The Certified Financial Services Security Professional (CFSSP) certification is the undisputed professional credential for financial services professionals whose primary function and expertise focus on management and/or execution of physical safety and security for a financial services organization's facilities, staff, systems, and/or customers.
The Certified Financial Services Security Professional certification is designed to:

• Establish a recognized standard of knowledge and competence for security professionals working in the financial services industry
• Formally recognize those who meet these standards
• Provide employers with a tool to identify skilled, knowledgeable professionals
• Support the benefits of professional continuing education and development

Eligibility requirements

You must meet the following prerequisites in order to qualify to take the CFSSP certification examination:

1. Professional Experience & Education
Employment at a financial services institution with 50% of your work time dedicated to security responsibilities, or appointment by an institution's Board of Directors to be a security officer. In addition, you must meet one of the following requirements:

• One year of experience in financial services security and a bachelor's degree or
• Two years of experience in financial services security and an associate's degree or
• Three years of experience in financial services security and a high school diploma/equivalency diploma

2. Professional Reference
One letter of recommendation from a senior officer attesting to your qualifications for certification, including your security experience is required.

3. Ethics Statement
Each candidate must sign ICB's Professional Code of Ethics.  Please note:  you must furnish all pertinent information about any convictions or pleas of nolo contendere on the grounds of fraud, embezzlement, unfair or deceptive practices, securities law violations, misappropriation of property, fraudulent conversations or any civil or administrative action from which you have been previously found liable.

4. Fingerprint Requirement
You must submit a fingerprint card to ICB. If your institution does not process fingerprints as a normal course of business, please contact your local police department, FBI office or the American Bankers Association's Fingerprint Service.

5. Application
You must complete and submit the application.  You are required to meet the eligibility requirements in place at the time that you submit your application.

Maintenance requirements

To maintain your CFSSP in good standing, you must adhere to ICB's Professional Code of Ethics, pay an annual fee, and complete 24 credits of continuing education every three years.
The CFSSP designation signifies that an individual working in this field has attained comprehensive training in the following professional knowledge areas: Written Security Programs, Security Devices, Crimes, Investigations, Life Safety, and Other Laws & Regulations.

At FinanceCerts.com we provide CFSSP study guides to compliment the main study notes with the course.