Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) Prep Course
This course explores, from a practical perspective, the tools used in managing the treasury function of an organization to include instruments to finance the organization through bank financing, money and capital markets. Risk is explicitly analyzed and used as a tool in establishing risk-return parameters for the organization.
This course covers the whole of the AFP treasury body of knowledge during the 11 week semester. The AFP Treasury Learning System is used for the course, as well as the Cash Flow Problem Solver text, by Bryan Milling. The work is a combination of concepts, practice (calculations and analysis), and online case studies.
Course Specifics
The course, FIN 589: Certified Treasury Professional Preparation Course, is a three semester credit hour course, and can be taken as an elective in the BBA Finance degree, MS Finance degree, MS in Accounting degree, or as a non-degree seeking student (please call 248-689-8282 if registering as a non-degree student). It is offered as an on ground or virtual blended course in the fall and spring semesters. Please see the academic calendar for specific dates.
The preparatory course provides a plethora of finance and treasury knowledge topics including:
The Role of Treasury Management |
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Treasury Organizational Structure |
Financial Environment |
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Financial Accounting |
Financial Planning |
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Philosophy of Working Capital |
Working Capital Tools |
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Payment Systems |
Cash Positioning |
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Liquidity Management |
Treasury Systems and Information Management |
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Electronic Commerce |
Sources of Capital and Leasing |
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Capital Structure and Dividend Policy |
Global Treasury Organization and Liquidity Management |
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Financial Risk Management |
Enterprise Risk Management |
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Corporate Governance and Ethics |
Pension Fund Management |
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Relationship Management |
Along with developing the skills above, each section begins and culminates in questions similar to the AFP CTP question set for the certificate test. Also, the course is concluded with 50 questions very similar to the CTP test. For more information about the Certified Treasury Professional Exam, please visit the Association for Financial Professionals Website.