Essential Treasury for Support Staff

A concise insight into the key functions of treasury and its importance to the business

Course overview

Based on the core elements of treasury, this introductory course outlines the key issues, language and terminology of this critical area of corporate financial management.

Using non-technical language, it highlights why the treasury function is important and provides an overview of each of the main areas of treasury management supported by easy to understand examples, allowing time for questions and discussion.

Programme

What is treasury and what does it do?

• Why is treasury important?

Corporate financial management

• Financial aims and strategies
• Corporate governance
• Accounting requirements and corporate taxation

Capital markets and funding

• Funding policies and procedures; types of funding; export and trade finance

Cash and liquidity management

• Cash forecasting and cash pooling
• Cash handling and transmission
• Cash management systems and banking systems
• Managing banking relationships
• International cash management

Risk management

• Foreign exchange and international monetary economics
• Risk management framework
• Exposures, hedging
• Policies and procedures
• Credit limits

Treasury operations and controls

• Financial and treasury policies and procedures

What will you gain?

Corporate treasury departments are very specialised and high profile areas of company financial management. The purpose of this course is to provide an insight into the activities of a corporate treasury department for both support staff and others wanting to understand its key functions. The course explains how treasury can support business strategy, particularly when facing challenges such as market instability, international competition or inflationary pressures.

Who will benefit?

Anyone who needs to understand the language and function of treasury without getting into technical detail.

Trainer

• Brian Welch FCT, FCMA, FCIS.