Treasury Management
Overview
The treasury function protects an organisation's liquidity and manages its financial risks. This course covers cash and liquidity management, banking relationships, funding, investment of surplus funds, foreign exchange and interest rate risk, and treasury controls.
Who should attend
Treasury staff, finance managers, financial controllers, and cash management officers.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, practical exercises, case studies, group discussions, role-plays where relevant, and a personal action plan that participants apply in their own work.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the role and organisation of treasury
- Manage cash, liquidity and bank relationships
- Plan funding and invest surplus cash
- Identify and manage currency and interest rate risk
- Establish treasury policies and controls
Course outline
Day 1The Treasury Function
- Treasury objectives
- Organisation and roles
- Treasury in groups
- Treasury systems
- Discussion
Day 2Cash and Liquidity
- Cash forecasting
- Liquidity planning
- Bank accounts and services
- Cash pooling
- Exercise
Day 3Funding and Investment
- Funding sources
- Bank facilities
- Investing surplus cash
- Islamic instruments
- Case study
Day 4Financial Risk
- Foreign exchange risk
- Interest rate risk
- Counterparty risk
- Hedging instruments
- Hedging exercise
Day 5Policies and Controls
- Treasury policy
- Limits and authorities
- Payment security and fraud
- Treasury reporting
- Action plan
