Class Outline Treasury Management Training Course
PART ONE: Cash Management
Module 1: Treasury Department
- Role of the Treasury Department
- Treasury Controls
- Treasurer Job Description
- Position of Treasury within the Corporate Structure
- Treasury Centralization
- Treasury Compensation
- Bank Relations
- Treasury Outsourcing
Module 2: Cash Transfer Methods
- Check Payments
- Wire Transfers
- ACH Payments
- Procurement Cards
- Cash Payments
- Fees for Cash Transfers
- Summary of Cash Transfer Methods
- Cash Transfer Controls
- Cash Transfer Procedures
Module 3: Cash Forecasting
- Cash Forecasting Model
- Information Sources for the Cash Forecast
- Measuring Cash Forecast Accuracy
- Cash Forecasting Automation
- Bullwhip Effect
- Business Cycle Forecasting
- Cash Forecasting Controls
- Cash Forecasting Policies
- Cash Forecasting Procedures
Module 4: Cash Concentration
- Benefits of Cash Concentration
- Cash Concentration Strategies
- Pooling Concepts
- Physical Sweeping
- Notional Pooling
- Comparison of Account Sweeping and Notional Pooling
- Nonpooling Situations
- Bank Overlay Structure
- Cash Concentration Controls
- Cash Concentration Policies
- Cash Concentration Procedures
Module 5: Working Capital Management
- Working Capital Variability
- Cash Management
- Credit Management
- Receivables Management
- Inventory Management
- Working Capital Metrics
PART TWO: Financing
Module 6: Debt Management
- Types of Debt
- Credit-Rating Agencies
- Accounting for Debt
- Debt-Related Controls
- Debt-Related Policies
- Debt-Related Procedure
Module 7: Equity Management
- Stock Registration
- Exemptions from Stock Registration
- Accounting for Stock Sales
- Equity-Related Controls
- Equity-Related Policies
- Equity-Related Procedures
Module 8: Investment Management
- Investment Criteria
- Investment Options
- Investment Strategies
- Outsourced Investment Management
- Risk-Reduction Strategies
- Accounting for Investments
- Investment Journal Entries
- Investment Reporting
- Investment Management Controls
- Investment Management Policies
- Investment Management Procedures
PART THREE: Risk Management
Module 9: Foreign Exchange Risk Management
- Foreign Exchange Quote Terminology
- The Nature of Foreign Exchange Risk
- Data Collection for Foreign Exchange Risk Management
- Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies
- Hedge Accounting
- Foreign Exchange Hedge Controls
- Foreign Exchange Hedge Policies
- Record Keeping for Foreign Exchange Hedging Activities
- Foreign Exchange Hedge Procedures
Module 10: Interest Risk Management
- Interest Risk Management Objectives
- Interest Risk Management Strategies
- Accounting for Interest Risk Management Activities
- Interest Risk Management Policies
- Record Keeping for Interest Rate Risk Management
- Interest Risk Management Procedures
PART FOUR: Treasury Systems
Module 11: Clearing and Settlement Systems
- Characteristics of Clearing and Settlement Systems
- Overview of the Clearing and Settlement Process
- Fedwire
- Automated Clearing House (ACH) System
- Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS)
- Check Clearing
- The Continuous Link Settlement (CLS) System
Module 12: Treasury Systems
- Treasurer’s Technology Needs
- Treasury Management System
- SWIFT Connectivity