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Become a Certified Treasury Professional

September 10, 2012 Filed under Education, Professional Development Posted by

Certified Treasury Professional® sponsored by theUS Association for Finance Professionals (AFP)

The Certified Treasury Professional qualification is the premier treasury designation in the US.  Assess to this qualification is now available through the FTA.

The certification is achieved by undertaking an examination which is conducted online by Pearson VUE.  The scope and content of the CTP examination is based on the results of a treasury job task analysis, as well as the work of several test development committees.

The exam tests the following areas

  • The role of treasury management
  • Financial accounting
  • Working capital tools
  • Short-term investing and financial decisions
  • Sources of capital
  • Global treasury organization and liquidity management
  • Corporate governance and ethics
  • Treasury organizational structure
  • Financial planning and analysis
  • Payment systems
  • Treasury management systems
  • Capital structure and dividend policy
  • Financial risk management
  • Retirement fund management
  • The US financial environment
  • Working capital management
  • Cash management
  • Electronic commerce
  • Global treasury environment
  • Operational and insurance risk management
  • Relationship management

CTP® Study Resources

The current test specifications are based on the Essentials of Treasury Management® Second Edition and all references are documented to this body of knowledge.

The AFP Learning System™ Treasury course is recommended for examination preparation.  It provides users with the complete body of knowledge tested in the exam and includes online tools to optimize your study time.  The self–directed option contains 800 text-based review questions and exercises, 48 online calculation problems and 600 online questions that replicate the look and feel of the computer-based CTP exam.

FTA Member benefit

The FTA has entered into an agreement with the US Association for Finance Professionals to provide access to the CTP certification at AFP member rates.  More information can be obtained from the AFP website  – www.afponline.org

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