Mastering Treasuries and Cash Management
2-Day Executive Training | Live Online | Excel-Based | Case Study-Based | Strategic & Practical Insights
This advanced, case-driven workshop empowers finance professionals to reimagine treasury as a value-generating function that supports enterprise-wide risk management, cost optimization, and financial resilience.
Through live Excel simulations, real-world financial modelling, and interactive case studies, participants will explore cutting-edge tools and strategies to:
- Navigate today’s complex funding environment
- Design forward-looking cash and liquidity frameworks
- Deploy derivatives for hedging currency and interest rate exposures
- Leverage treasury to support corporate strategy and growth
Ideal for professionals across corporate finance, treasury, and risk management functions, including:
- Corporate Treasurers, Assistant Treasurers
- CFOs, Finance Directors, and Controllers
- Treasury Analysts, Cash Managers
- Internal/External Auditors
- Professionals in banking, fintech, or advisory roles
- Strategy teams overseeing working capital and liquidity risk
No prior experience in treasury is required, but familiarity with financial and accounting principles will enhance the learning experience.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Map the full architecture of a modern treasury function
- Build and stress-test dynamic cash flow forecasting models
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Evaluate and apply pooling, sweeping, and inter-company funding strategies
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Quantify and hedge exposure using FX and interest rate derivatives
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Price and value bonds, convertibles, and rights issues using Excel
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Integrate capital cost analysis (WACC, CAPM) into treasury decision-making
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Align treasury operations with enterprise risk appetite and governance
Methodology
This is not a theoretical seminar—it is an action-oriented, Excel-powered workshop featuring:
- Real-World Case Studies drawn from multinationals and global markets
- Live Excel Modelling of forecasting, derivatives, valuation, and hedging
- Mini Scenarios to reinforce each core concept through group analysis
- Guided Frameworks for strategic decision-making in uncertain environments
Day 1: Treasury Frameworks, Valuation & Financial Risk Foundations
- Setting the Strategic Context: The Evolving Role of Treasury in Business Leadership
- Liquidity & Cash Risk: Designing Liquidity Structures
- Cash Modeling in Excel: Baumol & Miller-Orr Models
- Capital & Cost: Funding Sources & Capital Structuring (Cost of equity/debt, CAPM, WACC)
- Valuation Deep Dive: Financial Instruments – Debt and equity valuation, convertibles, rights issues
- Excel Workshop: Valuation & Credit Ratings
- Market Metrics: Stock Market Ratios (P/E, EV/EBITDA, price/book)
- Intro to Financial Risk: Currency & Interest Rate Risk Landscape
- Foundational Derivatives: Hedging Tools 101 (Forwards, money market hedge, futures)
- Mini Case Series I: FX Hedging in Practice
Day 2: Advanced Derivatives & Strategic Treasury Integration
- FX Derivative Mastery: Structured Instruments (Options on futures, collars, OTC options)
- Live Case: FX Risk Hedging Strategy (Excel)
- Interest Rate Strategy: FRA, IR futures, options, swaps
- Mini Case Series II: IR Volatility Scenarios
- Treasury Portfolio Design: Multi-instrument risk mitigation
- Real-Life Treasury Case: Holistic Risk Management
- Surplus Cash Optimization: Short-term instruments, liquidity laddering
- Treasury KPIs & Reporting: Dashboarding, performance metrics
- Wrap-Up: Key Learnings & Strategic Takeaways
Deliverables
- Power point presentation
- Excel Case Templates & Solution Files
- Real-World Case Study Packet
George Skordis - an experienced professional, currently a Group CFO of 15 companies and conducting Finance projects for the EY Academy’s clients. For specific projects in Advisory and Training, George collaborates with EY Academy to serve key clients.
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