowledge in related areas.

- Understand fundamental issues regarding labor psychology, management science, scientific labor organization, and financial management information.

- Possess broad knowledge in economic management and deep expertise in the professional field they oversee. Have extensive experience in organizational management and handling professional tasks, firmly grasp management objectives and subjects.

- Know how to organize and guide inspection methods, possess the ability to coordinate and implement work effectively, and have the capability to independently execute tasks.

- Understand practical production, social life, and their impacts on financial management activities.

- Be familiar with the situation and trends in financial business development domestically and internationally.

- Have research capabilities and the ability to organize and guide the application of scientific progress to improve the professional management system.

3. Qualifications:

- Have served at least six years in the position of senior finance officer.

- Have completed advanced training in state administrative management according to the National Academy of Public Administration curriculum.

- Have completed the advanced political theory program from the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy.

- Know one of five foreign languages: English, Russian, Chinese, French, German, at level C.

- Be able to use computers to access documents and information.

- Have a theoretical research project or development initiative recognized by the provincial Scientific Council or the Ministry and effectively implemented.