FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE TREASURY MANAGEMENT

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COURSE OVERVIEW

This corporate treasury course provides a complete overview of the corporate treasury function from strategy and organization, to cash management, risk management, and corporate finance. We combine theoretical knowledge and insights into all aspects of the treasury function and activities with ‘real life’ case study examples so that you can really relate the core principles to your own work.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By completely attending this course, participants will be able to:

Explore Current Best Practices in corporate treasury management in international markets.
Evaluate the Roles of treasury in adding value to corporate financial performance.
Managing local, regional, and global banking relationships.
Assessing and managing corporate cash flow, liquidity, working capital, financial markets risks, financing, and capital.
Examine how Corporate Treasury sources financing in various types of markets.
Optimize Corporate Treasury’s role in cash investment management strategies.
Utilize Traditional and New Derivatives and structured products to achieve corporate treasury objectives.
Delving into the integration of Trade Finance and treasury technology with key Information Technology systems.
Comprehend the Functions and Responsibilities of corporate treasury.
Learn how to manage cash flow and working capital.

TARGET COMPETENCIES

Asset and Liability Management
Modern Technology in Treasury and International Trade Finance
The Treasury Function
Managing Bank Relations
Cash Flow Forecasting
Working Capital Management
Short-Term Borrowing
Short-Term Investments
Capital Markets
Managing Financial Risk
International Trade Finance

Treasury manager, treasury dealer, treasury assistant, treasury accountant, or treasury controller
New to treasury or a specialist who requires an overview of the whole treasury function.
Someone who works with treasury internally such as an accountant, tax manager or an internal auditor
A banker, auditor, software vendor, or a consultant who wants to understand treasury from the customer’s perspective.

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations, application of theories presented, and demonstrations of rea-life examples. It will also include many group and individual exercises to exchange experience and apply knowledge acquired throughout the course.

THE TREASURY FUNCTION

The importance of the treasury function
Key Treasury roles and responsibilities
Organizational structure
How Treasury interfaces with other department

MANAGING BANK RELATIONS

Day to day requirements
Managing bank relations
Bank products and services

CASH FLOW FORECASTING

Importance of cash flow forecasting
Analyzing cash forecast
Cash Concentration Techniques
Sweeping, Pooling, zero balancing

WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Payments and float
Credit and receivables
Inventory and payables
Trade credit
E-Commerce
Cash conversion cycle

SHORT TERM BORROWING

Bank sources
Money-market sources
Comparing Alternatives
Short-term borrowing strategies

SHORT TERM INVESTMENT

Short-term instruments and markets
Short-term strategies
Measuring Investment weighted returns
Investment Risk Rankings

CAPITAL MARKETS

Bonds
Stocks
Measuring weighted average cost of capital
Long term financing strategies

MANAGING FINANCIAL RISKS

Understand the different types of risk
Hedging Instruments and strategies
Derivatives valuation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCE

Understand supply chain
Use of Letter of Credits and bank guarantees
Open accounts and Financial guarantees (SBLC)
GLOBAL TREASURY
Centralized and decentralized treasury
In-House Bank
Netting, Pooling and Reinvoicing

PAYMENTS

SWIFT
EFTs
RTGS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Banking Portals (online banking)
Treasury Management System (TMS)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
ERP Integrated Treasury Management Systems