Business Domain Connect
Track FIN · nine-layer framework

Finance domain knowledge for QA, BA and ERP teams

The finance function and capital markets — how companies record, close and report every rupee.

10 sessionsSession 01 freeEnglish & TeluguBDC-FIN certificate
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How the finance business actually flows

The finance function and capital markets — how companies record, close and report every rupee. Every session in this track hangs off this one flow, so you always know which part of the business you are looking at.

  1. Procure-to-pay
  2. Order-to-cash
  3. Record-to-report
  4. Financial close
  5. Planning & analysis
  6. Reporting

The nine layers of the Finance domain

Every BDC track answers the same nine questions in the same order, so knowledge from one domain transfers to the next. Here is what each layer looks like in Finance.

01 · D

Domain

Where are we?

Corporate finance teams, shared services centres, auditors, stock exchanges, brokers, custodians and tax authorities.

02 · B

Business

How does it make money?

Record, control and report money accurately. KPIs: DSO, DPO, days to close, working capital.

03 · P

Process

How does the work flow?

Procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, record-to-report, month-end close, budgeting and the trade life cycle.

04 · S

System

Which applications run it?

ERP (GL, AP, AR), procurement, treasury, consolidation, FP&A tools, order management and settlement systems.

05 · A

Data

What information matters?

Chart of accounts, vendor, customer, invoice, journal entry, cost centre and trade.

06 · I

Integration

How do systems talk?

Bank statement feeds, GST and e-invoicing portals, payment files, sub-ledger to GL postings.

07 · X

Transaction

Follow one, end to end.

Purchase order → Goods receipt → Vendor invoice → 3-way match → AP posting → Payment run → Bank file → Reconciliation → General ledger

08 · T

Testing

How do we prove it works?

Posting accuracy, period-end cut-off, tax computation, reconciliations, segregation of duties and audit trail.

09 · R

Real-world scenario

What happens on a live project?

Invoices dated 31 March post into April after a server timezone change, misstating year-end payables. Trace the cut-off failure.

Sessions in the Finance track

Ten sessions, one per framework layer, closing with a proctored certification assessment. Session 01 is free for everyone, in English and Telugu.

  1. FIN-S01

    The Finance Function Map

    Upcoming

    How a finance department is organised and the big process families that run through it.

    • Controller, treasury, tax and FP&A
    • P2P, O2C and R2R at a glance
    • Finance systems landscape
    • Controls and segregation of duties
    • P2P
    • O2C
    • R2R
    • SoD
  2. FIN-S02

    How Finance Creates Value

    Upcoming

    Working capital, cash conversion and the close — what finance is actually measured on.

    • Working capital and cash conversion
    • DSO, DPO and inventory days
    • Close cycle time and accuracy
    • Budget versus actual
    • Controls and segregation of duties
    • DSO
    • DPO
    • Close
    • SoD
  3. FIN-S03

    P2P, O2C and R2R

    Upcoming

    The three process families that carry every rupee through a business.

    • Procure-to-pay end to end
    • Order-to-cash end to end
    • Record-to-report and the financial close
    • Capital markets and the trade lifecycle
    • FP&A, budgeting and reporting
    • P2P
    • O2C
    • R2R
    • Close
  4. FIN-S04

    ERP & Finance Systems Landscape

    Upcoming

    Which system holds the ledger, and what sits around it.

    • ERP and the general ledger
    • Sub-ledgers: AP, AR, assets, inventory
    • Procurement and expense systems
    • Treasury and banking platforms
    • Consolidation and reporting tools
    • ERP
    • Sub-ledger
    • Treasury
    • Consolidation
  5. FIN-S05

    Finance Data

    Upcoming

    The master and transactional data that makes the numbers add up.

    • Chart of accounts and cost centres
    • Vendor and customer master
    • Invoice, payment and receipt
    • Journal entries and postings
    • Tax codes and currency data
    • CoA
    • Master data
    • Journal
    • Tax code
  6. FIN-S06

    Finance Integrations

    Upcoming

    The connections that carry money and compliance data in and out.

    • Bank statement and payment files
    • e-Invoicing and tax portal submissions
    • Sub-ledger to general ledger feeds
    • Payment gateway and treasury interfaces
    • Interface reconciliation and controls
    • Bank files
    • e-Invoicing
    • Feeds
    • Reconciliation
  7. FIN-S07

    Follow One Invoice: PO to Payment

    Upcoming

    A single invoice traced from purchase order to cash leaving the bank.

    • Requisition and purchase order
    • Goods receipt and three-way match
    • Invoice posting and approval
    • Payment run and bank file
    • Ledger posting and reconciliation
    • PO
    • 3-way match
    • Payment run
    • Posting
  8. FIN-S08

    Testing ERP & Finance Systems

    Upcoming

    Where finance systems break, and what to prove before go-live.

    • Calculation, rounding and currency
    • Period-end and cut-off scenarios
    • Approval workflows and limits
    • Tax determination and compliance
    • Reports, reconciliation and audit trails
    • Rounding
    • Cut-off
    • Workflow
    • Tax
  9. FIN-S09

    Real-World: The Reconciliation Break

    Upcoming

    A month-end break nobody could explain, hiding in an interface.

    • The break that appeared at close
    • Tracing entries across sub-ledgers
    • The interface that dropped records
    • Manual workaround and its cost
    • The control that closes the gap
    • Break
    • Interface
    • Control
    • Close
  10. FIN-S10

    Finance Certification Assessment

    Upcoming

    The whole finance track in one place — a short recap video, then a proctored online assessment that applies all nine framework layers to a real-world scenario.

    • Nine-layer recap of the domain
    • The five things most people get wrong
    • 30 questions · 45 minutes · 70% to pass
    • Webcam-proctored, one question at a time
    • Certificate with a verifiable ID
    • Assessment
    • Certification
    • Proctored
    • Nine layers

Finance terms you will hear on every project

The vocabulary that separates someone who can follow a finance requirements discussion from someone who cannot.

  • P2P
  • O2C
  • R2R
  • GL
  • T+1
  • ERP

Certified Finance Domain Practitioner — BDC-FIN

Finish the ten sessions, pass the online proctored assessment, and submit a scenario analysis to earn this domain's certificate. Each domain certifies separately.

Step 01

Learn

Watch every session in the Finance track and work through the handbook, framework workbook and test scenario checklist.

Step 02

Assess

Sit the online domain assessment — proctored with webcam on, no copying, no switching tabs and no looking answers up.

Step 03

Certify

Submit a real-world scenario analysis and receive your BDC-FIN certificate.

Enrolment

₹3,499₹4,999

Including GST · $49 outside India · launch price

One payment unlocks the whole Finance track: all 10 sessions in English and Telugu, every handbook, workbook and deck, the proctored assessment and the BDC-FIN certificate. Session 01 stays free for everyone. Taking more than one domain? Two are ₹9,999 and all seven tracks are ₹19,999 for a year.

Common questions

What is finance domain knowledge, and why do QA and BA roles need it?

The finance function and capital markets — how companies record, close and report every rupee. Record, control and report money accurately. KPIs: DSO, DPO, days to close, working capital. Without that picture, testers write cases against screens instead of against the business, requirements get read literally, and defects that matter most are the ones nobody thought to look for. This track gives you the business first and the systems second.

What does the Finance track cover?

Ten sessions following the nine-layer BDC framework: 01 The Finance Function Map; 02 How Finance Creates Value; 03 P2P, O2C and R2R; 04 ERP & Finance Systems Landscape; 05 Finance Data; 06 Finance Integrations; 07 Follow One Invoice: PO to Payment; 08 Testing ERP & Finance Systems; 09 Real-World: The Reconciliation Break; closing with the Finance Certification Assessment.

Is the Finance training free?

Session 01, the "at a glance" overview, is free for everyone in both English and Telugu. The remaining sessions, materials, assessment and certificate unlock when you enrol for this domain's certification, which costs ₹3,499 including GST, or $49 outside India — a launch price, down from ₹4,999. It is one payment for lifetime access to this domain — there is no subscription.

Are the sessions available in Telugu?

The website and the main sessions are in English. Separate Telugu explanation videos are published on the YouTube channel for released sessions, in conversational Telugu with technical terms left in English.

Who teaches these sessions?

Chandramouli Pasumarthy, Director of Quality Engineering and Delivery with 20+ years in the IT industry, leading QA and delivery for enterprise programmes across healthcare, retail, financial services, government and logistics.

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