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ACT Treasury Essentials Training Course

Treasury is at the heart of every organisation's financial decision-making, helping to manage cash, funding, risk, and liquidity.

Whether you're new to treasury or work alongside treasury teams, this one-day course provides a practical introduction to the profession, helping you understand the treasurer's role, the core concepts that underpin treasury, and the financial instruments used to support business objectives.

Through expert-led sessions and real-world examples, you'll build the confidence to communicate more effectively with treasury teams, banks, and senior stakeholders, while gaining a broader understanding of how treasury supports organisational success.

What You’ll Learn

Following a case study of a new business, you will explore:

  • business through the treasurer's eyes: follow the journey of a new business and explore treasury from a practical, real-world perspective

  • business and cash flows: understand how businesses operate and how cash flows differ across sectors

  • financing a business: explore the role of debt and equity in financing a business

  • risk in treasury: gain an introduction to credit risk, financial engineering and financial risk

  • the role of the treasurer: understand the skills, responsibilities and role of the corporate treasurer, including treasury in large and multinational organisations

  • cash management: learn the fundamentals of cash management and its role within the treasury function.

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

  • treasurers and finance professionals who want to understand the basics of corporate treasury

  • those who work in treasury and would like to refresh or broaden their understanding of the role of treasury

  • those who work alongside treasury and need to understand its role

  • those who supply products or services to treasury and need to understand your corporate clients’ business needs better.

What’s Included

As part of the course, you will receive:

  • pre-course material in advance

  • ACT Digital Credential to share with your network

  • live Q&A with an industry expert

  • 60 days of access to “Being a Treasurer” eLearning course.

Meet Your Trainer

Raj Gandhi FCT

Raj has worked at board and senior level for SMEs and multinationals across the financial services, energy and retail sectors.

He founded GGV in 2011 to provide distinct consulting services and to deliver executive training that addresses corporate issues and priorities. He has since built a global reputation for delivering highly interactive and effective learning at senior level for the ACT, ACCA, IoD and Euromoney. Before this career move, Raj was the CFO of London Capital Group Holdings plc, global treasury audit manager for the Royal Dutch Shell plc and the Man Group plc, and group treasurer of Empire Stores Group Plc.

Dates and Prices

Upcoming Dates and Times

20 October 2026

09:30-16:30 BST

Group Discounts

Book five or more people from the same organisation on any ACT training course and qualify for 10% off the combined course fee.

Course Sample Materials

Request a sample of the course material to be emailed to you by filling in your details in the form below.

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What Our Learners Say

"A hugely insightful and beneficial course. This is a must for anyone who is new to either working in or supporting their treasury function."

Jarrod Brown, IT Business Partner, Co-operative Banking Group

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