Certificate in International Cash Management (CertICM)

CertICM focuses exclusively on global cash management, allowing students to appreciate the wider relevance of cash management to corporate treasury and international banking. The qualification is designed to assist the understanding of both banks and corporate organisations. CertICM comprises an optional stage three module of the AMCT Diploma in Treasury but is also available as an individual certificate.

Why CertICM?

CertICM is the world’s leading global cash management qualification that will demonstrate credibility and improve your confidence when dealing with international cash management issues. Employers and clients actively seek candidates with CertICM.

Key facts

  • Study method
    Course manual supported by e-learning website and a compulsory five-day tuition school
  • Structure
    6 study units
  • Study time
    200 study hours
  • Duration
    6 months
  • Enrolment deadlines
    15 September 2013 for UK, Singapore & Dubai courses starting in October with April 2014 exam
    15 March 2014 for UK, Hong Kong, USA and South Africa - courses starting in April with October 2014 exam

    • Tuition school dates

    There is limited availability on the tuition schools and booking will close when the courses are full.

    UK, Northampton: 17-21 February 2014
    Singapore:TBC
    Dubai: 15-19 December 2013

  • Assessment
    3 hour written exam
  • Exam date
    8 April 2014
    7 October 2014
  • Course fees
    UK £3100+VAT
    Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore and South Africa £2640*
    USA $4200*
    *includes local taxes

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 "I am now able to understand how a Corporate Treasurer would look at my solutions and structure it to their requirements. Since taking CertICM the quality of my solutions to clients has improved. It has made a positive impact on my employer who I represent in the eyes of the customer." Dilrukshan Abeysinghe, Senior Sales Manager, Global Payments and Cash Management, HSBC Middle East

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What will you learn?

  • A detailed understanding of international cash management from both a corporate and a banking perspective
  • An understanding of the wider context in which cash management fits in corporate treasury and international banking
  • An extensive toolkit for practical international cash management, including the use of instruments and strategies for optimising cash management efficiency
  • The ability to add real value in the structuring of international cash management systems

Who should take this qualification?

  • Cash managers working in larger corporations
  • Bankers who want to understand and advise their clients on cash management issues
  • Anyone with responsibility for cash management outside of their own country
  • Treasury professionals who wish to broaden their international cash management knowledge
  • Accountants and regulators who need to know how international cash management works
  • Transactional bankers who need specialist knowledge of cash management operations
  • Those working with the corporate cash management function where a common understanding and language is essential
  • CertICM is essential for all cash managers especially those in sales, implementation and delivery