Course Information for the Certified Treasury Professional Program, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies - Northwestern School of Professional Studies

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CRT_TRES 331-0 : Certified Treasury Professional

Description

Course modules include:
Module One: Introduction to Treasury Management
Module Two: The Treasury Management Environment
Module Three: Financial Reporting and Analysis
Module Four: Working Capital Management
Module Five: Risk Management
Module Six: Financial Management 

In this program students will learn how to:

• Maintain corporate liquidity required to meet current and future obligations in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Manage optimal cash positioning through forecasting and short-term investing and borrowing activities.
• Employ working capital strategies and tools to efficiently manage current assets and liabilities.
• Utilize various types of payment systems and Internet technologies to transfer monetary value and business documents between parties.
• Monitor and control corporate exposure to financial and operational risks.
• Optimize capital structure, manage costs of long-term capital and quantitatively evaluate capital resource investments.
• Manage cross-border funds movement and utilize international trade financing methods.
• Coordinate financial functions and sharing of financial information with other internal departments.
• Delineate appropriate ethical behaviors expected in business activities.
• Recognize corporate governance issues that arise from the separation of corporate ownership and control.
• Build cost effective relationships with financial services providers.

Important Exam Information

A new version of the Certified Treasury Professional certification exam was released for the June 2023 - July 2023 testing window. Applying for the certification exam is a separate process and is not included in the tuition for this course.

Please refer to the Association for Financial Professionals website for more information on exam eligibility and application costs and requirements.

Additional Information:

This course is offered during the Spring and Fall quarters.