Mastering Treasury Management in the Age of Automation and Global Risk
You're not behind. But you're aware-markets shift faster, systems evolve overnight, and risk surfaces from places no framework predicted. You’ve built strong finance expertise, yet the pressure mounts. Legacy models strain under new volatility, automated platforms outpace manual oversight, and stakeholders demand clarity you're expected to deliver-yesterday. There’s a gap between knowing treasury principles and commanding them in real time, amid disruption. You need more than theory. You need a system-a repeatable, resilient, board-level approach that turns uncertainty into strategic funding decisions, liquidity confidence, and measurable ROI. Mastering Treasury Management in the Age of Automation and Global Risk is that system. This is not a conceptual overview. It’s a battle-tested framework used by treasury leaders at global firms to align capital strategy with AI-driven platforms, geopolitical risk exposure, and regulatory flux-and deliver results under pressure. One senior treasurer at a multinational financial institution used this methodology to reduce cash pooling inefficiencies by 34% in under eight weeks, automate FX hedging triggers, and present a board-ready capital deployment model that secured $128 million in strategic funding. It wasn’t luck. It was structure. You don’t have to choose between automation and control. Or compliance and innovation. This course bridges the gap, giving you the tools to optimise working capital, embed risk intelligence into decision architecture, and lead with confidence-even when markets turn. The outcome? Go from reactive oversight to proactive treasury leadership-building a funded, recognised, future-proof function in under 90 days, with a comprehensive implementation roadmap you can adapt immediately. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details This is a self-paced, on-demand learning experience designed for global treasury professionals operating under high pressure and complex constraints. You gain immediate online access upon enrollment, with no fixed dates, deadlines, or time commitments. Work at your own pace, from any location, on any device. What You Can Expect
- Completion in 6–8 weeks with just 4–6 hours per week-or accelerate to full implementation in as little as 15 business days if applying tools directly to live operations.
- Lifetime access to all course materials, including ongoing future updates as regulatory standards, automation tools, and risk frameworks evolve-all at no additional cost.
- Fully mobile-friendly and responsive design, accessible 24/7 from desktop, tablet, or smartphone, with offline-ready resources for secure environments.
- Direct instructor-reviewed submissions for each key module, with structured feedback to ensure implementation rigor and strategic alignment.
- Guidance from a former Group Treasurer of a Fortune 500 firm with 27 years in cross-border liquidity, risk mitigation, and automation integration-now serving as your course architect and mentor.
- Upon completion, earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service, a globally recognised credential trusted by finance leaders in over 89 countries and cited in internal promotions, audit reviews, and C-suite reporting.
Zero-Risk Enrollment: Trust First, Learn Forever
Pricing is transparent, with no hidden fees. One flat investment covers full curriculum access, support, updates, and certification. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal for secure, seamless enrollment. Every learner is protected by our 90-day money-back guarantee. If you complete the first three modules and find the content does not meet your expectations for strategic depth, practical utility, or professional ROI, request a full refund-no questions asked. After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email, and your secure access details will be sent separately once your course materials are fully provisioned-ensuring a stable, audit-compliant onboarding process. This Works For You-Even If…
- You’re not a technologist. The frameworks are designed for treasury leaders who need to master automation outcomes-without needing to code.
- You operate in a highly regulated environment. Content includes adaptive compliance overlay protocols validated in EU, APAC, and North American jurisdictions.
- Your cash flow models are outdated. The toolkit includes step-by-step diagnostics to modernise legacy structures with minimal transition risk.
- You work across multiple currencies or entities. Module 5 delivers a proven multi-jurisdiction treasury operating model now used by 22 global enterprises.
- You've taken other treasury courses. This is implementation-led. You don’t just learn-you build, calibrate, and deploy live, board-ready models.
This course is engineered for real-world impact. It’s not about watching content. It’s about doing work that moves your function forward, reduces exposure, and earns recognition. We reverse the risk-so you can move with confidence.
Module 1: Foundations of Modern Treasury Management - The shifting role of treasury in digital-first organisations
- Core treasury functions in the context of automation and volatility
- Traditional vs. contemporary treasury operating models
- Key performance indicators for modern treasury operations
- Aligning treasury objectives with enterprise strategy
- Treasury governance frameworks for multi-entity organisations
- Risk ownership and accountability structures
- Global regulatory landscapes affecting treasury management
- Cash flow forecasting under uncertainty
- Embedded ethics in treasury decision-making
Module 2: Automation and Treasury Technology Architecture - Overview of automation frameworks in treasury systems
- Selecting the right RPA tools for cash management
- Integration of ERP, TMS, and banking APIs
- Configuring automated reconciliation workflows
- Automated payment approval routing and controls
- Rules-based logic for exception handling
- Building resilient data pipelines for treasury reporting
- Cloud-based treasury platforms: security and scalability
- AI in forecasting: predictive cash positioning models
- Algorithmic hedging and automated FX exposure management
- Machine learning applications in fraud detection
- Treasury portal customisation for multi-user access
- End-to-end automation audit trails and SOX compliance
- Vendor evaluation matrix for treasury tech providers
- Phased rollout strategies for automation adoption
Module 3: Global Risk Exposure and Mitigation Strategies - Mapping geopolitical risk to cash flow pathways
- Currency volatility modelling and scenario planning
- Interest rate risk in floating-rate portfolios
- Liquidity risk under stress-test conditions
- Counterparty credit risk assessment protocols
- Country risk scoring methodologies (World Bank, IMF, private indices)
- Supply chain financing risks in global operations
- Regulatory arbitrage and compliance risk tracking
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exposure in treasury
- Sanctions and restricted entity screening workflows
- Cybersecurity risks in treasury operations
- Third-party vendor risk assessment templates
- Crisis response playbooks for treasury disruption
- Insurance and hedging backup strategies
- Real-time risk dashboards for executive reporting
Module 4: Liquidity Management and Optimisation - Centralised vs. decentralised liquidity models
- Cash concentration and pooling mechanisms
- Zero-balance accounts and notional pooling
- Internal cash targeting methodologies
- Working capital optimisation levers (AR, AP, inventory)
- Dynamic liquidity forecasting under volatility
- Operating cycle efficiency metrics
- Financing gap analysis and bridge strategies
- Optimising intercompany loan structures
- Short-term investment strategy with risk tolerance alignment
- Surplus cash allocation frameworks
- Liquidity stress testing with multi-scenario modelling
- Cash flow waterfall analysis
- Automated liquidity threshold alerts
- Liquidity coverage ratio enhancement
Module 5: Treasury Operating Model Design - Designing a scalable global treasury structure
- Outsourcing vs. in-house treasury service delivery
- Shared services and centre-of-excellence models
- Treasury network governance across regions
- Role definition and RACI matrices for treasury teams
- Skills gap analysis for modern treasury professionals
- Succession planning and capability mapping
- Key controls and segregation of duties
- Service level agreements with internal stakeholders
- Change management for treasury transformation
- Treasury policy development and approval workflows
- Delegation of authority frameworks
- Audit readiness and documentation protocols
- Stakeholder communication strategy for treasury
- Board reporting templates and frequency cycles
Module 6: Financial Risk Management and Hedging - Foreign exchange risk identification and measurement
- Translation, transaction, and economic exposure
- Hedging policy development and board approval
- Natural hedging vs. financial instruments
- Forward contracts: pricing and execution
- Currency options: structuring and trade-offs
- Collars, swaps, and structured hedges
- Hedging accounting under IFRS 9 and ASC 815
- Effectiveness testing and hedge documentation
- Interest rate hedging: swaps, caps, floors
- Commodity price exposure and mitigation
- Hedging portfolio optimisation
- Counterparty netting strategies
- Collateral management for derivative exposure
- Regulatory reporting for derivatives (Dodd-Frank, EMIR)
Module 7: Capital Structure and Financing Strategy - Optimal capital structure under uncertainty
- Cost of capital calculation with tax shield effects
- Debt vs. equity financing trade-offs
- Hybrid instruments and structured finance
- Credit rating impact on borrowing costs
- Bank relationship management and syndication
- Credit facility structuring and covenant negotiation
- Revolver, term loan, and bond issuance frameworks
- Private placement and alternative financing
- ESG-linked lending and sustainability bonds
- Dynamic capital allocation models
- Dividend policy and shareholder return strategy
- Share buyback analysis and execution
- Refinancing strategies in rising rate environments
- Contingent capital planning
Module 8: Treasury Analytics and Performance Measurement - Building treasury-specific KPIs and dashboards
- Cash conversion cycle tracking and improvement
- Forecast accuracy metrics and variance analysis
- Hedging effectiveness ratios
- Cost of funding benchmarks
- Liquidity coverage and net debt ratios
- Return on capital employed through treasury actions
- Efficiency metrics: payment processing cost per transaction
- Automation ROI calculation for treasury initiatives
- Data visualisation for executive summaries
- Root cause analysis for cash flow variances
- Benchmarking against peer organisations
- Leading vs. lagging indicators in treasury
- Rolling forecast integration with analytics
- AI-driven anomaly detection in cash flows
Module 9: Payments, Collections, and Banking Relationships - Domestic and cross-border payments architecture
- SEPA, SWIFT, and real-time gross settlement systems
- Payment factory design and implementation
- E-invoicing and dynamic discounting
- Automated collections workflows
- Dunning process optimisation
- Fraud prevention in payment authorisation
- Bank portal aggregation and reconciliation
- Bank fee analysis and negotiation strategy
- Multibank connectivity via APIs
- Surveillance tools for unusual payment patterns
- Virtual account structures and reconciliation
- Payment timing optimisation and float management
- Embedded payments in procurement workflows
- Regulatory compliance: AML, KYC, PSD2
Module 10: Treasury in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring - Treasury’s role in due diligence
- Cash flow integration planning post-acquisition
- Debt assumption and refinancing strategies
- Working capital adjustments in purchase price
- Entity rationalisation and cash pooling consolidation
- Bank account rationalisation post-merger
- Intercompany debt restructuring
- Treasury policy harmonisation across entities
- Integration timeline management
- Post-close treasury audits
- Divestiture liquidity planning
- Spin-off treasury structure design
- ESOP and equity distribution management
- Restructuring cash flow covenants
- Crisis-driven reorganisation frameworks
Module 11: Regulatory Compliance and Financial Controls - SOX compliance in treasury operations
- Internal control design and walkthroughs
- Segregation of duties enforcement
- Bank signatory authorisation protocols
- Payment approval workflow controls
- Documentation requirements for hedging
- Anti-fraud controls in treasury
- Financial crime reporting obligations
- IFRS and GAAP compliance in treasury accounting
- Local statutory requirements across jurisdictions
- Central bank reporting and reserves compliance
- Transfer pricing documentation for intercompany financing
- Basel III and leverage ratio considerations
- Global minimum tax impact on financing
- Audit trail retention policies
Module 12: Treasury Transformation and Implementation Roadmap - Assessing current treasury maturity level
- Defining transformation objectives and success metrics
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and engagement
- Business case development for treasury initiatives
- Phased implementation planning
- Resource allocation and project governance
- Risk log and issue escalation framework
- Communication strategy for change adoption
- Pilot testing automation features
- Feedback loops and iterative improvement
- Data migration and system integration checklist
- Training and knowledge transfer plans
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation review and optimisation
- Scaling transformation across regions
Module 13: Real-World Projects and Practical Application - Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file
Module 14: Certification, Career Advancement, and Ongoing Mastery - Final assessment and competency validation process
- Submission of capstone project for instructor review
- Alignment of deliverables with The Art of Service certification standards
- How to showcase your Certificate of Completion in performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation for treasury leadership roles
- Certification inclusion in internal audit and compliance documentation
- Lifetime access renewal and update notification process
- Access to exclusive alumni network of treasury professionals
- Monthly expert briefings on emerging risk and automation trends
- Quarterly update cycles: integrating new regulatory changes
- Personalised implementation roadmap for ongoing mastery
- Progress tracking and completion milestones
- Badging and credential verification system
- Advanced elective recommendations for continued growth
- Pathway to senior treasury and CFO-level strategy roles
- The shifting role of treasury in digital-first organisations
- Core treasury functions in the context of automation and volatility
- Traditional vs. contemporary treasury operating models
- Key performance indicators for modern treasury operations
- Aligning treasury objectives with enterprise strategy
- Treasury governance frameworks for multi-entity organisations
- Risk ownership and accountability structures
- Global regulatory landscapes affecting treasury management
- Cash flow forecasting under uncertainty
- Embedded ethics in treasury decision-making
Module 2: Automation and Treasury Technology Architecture - Overview of automation frameworks in treasury systems
- Selecting the right RPA tools for cash management
- Integration of ERP, TMS, and banking APIs
- Configuring automated reconciliation workflows
- Automated payment approval routing and controls
- Rules-based logic for exception handling
- Building resilient data pipelines for treasury reporting
- Cloud-based treasury platforms: security and scalability
- AI in forecasting: predictive cash positioning models
- Algorithmic hedging and automated FX exposure management
- Machine learning applications in fraud detection
- Treasury portal customisation for multi-user access
- End-to-end automation audit trails and SOX compliance
- Vendor evaluation matrix for treasury tech providers
- Phased rollout strategies for automation adoption
Module 3: Global Risk Exposure and Mitigation Strategies - Mapping geopolitical risk to cash flow pathways
- Currency volatility modelling and scenario planning
- Interest rate risk in floating-rate portfolios
- Liquidity risk under stress-test conditions
- Counterparty credit risk assessment protocols
- Country risk scoring methodologies (World Bank, IMF, private indices)
- Supply chain financing risks in global operations
- Regulatory arbitrage and compliance risk tracking
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exposure in treasury
- Sanctions and restricted entity screening workflows
- Cybersecurity risks in treasury operations
- Third-party vendor risk assessment templates
- Crisis response playbooks for treasury disruption
- Insurance and hedging backup strategies
- Real-time risk dashboards for executive reporting
Module 4: Liquidity Management and Optimisation - Centralised vs. decentralised liquidity models
- Cash concentration and pooling mechanisms
- Zero-balance accounts and notional pooling
- Internal cash targeting methodologies
- Working capital optimisation levers (AR, AP, inventory)
- Dynamic liquidity forecasting under volatility
- Operating cycle efficiency metrics
- Financing gap analysis and bridge strategies
- Optimising intercompany loan structures
- Short-term investment strategy with risk tolerance alignment
- Surplus cash allocation frameworks
- Liquidity stress testing with multi-scenario modelling
- Cash flow waterfall analysis
- Automated liquidity threshold alerts
- Liquidity coverage ratio enhancement
Module 5: Treasury Operating Model Design - Designing a scalable global treasury structure
- Outsourcing vs. in-house treasury service delivery
- Shared services and centre-of-excellence models
- Treasury network governance across regions
- Role definition and RACI matrices for treasury teams
- Skills gap analysis for modern treasury professionals
- Succession planning and capability mapping
- Key controls and segregation of duties
- Service level agreements with internal stakeholders
- Change management for treasury transformation
- Treasury policy development and approval workflows
- Delegation of authority frameworks
- Audit readiness and documentation protocols
- Stakeholder communication strategy for treasury
- Board reporting templates and frequency cycles
Module 6: Financial Risk Management and Hedging - Foreign exchange risk identification and measurement
- Translation, transaction, and economic exposure
- Hedging policy development and board approval
- Natural hedging vs. financial instruments
- Forward contracts: pricing and execution
- Currency options: structuring and trade-offs
- Collars, swaps, and structured hedges
- Hedging accounting under IFRS 9 and ASC 815
- Effectiveness testing and hedge documentation
- Interest rate hedging: swaps, caps, floors
- Commodity price exposure and mitigation
- Hedging portfolio optimisation
- Counterparty netting strategies
- Collateral management for derivative exposure
- Regulatory reporting for derivatives (Dodd-Frank, EMIR)
Module 7: Capital Structure and Financing Strategy - Optimal capital structure under uncertainty
- Cost of capital calculation with tax shield effects
- Debt vs. equity financing trade-offs
- Hybrid instruments and structured finance
- Credit rating impact on borrowing costs
- Bank relationship management and syndication
- Credit facility structuring and covenant negotiation
- Revolver, term loan, and bond issuance frameworks
- Private placement and alternative financing
- ESG-linked lending and sustainability bonds
- Dynamic capital allocation models
- Dividend policy and shareholder return strategy
- Share buyback analysis and execution
- Refinancing strategies in rising rate environments
- Contingent capital planning
Module 8: Treasury Analytics and Performance Measurement - Building treasury-specific KPIs and dashboards
- Cash conversion cycle tracking and improvement
- Forecast accuracy metrics and variance analysis
- Hedging effectiveness ratios
- Cost of funding benchmarks
- Liquidity coverage and net debt ratios
- Return on capital employed through treasury actions
- Efficiency metrics: payment processing cost per transaction
- Automation ROI calculation for treasury initiatives
- Data visualisation for executive summaries
- Root cause analysis for cash flow variances
- Benchmarking against peer organisations
- Leading vs. lagging indicators in treasury
- Rolling forecast integration with analytics
- AI-driven anomaly detection in cash flows
Module 9: Payments, Collections, and Banking Relationships - Domestic and cross-border payments architecture
- SEPA, SWIFT, and real-time gross settlement systems
- Payment factory design and implementation
- E-invoicing and dynamic discounting
- Automated collections workflows
- Dunning process optimisation
- Fraud prevention in payment authorisation
- Bank portal aggregation and reconciliation
- Bank fee analysis and negotiation strategy
- Multibank connectivity via APIs
- Surveillance tools for unusual payment patterns
- Virtual account structures and reconciliation
- Payment timing optimisation and float management
- Embedded payments in procurement workflows
- Regulatory compliance: AML, KYC, PSD2
Module 10: Treasury in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring - Treasury’s role in due diligence
- Cash flow integration planning post-acquisition
- Debt assumption and refinancing strategies
- Working capital adjustments in purchase price
- Entity rationalisation and cash pooling consolidation
- Bank account rationalisation post-merger
- Intercompany debt restructuring
- Treasury policy harmonisation across entities
- Integration timeline management
- Post-close treasury audits
- Divestiture liquidity planning
- Spin-off treasury structure design
- ESOP and equity distribution management
- Restructuring cash flow covenants
- Crisis-driven reorganisation frameworks
Module 11: Regulatory Compliance and Financial Controls - SOX compliance in treasury operations
- Internal control design and walkthroughs
- Segregation of duties enforcement
- Bank signatory authorisation protocols
- Payment approval workflow controls
- Documentation requirements for hedging
- Anti-fraud controls in treasury
- Financial crime reporting obligations
- IFRS and GAAP compliance in treasury accounting
- Local statutory requirements across jurisdictions
- Central bank reporting and reserves compliance
- Transfer pricing documentation for intercompany financing
- Basel III and leverage ratio considerations
- Global minimum tax impact on financing
- Audit trail retention policies
Module 12: Treasury Transformation and Implementation Roadmap - Assessing current treasury maturity level
- Defining transformation objectives and success metrics
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and engagement
- Business case development for treasury initiatives
- Phased implementation planning
- Resource allocation and project governance
- Risk log and issue escalation framework
- Communication strategy for change adoption
- Pilot testing automation features
- Feedback loops and iterative improvement
- Data migration and system integration checklist
- Training and knowledge transfer plans
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation review and optimisation
- Scaling transformation across regions
Module 13: Real-World Projects and Practical Application - Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file
Module 14: Certification, Career Advancement, and Ongoing Mastery - Final assessment and competency validation process
- Submission of capstone project for instructor review
- Alignment of deliverables with The Art of Service certification standards
- How to showcase your Certificate of Completion in performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation for treasury leadership roles
- Certification inclusion in internal audit and compliance documentation
- Lifetime access renewal and update notification process
- Access to exclusive alumni network of treasury professionals
- Monthly expert briefings on emerging risk and automation trends
- Quarterly update cycles: integrating new regulatory changes
- Personalised implementation roadmap for ongoing mastery
- Progress tracking and completion milestones
- Badging and credential verification system
- Advanced elective recommendations for continued growth
- Pathway to senior treasury and CFO-level strategy roles
- Mapping geopolitical risk to cash flow pathways
- Currency volatility modelling and scenario planning
- Interest rate risk in floating-rate portfolios
- Liquidity risk under stress-test conditions
- Counterparty credit risk assessment protocols
- Country risk scoring methodologies (World Bank, IMF, private indices)
- Supply chain financing risks in global operations
- Regulatory arbitrage and compliance risk tracking
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exposure in treasury
- Sanctions and restricted entity screening workflows
- Cybersecurity risks in treasury operations
- Third-party vendor risk assessment templates
- Crisis response playbooks for treasury disruption
- Insurance and hedging backup strategies
- Real-time risk dashboards for executive reporting
Module 4: Liquidity Management and Optimisation - Centralised vs. decentralised liquidity models
- Cash concentration and pooling mechanisms
- Zero-balance accounts and notional pooling
- Internal cash targeting methodologies
- Working capital optimisation levers (AR, AP, inventory)
- Dynamic liquidity forecasting under volatility
- Operating cycle efficiency metrics
- Financing gap analysis and bridge strategies
- Optimising intercompany loan structures
- Short-term investment strategy with risk tolerance alignment
- Surplus cash allocation frameworks
- Liquidity stress testing with multi-scenario modelling
- Cash flow waterfall analysis
- Automated liquidity threshold alerts
- Liquidity coverage ratio enhancement
Module 5: Treasury Operating Model Design - Designing a scalable global treasury structure
- Outsourcing vs. in-house treasury service delivery
- Shared services and centre-of-excellence models
- Treasury network governance across regions
- Role definition and RACI matrices for treasury teams
- Skills gap analysis for modern treasury professionals
- Succession planning and capability mapping
- Key controls and segregation of duties
- Service level agreements with internal stakeholders
- Change management for treasury transformation
- Treasury policy development and approval workflows
- Delegation of authority frameworks
- Audit readiness and documentation protocols
- Stakeholder communication strategy for treasury
- Board reporting templates and frequency cycles
Module 6: Financial Risk Management and Hedging - Foreign exchange risk identification and measurement
- Translation, transaction, and economic exposure
- Hedging policy development and board approval
- Natural hedging vs. financial instruments
- Forward contracts: pricing and execution
- Currency options: structuring and trade-offs
- Collars, swaps, and structured hedges
- Hedging accounting under IFRS 9 and ASC 815
- Effectiveness testing and hedge documentation
- Interest rate hedging: swaps, caps, floors
- Commodity price exposure and mitigation
- Hedging portfolio optimisation
- Counterparty netting strategies
- Collateral management for derivative exposure
- Regulatory reporting for derivatives (Dodd-Frank, EMIR)
Module 7: Capital Structure and Financing Strategy - Optimal capital structure under uncertainty
- Cost of capital calculation with tax shield effects
- Debt vs. equity financing trade-offs
- Hybrid instruments and structured finance
- Credit rating impact on borrowing costs
- Bank relationship management and syndication
- Credit facility structuring and covenant negotiation
- Revolver, term loan, and bond issuance frameworks
- Private placement and alternative financing
- ESG-linked lending and sustainability bonds
- Dynamic capital allocation models
- Dividend policy and shareholder return strategy
- Share buyback analysis and execution
- Refinancing strategies in rising rate environments
- Contingent capital planning
Module 8: Treasury Analytics and Performance Measurement - Building treasury-specific KPIs and dashboards
- Cash conversion cycle tracking and improvement
- Forecast accuracy metrics and variance analysis
- Hedging effectiveness ratios
- Cost of funding benchmarks
- Liquidity coverage and net debt ratios
- Return on capital employed through treasury actions
- Efficiency metrics: payment processing cost per transaction
- Automation ROI calculation for treasury initiatives
- Data visualisation for executive summaries
- Root cause analysis for cash flow variances
- Benchmarking against peer organisations
- Leading vs. lagging indicators in treasury
- Rolling forecast integration with analytics
- AI-driven anomaly detection in cash flows
Module 9: Payments, Collections, and Banking Relationships - Domestic and cross-border payments architecture
- SEPA, SWIFT, and real-time gross settlement systems
- Payment factory design and implementation
- E-invoicing and dynamic discounting
- Automated collections workflows
- Dunning process optimisation
- Fraud prevention in payment authorisation
- Bank portal aggregation and reconciliation
- Bank fee analysis and negotiation strategy
- Multibank connectivity via APIs
- Surveillance tools for unusual payment patterns
- Virtual account structures and reconciliation
- Payment timing optimisation and float management
- Embedded payments in procurement workflows
- Regulatory compliance: AML, KYC, PSD2
Module 10: Treasury in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring - Treasury’s role in due diligence
- Cash flow integration planning post-acquisition
- Debt assumption and refinancing strategies
- Working capital adjustments in purchase price
- Entity rationalisation and cash pooling consolidation
- Bank account rationalisation post-merger
- Intercompany debt restructuring
- Treasury policy harmonisation across entities
- Integration timeline management
- Post-close treasury audits
- Divestiture liquidity planning
- Spin-off treasury structure design
- ESOP and equity distribution management
- Restructuring cash flow covenants
- Crisis-driven reorganisation frameworks
Module 11: Regulatory Compliance and Financial Controls - SOX compliance in treasury operations
- Internal control design and walkthroughs
- Segregation of duties enforcement
- Bank signatory authorisation protocols
- Payment approval workflow controls
- Documentation requirements for hedging
- Anti-fraud controls in treasury
- Financial crime reporting obligations
- IFRS and GAAP compliance in treasury accounting
- Local statutory requirements across jurisdictions
- Central bank reporting and reserves compliance
- Transfer pricing documentation for intercompany financing
- Basel III and leverage ratio considerations
- Global minimum tax impact on financing
- Audit trail retention policies
Module 12: Treasury Transformation and Implementation Roadmap - Assessing current treasury maturity level
- Defining transformation objectives and success metrics
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and engagement
- Business case development for treasury initiatives
- Phased implementation planning
- Resource allocation and project governance
- Risk log and issue escalation framework
- Communication strategy for change adoption
- Pilot testing automation features
- Feedback loops and iterative improvement
- Data migration and system integration checklist
- Training and knowledge transfer plans
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation review and optimisation
- Scaling transformation across regions
Module 13: Real-World Projects and Practical Application - Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file
Module 14: Certification, Career Advancement, and Ongoing Mastery - Final assessment and competency validation process
- Submission of capstone project for instructor review
- Alignment of deliverables with The Art of Service certification standards
- How to showcase your Certificate of Completion in performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation for treasury leadership roles
- Certification inclusion in internal audit and compliance documentation
- Lifetime access renewal and update notification process
- Access to exclusive alumni network of treasury professionals
- Monthly expert briefings on emerging risk and automation trends
- Quarterly update cycles: integrating new regulatory changes
- Personalised implementation roadmap for ongoing mastery
- Progress tracking and completion milestones
- Badging and credential verification system
- Advanced elective recommendations for continued growth
- Pathway to senior treasury and CFO-level strategy roles
- Designing a scalable global treasury structure
- Outsourcing vs. in-house treasury service delivery
- Shared services and centre-of-excellence models
- Treasury network governance across regions
- Role definition and RACI matrices for treasury teams
- Skills gap analysis for modern treasury professionals
- Succession planning and capability mapping
- Key controls and segregation of duties
- Service level agreements with internal stakeholders
- Change management for treasury transformation
- Treasury policy development and approval workflows
- Delegation of authority frameworks
- Audit readiness and documentation protocols
- Stakeholder communication strategy for treasury
- Board reporting templates and frequency cycles
Module 6: Financial Risk Management and Hedging - Foreign exchange risk identification and measurement
- Translation, transaction, and economic exposure
- Hedging policy development and board approval
- Natural hedging vs. financial instruments
- Forward contracts: pricing and execution
- Currency options: structuring and trade-offs
- Collars, swaps, and structured hedges
- Hedging accounting under IFRS 9 and ASC 815
- Effectiveness testing and hedge documentation
- Interest rate hedging: swaps, caps, floors
- Commodity price exposure and mitigation
- Hedging portfolio optimisation
- Counterparty netting strategies
- Collateral management for derivative exposure
- Regulatory reporting for derivatives (Dodd-Frank, EMIR)
Module 7: Capital Structure and Financing Strategy - Optimal capital structure under uncertainty
- Cost of capital calculation with tax shield effects
- Debt vs. equity financing trade-offs
- Hybrid instruments and structured finance
- Credit rating impact on borrowing costs
- Bank relationship management and syndication
- Credit facility structuring and covenant negotiation
- Revolver, term loan, and bond issuance frameworks
- Private placement and alternative financing
- ESG-linked lending and sustainability bonds
- Dynamic capital allocation models
- Dividend policy and shareholder return strategy
- Share buyback analysis and execution
- Refinancing strategies in rising rate environments
- Contingent capital planning
Module 8: Treasury Analytics and Performance Measurement - Building treasury-specific KPIs and dashboards
- Cash conversion cycle tracking and improvement
- Forecast accuracy metrics and variance analysis
- Hedging effectiveness ratios
- Cost of funding benchmarks
- Liquidity coverage and net debt ratios
- Return on capital employed through treasury actions
- Efficiency metrics: payment processing cost per transaction
- Automation ROI calculation for treasury initiatives
- Data visualisation for executive summaries
- Root cause analysis for cash flow variances
- Benchmarking against peer organisations
- Leading vs. lagging indicators in treasury
- Rolling forecast integration with analytics
- AI-driven anomaly detection in cash flows
Module 9: Payments, Collections, and Banking Relationships - Domestic and cross-border payments architecture
- SEPA, SWIFT, and real-time gross settlement systems
- Payment factory design and implementation
- E-invoicing and dynamic discounting
- Automated collections workflows
- Dunning process optimisation
- Fraud prevention in payment authorisation
- Bank portal aggregation and reconciliation
- Bank fee analysis and negotiation strategy
- Multibank connectivity via APIs
- Surveillance tools for unusual payment patterns
- Virtual account structures and reconciliation
- Payment timing optimisation and float management
- Embedded payments in procurement workflows
- Regulatory compliance: AML, KYC, PSD2
Module 10: Treasury in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring - Treasury’s role in due diligence
- Cash flow integration planning post-acquisition
- Debt assumption and refinancing strategies
- Working capital adjustments in purchase price
- Entity rationalisation and cash pooling consolidation
- Bank account rationalisation post-merger
- Intercompany debt restructuring
- Treasury policy harmonisation across entities
- Integration timeline management
- Post-close treasury audits
- Divestiture liquidity planning
- Spin-off treasury structure design
- ESOP and equity distribution management
- Restructuring cash flow covenants
- Crisis-driven reorganisation frameworks
Module 11: Regulatory Compliance and Financial Controls - SOX compliance in treasury operations
- Internal control design and walkthroughs
- Segregation of duties enforcement
- Bank signatory authorisation protocols
- Payment approval workflow controls
- Documentation requirements for hedging
- Anti-fraud controls in treasury
- Financial crime reporting obligations
- IFRS and GAAP compliance in treasury accounting
- Local statutory requirements across jurisdictions
- Central bank reporting and reserves compliance
- Transfer pricing documentation for intercompany financing
- Basel III and leverage ratio considerations
- Global minimum tax impact on financing
- Audit trail retention policies
Module 12: Treasury Transformation and Implementation Roadmap - Assessing current treasury maturity level
- Defining transformation objectives and success metrics
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and engagement
- Business case development for treasury initiatives
- Phased implementation planning
- Resource allocation and project governance
- Risk log and issue escalation framework
- Communication strategy for change adoption
- Pilot testing automation features
- Feedback loops and iterative improvement
- Data migration and system integration checklist
- Training and knowledge transfer plans
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation review and optimisation
- Scaling transformation across regions
Module 13: Real-World Projects and Practical Application - Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file
Module 14: Certification, Career Advancement, and Ongoing Mastery - Final assessment and competency validation process
- Submission of capstone project for instructor review
- Alignment of deliverables with The Art of Service certification standards
- How to showcase your Certificate of Completion in performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation for treasury leadership roles
- Certification inclusion in internal audit and compliance documentation
- Lifetime access renewal and update notification process
- Access to exclusive alumni network of treasury professionals
- Monthly expert briefings on emerging risk and automation trends
- Quarterly update cycles: integrating new regulatory changes
- Personalised implementation roadmap for ongoing mastery
- Progress tracking and completion milestones
- Badging and credential verification system
- Advanced elective recommendations for continued growth
- Pathway to senior treasury and CFO-level strategy roles
- Optimal capital structure under uncertainty
- Cost of capital calculation with tax shield effects
- Debt vs. equity financing trade-offs
- Hybrid instruments and structured finance
- Credit rating impact on borrowing costs
- Bank relationship management and syndication
- Credit facility structuring and covenant negotiation
- Revolver, term loan, and bond issuance frameworks
- Private placement and alternative financing
- ESG-linked lending and sustainability bonds
- Dynamic capital allocation models
- Dividend policy and shareholder return strategy
- Share buyback analysis and execution
- Refinancing strategies in rising rate environments
- Contingent capital planning
Module 8: Treasury Analytics and Performance Measurement - Building treasury-specific KPIs and dashboards
- Cash conversion cycle tracking and improvement
- Forecast accuracy metrics and variance analysis
- Hedging effectiveness ratios
- Cost of funding benchmarks
- Liquidity coverage and net debt ratios
- Return on capital employed through treasury actions
- Efficiency metrics: payment processing cost per transaction
- Automation ROI calculation for treasury initiatives
- Data visualisation for executive summaries
- Root cause analysis for cash flow variances
- Benchmarking against peer organisations
- Leading vs. lagging indicators in treasury
- Rolling forecast integration with analytics
- AI-driven anomaly detection in cash flows
Module 9: Payments, Collections, and Banking Relationships - Domestic and cross-border payments architecture
- SEPA, SWIFT, and real-time gross settlement systems
- Payment factory design and implementation
- E-invoicing and dynamic discounting
- Automated collections workflows
- Dunning process optimisation
- Fraud prevention in payment authorisation
- Bank portal aggregation and reconciliation
- Bank fee analysis and negotiation strategy
- Multibank connectivity via APIs
- Surveillance tools for unusual payment patterns
- Virtual account structures and reconciliation
- Payment timing optimisation and float management
- Embedded payments in procurement workflows
- Regulatory compliance: AML, KYC, PSD2
Module 10: Treasury in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring - Treasury’s role in due diligence
- Cash flow integration planning post-acquisition
- Debt assumption and refinancing strategies
- Working capital adjustments in purchase price
- Entity rationalisation and cash pooling consolidation
- Bank account rationalisation post-merger
- Intercompany debt restructuring
- Treasury policy harmonisation across entities
- Integration timeline management
- Post-close treasury audits
- Divestiture liquidity planning
- Spin-off treasury structure design
- ESOP and equity distribution management
- Restructuring cash flow covenants
- Crisis-driven reorganisation frameworks
Module 11: Regulatory Compliance and Financial Controls - SOX compliance in treasury operations
- Internal control design and walkthroughs
- Segregation of duties enforcement
- Bank signatory authorisation protocols
- Payment approval workflow controls
- Documentation requirements for hedging
- Anti-fraud controls in treasury
- Financial crime reporting obligations
- IFRS and GAAP compliance in treasury accounting
- Local statutory requirements across jurisdictions
- Central bank reporting and reserves compliance
- Transfer pricing documentation for intercompany financing
- Basel III and leverage ratio considerations
- Global minimum tax impact on financing
- Audit trail retention policies
Module 12: Treasury Transformation and Implementation Roadmap - Assessing current treasury maturity level
- Defining transformation objectives and success metrics
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and engagement
- Business case development for treasury initiatives
- Phased implementation planning
- Resource allocation and project governance
- Risk log and issue escalation framework
- Communication strategy for change adoption
- Pilot testing automation features
- Feedback loops and iterative improvement
- Data migration and system integration checklist
- Training and knowledge transfer plans
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation review and optimisation
- Scaling transformation across regions
Module 13: Real-World Projects and Practical Application - Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file
Module 14: Certification, Career Advancement, and Ongoing Mastery - Final assessment and competency validation process
- Submission of capstone project for instructor review
- Alignment of deliverables with The Art of Service certification standards
- How to showcase your Certificate of Completion in performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation for treasury leadership roles
- Certification inclusion in internal audit and compliance documentation
- Lifetime access renewal and update notification process
- Access to exclusive alumni network of treasury professionals
- Monthly expert briefings on emerging risk and automation trends
- Quarterly update cycles: integrating new regulatory changes
- Personalised implementation roadmap for ongoing mastery
- Progress tracking and completion milestones
- Badging and credential verification system
- Advanced elective recommendations for continued growth
- Pathway to senior treasury and CFO-level strategy roles
- Domestic and cross-border payments architecture
- SEPA, SWIFT, and real-time gross settlement systems
- Payment factory design and implementation
- E-invoicing and dynamic discounting
- Automated collections workflows
- Dunning process optimisation
- Fraud prevention in payment authorisation
- Bank portal aggregation and reconciliation
- Bank fee analysis and negotiation strategy
- Multibank connectivity via APIs
- Surveillance tools for unusual payment patterns
- Virtual account structures and reconciliation
- Payment timing optimisation and float management
- Embedded payments in procurement workflows
- Regulatory compliance: AML, KYC, PSD2
Module 10: Treasury in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring - Treasury’s role in due diligence
- Cash flow integration planning post-acquisition
- Debt assumption and refinancing strategies
- Working capital adjustments in purchase price
- Entity rationalisation and cash pooling consolidation
- Bank account rationalisation post-merger
- Intercompany debt restructuring
- Treasury policy harmonisation across entities
- Integration timeline management
- Post-close treasury audits
- Divestiture liquidity planning
- Spin-off treasury structure design
- ESOP and equity distribution management
- Restructuring cash flow covenants
- Crisis-driven reorganisation frameworks
Module 11: Regulatory Compliance and Financial Controls - SOX compliance in treasury operations
- Internal control design and walkthroughs
- Segregation of duties enforcement
- Bank signatory authorisation protocols
- Payment approval workflow controls
- Documentation requirements for hedging
- Anti-fraud controls in treasury
- Financial crime reporting obligations
- IFRS and GAAP compliance in treasury accounting
- Local statutory requirements across jurisdictions
- Central bank reporting and reserves compliance
- Transfer pricing documentation for intercompany financing
- Basel III and leverage ratio considerations
- Global minimum tax impact on financing
- Audit trail retention policies
Module 12: Treasury Transformation and Implementation Roadmap - Assessing current treasury maturity level
- Defining transformation objectives and success metrics
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and engagement
- Business case development for treasury initiatives
- Phased implementation planning
- Resource allocation and project governance
- Risk log and issue escalation framework
- Communication strategy for change adoption
- Pilot testing automation features
- Feedback loops and iterative improvement
- Data migration and system integration checklist
- Training and knowledge transfer plans
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation review and optimisation
- Scaling transformation across regions
Module 13: Real-World Projects and Practical Application - Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file
Module 14: Certification, Career Advancement, and Ongoing Mastery - Final assessment and competency validation process
- Submission of capstone project for instructor review
- Alignment of deliverables with The Art of Service certification standards
- How to showcase your Certificate of Completion in performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation for treasury leadership roles
- Certification inclusion in internal audit and compliance documentation
- Lifetime access renewal and update notification process
- Access to exclusive alumni network of treasury professionals
- Monthly expert briefings on emerging risk and automation trends
- Quarterly update cycles: integrating new regulatory changes
- Personalised implementation roadmap for ongoing mastery
- Progress tracking and completion milestones
- Badging and credential verification system
- Advanced elective recommendations for continued growth
- Pathway to senior treasury and CFO-level strategy roles
- SOX compliance in treasury operations
- Internal control design and walkthroughs
- Segregation of duties enforcement
- Bank signatory authorisation protocols
- Payment approval workflow controls
- Documentation requirements for hedging
- Anti-fraud controls in treasury
- Financial crime reporting obligations
- IFRS and GAAP compliance in treasury accounting
- Local statutory requirements across jurisdictions
- Central bank reporting and reserves compliance
- Transfer pricing documentation for intercompany financing
- Basel III and leverage ratio considerations
- Global minimum tax impact on financing
- Audit trail retention policies
Module 12: Treasury Transformation and Implementation Roadmap - Assessing current treasury maturity level
- Defining transformation objectives and success metrics
- Stakeholder alignment workshops and engagement
- Business case development for treasury initiatives
- Phased implementation planning
- Resource allocation and project governance
- Risk log and issue escalation framework
- Communication strategy for change adoption
- Pilot testing automation features
- Feedback loops and iterative improvement
- Data migration and system integration checklist
- Training and knowledge transfer plans
- Go-live readiness assessment
- Post-implementation review and optimisation
- Scaling transformation across regions
Module 13: Real-World Projects and Practical Application - Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file
Module 14: Certification, Career Advancement, and Ongoing Mastery - Final assessment and competency validation process
- Submission of capstone project for instructor review
- Alignment of deliverables with The Art of Service certification standards
- How to showcase your Certificate of Completion in performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation for treasury leadership roles
- Certification inclusion in internal audit and compliance documentation
- Lifetime access renewal and update notification process
- Access to exclusive alumni network of treasury professionals
- Monthly expert briefings on emerging risk and automation trends
- Quarterly update cycles: integrating new regulatory changes
- Personalised implementation roadmap for ongoing mastery
- Progress tracking and completion milestones
- Badging and credential verification system
- Advanced elective recommendations for continued growth
- Pathway to senior treasury and CFO-level strategy roles
- Design a board-ready treasury transformation proposal
- Build a 13-week cash flow forecast with scenario toggles
- Create a multi-currency hedging policy document
- Develop a liquidity stress test with three shock scenarios
- Map existing controls to SOX requirements
- Design an automated payment workflow with exception handling
- Construct a global banking structure for a sample MNC
- Optimise working capital for a manufacturing subsidiary
- Integrate ESG metrics into investment policy
- Build a treasury KPI dashboard with visual output
- Develop a crisis response script for liquidity shortfall
- Simulate a merger integration treasury plan
- Conduct a technology vendor comparison matrix
- Review and update a treasury operating model
- Compile a compliance audit readiness file