ADVANCED CASH MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE - THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

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THE COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU ARE:

  • managing the treasury or cash management function on a multi-domestic and multi-currency basis, centralising both payments and receivables and providing reconciliation support. This includes optimising liquidity for the investment of surpluses or the funding of deficits on a regional and global basis.

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM THE COURSE?

  • A course delivered by seasoned practitioners from both banking and corporate treasury, offering the unique ability to see both the demand and supply sides of cash management.
  • A comprehensive and detailed online programme, broken down into four modules over four consecutive days.  Each module will cover key aspects of cash management in order to strengthen understanding.
  • Live practice on exercises, real case studies with the emphasis on group work.
  • The course will provide you with valuable practical skills you can instantly use at work.

ACT members who attend this training course can count this towards their CPD learning and should record this in their CPD log. For more information on the ACT’s CPD scheme visit: www.treasurers.org/cpd

As part of your training course booking, you will receive pre-course material in advance of the day as well as 60 days' access to our Cash Management eLearning course (usually £265 + VAT). Part of the First Steps in Treasury series, this interactive online training offers an overview of the cash management function, including risk and return, sources of debt and investment appraisal. 

A recording of the course and presentation material which you can access online for 60 days or download and a digital badge to share with your network to showcase your achievement. Our training courses are regularly reviewed and updated, so when you display your badge on your email footer or LinkedIn profile, your network will know that you have gained up-to-date knowledge and relevant skills.

 

ACCESS TO EXPERTS

Leading training specialists sharing valuable insights

LIVE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

To optimise your learning experience, allowing users to interact

PRACTICAL

Learning valuable practical skills you can instantly use at work

COURSE STRUCTURE

Opening session

  • Introductions
  • Set learning objectives
  • Introducing the “The House of Cash Management”.

The 'House' of Cash Management

  • The foundations of the House
  • Bank accounts and bank account structures
  • Payable and receivables
  • Liquidity and finance
  • Technical infrastructure
  • Other 'flow' businesses
  • Other external issues.

Bank accounts and bank account structures

  • Bank accounts at 'home'
  • Bank accounts 'away'
  • Optimal structures for corporate treasury
  • Case study preparation.

Payables and receivables

  • Analysis of the instruments involved in payables and receivables cash flows
  • Domestic and international clearing systems and settlement systems
  • Optimal solutions for corporate treasury
  • Case study preparation.

Liquidity and finance

  • Options for liquidity and finance solutions
  • Multi-currency, cross-border solutions
  • Case study preparation.

Remaining issues

  • Technical infrastructure overview
  • Other 'flow' businesses
  • Other external factors.

Case Studies

  • Case Study: ABC Company
  • Case Study: XYZ Corporation.

Plenary and action planning

  • What is the current extent of your knowledge of cash management?
  • Have you achieved what you set out to learn?
  • How will you be applying this at work?

AGENDA

The course will be covered over four highly interactive sessions, each session lasting 3 hours with a 30-minute break after 90 minutes. The sessions will be held on four consecutive days. 

Typical structure:

  • Registration 9am UK-time
  • Session timings each day
  • 9.30-11.00 UK-time
  • 11:30-13:00 UK-time

All sessions are designed to optimise your learning experience with ample opportunity for you to engage with the trainer and other course participants throughout the virtual classroom. In this environment, the trainer will cover the course content and learning outcomes using different perspectives to reinforce understanding and practical application of knowledge. We have designed our virtual training courses to ensure you get the best learning experience possible. Throughout the course you will use a range of tools and techniques including case studies, break-out rooms, group exercises and live chat, to ensure that you are able to engage and interact with your trainer and share knowledge and best practice with your peers.

Session 1

  • Introductions, objectives setting and core definitions
  • Cash management in practice - this is setting out the goals of cash management for a group treasurer
  • Overview of The House of Cash Management
  • Bank Account Structures
  • Online multi-choice quiz covering the above content.

Session 2

  • Payables and Receivables
  • Start Case study one, ‘ABC Company Limited’, in virtual groups. Provide case study overview and delegates in their virtual groups provide a collective view on where bank accounts may need to be structured to incorporate the transaction types in the most efficient manner.

Session 3

  • Liquidity and finance - the management and optimisation of both surpluses and deficits
  • The technical infrastructure around cash management
  • The continuation of case study one following the feedback provided at the end of session 2. Then including the optimal liquidity and finance option in each region and the technical infrastructure required to manage this on a local, regional and global perspective.

Session 4

  • Reflect on case study one, including an overview of the actual structure in use today
  • Other impacts around cash management
  • External factors affecting cash management solutions
  • Case study 2 - overview provided, again working in virtual groups, now using all the knowledge gained from the previous 3 sessions
  • Present the ideal solution as XYZ Corporation moves from a de-centralised treasury process to a centralised treasury process and finally run through the actual live structure in use today
  • End of course reflection, including how each delegate now feels about cash management.
BUY YOUR TRAINING COURSE

Dates and times:

29 October-1 November

Typical structure:

  • Registration 9am GMT
  • Session timings each day
    • 9.30-11.00 GMT
    • 11:30-13:00 GMT

Platform:

Microsoft Teams

Fees: 

  • ACT member/ student or employed by an ACT CPD accredited employer/business member organisation - £1,410 
  • Member of another accountancy body - £1,490 
  • Non-member - £1,655 

* fees are subject to local rate of VAT where applicable.

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Discounts:

Group discounts - if three or more people from the same organisation book onto any ACT training course, they qualify for 25% off the combined course fee **

** see terms and conditions

 

MEET YOUR TRAINERS
Richard Bottomley Hon FCT

Richard spent almost 40 years as an employee of the Midland Bank / HSBC Group, where he held several senior leadership roles, such as the European Head of Payments and Cash Management Sales. He is recognised by the industry as being a leading practitioner and subject matter expert in the field of international cash management, as evidenced both by his professional qualifications and by the many requests for him to speak at conferences and training events related to the industry.

Richard's status within the Corporate Treasury world was recognised in 2012 when, upon his retirement from the HSBC Group, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the ACT. Since his retirement, Richard has offered both consultancy and training to both corporate and banking employees, in order to pass on his wealth of knowledge.

 
Andy Ryden

Andy’s banking career spans four decades, almost all of which has been dedicated to transactional banking and he has held senior leadership roles at both HSBC and Barclays. At HSBC, Andy was the European Head of FI Sales and then Head of UK Sales in the commercial banking space.

At Barclays Corporate in 2008, he was tasked with ‘professionalising’ the UK cash management sales teams and rolling out a specialist national deposit sales team. They were responsible for the conquest of new sources of liquidity for the bank whilst aligning behaviours of the generalist sales force to the bank's strategy. In parallel to this, he co-ordinated the formation of the international sales teams and in 2012 moved to the US to launch the Barclays Corporate in North America.

Since retiring from banking in 2014, Andy has focused on offering consultancy and training to the next generation of cash management professionals. In addition to working with the ACT, Andy has also worked with organisations such as Deutsche, HSBC, JP Morgan, Soc Gen, and others as he enjoys passing on his decades of knowledge to those who wish to learn. 

The Advanced Cash Management course gave me good insight into how the global treasuries work. During the course, I learned about the challenges and building blocks of cash management. I also learned about the best-in-class solutions in a multi-currency environment and the rationale behind them. The tutors made the whole subject very fascinating!
Dorota Ramos, Assistant Treasurer, UK Power Networks
BOOKING FOR YOUR TEAM?

We can also deliver this advanced cash management training course to companies with teams that are interested in taking the course,and tailoring it to your business needs. Find out more about in-company solutions here.