Advanced Treasury Management

Course details

Course Introduction:
Unlock the full potential of treasury management with our comprehensive course. Participants will explore advanced strategies for cash flow optimization, risk management, and financial forecasting. Gain practical skills in leveraging technology and best practices to enhance your organisations financial stability and efficiency. This course equips delegates with actionable insights and tools to drive strategic financial decision-making and improve overall treasury operations.

Course Outcomes:
Contrast and compare the treasury function in the private and public sector
Evaluate the increasing the strategic role of the treasury function
Identify financial risks in treasury management
Optimise working capital

Who Should Attend:
Those who have a direct input into the treasury function in their organisation or have some responsibility for finance and financial strategy. They will be from all sectors, including private, public and not-for-profit including:Those who are new managers or managers wanting a refresher

Operations managers who want to know more about treasury activities
Managers who want to increase their strategic capability
Managers who are about to be promoted into positions which require treasury literacy
Managers facing financial investment decisions or expect to make a contribution to a wider planning process
Internal auditors, accountants who need to show CPD

Course Topics:
The Role and Function of Treasury Management

Overview of the main activities of treasury management in the private sector and public sector
Treasury management activities in the private sector
Treasury management activities in the public sector
Introduction to Treasury risks


Strategic Treasury Management

How treasury has evolved since the financial crisis
Aligning treasury strategy with organisational goals
Treasury as strategic financial advisers to the organisation
Areas where treasury takes a leading role including bank relationship management; short and long-term borrowing and financial risk management


Managing Treasury Risks

Risk management frameworks and the control environment
Market risk
Liquidity risk
Currency risk
Effective internal controls and governance in the treasury function


Practical Treasury Management

Preparing cash flow statements
Using ratio analysis
Raising finance - debt versus equity
The weighted average cost of capital (WACC)


Building an Investment Portfolio

Establishing investment criteria and objectives
Investment strategies; passive active matching outsourcing and risk-reduction
Balanced diversification across asset classes geographic spread currencies etc
Risk appetite


Capital Markets Role and Regulation

Functions of the capital markets compared with money markets
Role of the primary market
Role of the secondary market
Aims objectives players and structures of market regulation


Capital Market Instruments

Types and characteristics of equity
Equity valuation methods
Fixed income (debt) instruments government and corporate bonds
Valuing fixed income instruments


Effective Financial Analysis

The main sources of information for financial analysis purposes
The main financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Income statement ratios; common size profit margin return on equity etc
Balance sheet ratios; quick ratios current ratios debt to equity and more


Derivative Instruments and Hedging Concepts

Hedging concepts for financial risks
Standardisation and settlement of exchange-based derivatives
Exchange-based futures contracts those for hedging currency and interest rate risks
Options contracts principles of calls and puts building a simple hedge