FNSSMS515 — Support trustees in selecting and monitoring performance of outsourced services
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What an assessment for FNSSMS515 must cover
33 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 9 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Assist in establishing scope for outsourced services
- 1.1Determine extent to which selected activities are currently being conducted by trustees or by outsourced services
- 1.2Identify activities within fund that can or must be outsourced, and determine scope of prospective outsourced services
- 1.3Identify legislative requirements relating to prospective outsourced services
- 1.4Make recommendations on scope of outsourced services according to fund requirements
- 1.5Discuss recommendations and prepare engagement criteria for authorised representative
2 Assist in establishing performance criteria for outsourced services
- 2.1Define and document scope of expertise required from outsourced services
- 2.2Establish and document performance standards for provision of monitoring service standards and performance outcomes of outsourced services
- 2.3Establish and document monitoring and measuring processes for performance outcomes of outsourced services
- 2.4Establish and document reporting processes of outsourced services
- 2.5Prepare briefing documents and supply to outsourced services
3 Assist in selecting and engaging outsourced suppliers
- 3.1Support authorised representative in assisting trustee to select suppliers of outsourced services against established criteria
- 3.2Engage outsourced suppliers according to operational guidelines
- 3.3Brief outsourced suppliers on required service performance standards and ensure clarity of requirements
- 3.4Obtain trustee confirmation of outsourced services in place and working implications from authorised representative
4 Assist in monitoring performance of outsourced services
- 4.1Review and evaluate performance outcomes of outsourced services against performance standards
- 4.2Establish further review periods to re-evaluate as necessary
- 4.3Negotiate and document required changes in services with authorised representative
- 4.4Document and assist authorised representative to communicate supplier performance to trustee according to organisational policies and procedures
Performance evidence
- assist authorised representative(s) to support at least three different trustees in selecting an outsourced service and in monitoring its performance.
Knowledge evidence
- legislative and regulatory requirements and industry codes of practice relating to engaging with specialist outsourced services, including compliance and reporting requirements for a self-managed superannuation fund under superannuation, taxation and corporations’ laws including: - Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Act
- organisational policies and procedures relating to selecting and monitoring outsourced services, including communication, documentation and procedure requirements
- scope, role and responsibilities of outsourced service providers
- performance management procedures relating to outsourced service providers
- relationship between actuary, auditor and trustee.
Foundation skills
- Numeracy: Interprets and analyses mathematical information from complex reports and documents, and performs basic calculations related to self-managed superannuation fund data
- Oral communication: Shares information using language and register appropriate to audience and purpose Seeks information using active listening and questioning techniques to confirm understanding
- Reading: Interprets complex and detailed documentation from a variety of sources
- Writing: Records and consolidates related information and constructs precise, concise reports for authorised representatives
- Planning and organising: Accepts responsibility for planning and sequencing complex tasks and workload, negotiating key aspects with others Monitors progress of plans and schedules, and reviews and changes them to meet new demands and priorities
- Problem solving: Applies systematic and analytical processes for complex and non-routine situations to decide on changes to outsourcing requirements
- Self-management: Modifies or develops organisational policies, procedures and standards to comply with legislative requirements and organisational goals
- Teamwork: Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when liaising with authorised representatives, suppliers and colleagues Uses a range of strategies to negotiate agreed outcomes with others
- Technology: Uses the main features and functions of digital tools to complete work tasks and to access information
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Questions about assessing FNSSMS515
What does an assessment tool for FNSSMS515 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FNSSMS515 needs to address all 33 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 5 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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