Treasurer Training Course

Lesson 1 • Governance and Oversight Structures

Examines board relationships, committee roles, and reporting lines. Connects treasurer duties to broader organisational governance.

Lesson 2 • Defining the Treasurer's Role

Covers the treasurer's place in organisational hierarchy and key responsibilities. Anchors all subsequent financial duties to a clear role definition.

Lesson 3 • Treasurer's Annual Cycle

Maps recurring treasurer tasks across a fiscal year. Helps students anticipate deadlines and plan workloads effectively.

Lesson 1 • Reading and Interpreting Financial Reports

Develops skills to extract meaningful insights from financial documents. Prepares students to identify anomalies and trends in organisational finances.

Lesson 2 • Accounting Principles and Standards

Covers accrual vs. cash accounting and generally accepted principles. Ensures students apply consistent standards when reviewing financial data.

Lesson 3 • Core Financial Statements Overview

Introduces the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Establishes the relationship among the three primary financial reports.

Lesson 4 • Notes and Disclosures in Financial Reports

Explains the role of footnotes and supplementary disclosures in financial statements. Teaches students to use disclosures to validate reported figures.

Lesson 1 • Budget Approval and Communication

Covers presenting budgets to boards and stakeholders for approval. Builds skills in translating financial plans into clear narratives.

Lesson 2 • Budget Monitoring and Variance Analysis

Teaches ongoing tracking of actual vs. budgeted figures. Enables timely corrective action when financial performance deviates from plan.

Lesson 3 • Budget Types and Frameworks

Surveys operating, capital, and zero-based budget models. Helps students select the appropriate framework for their organisation's needs.

Lesson 4 • Mid-Year Budget Revisions

Addresses when and how to revise budgets in response to changing conditions. Ensures financial plans remain relevant throughout the fiscal year.

Lesson 1 • Banking Relationships and Cash Positioning

Covers managing bank accounts, credit facilities, and daily cash positions. Ensures funds are available where and when needed.

Lesson 2 • Cash Flow Fundamentals

Distinguishes operating, investing, and financing cash flows. Establishes why cash management is distinct from profit management.

Lesson 3 • Managing Receivables and Payables

Examines strategies to accelerate collections and optimise payment timing. Directly impacts working capital and daily liquidity positions.

Lesson 4 • Liquidity Reserves and Contingency Planning

Addresses maintaining adequate reserves and planning for cash emergencies. Protects organisational continuity during unexpected financial disruptions.

Lesson 1 • Principles of Internal Control

Introduces the five components of an effective internal control framework. Provides the conceptual foundation for all subsequent control design.

Lesson 2 • Reconciliation and Control Testing

Teaches regular reconciliation practices and periodic control effectiveness testing. Validates that controls are operating as designed over time.

Lesson 3 • Segregation of Duties

Explains how dividing financial tasks reduces fraud and error risk. Teaches practical application in small and large organisations alike.

Lesson 4 • Fraud Prevention and Detection

Identifies common fraud schemes targeting treasury functions and mitigation strategies. Equips students to recognise warning signs and respond appropriately.

Lesson 1 • Asset Classes and Instruments

Surveys cash equivalents, fixed income, and equity instruments available to organisations. Enables informed selection of investment vehicles appropriate to treasury.

Lesson 2 • Investment Policy Fundamentals

Covers drafting and implementing an investment policy statement. Aligns investment decisions with organisational risk tolerance and liquidity needs.

Lesson 3 • Reserve Fund Management

Addresses policies for operating, capital, and endowment reserves. Ensures long-term financial stability through disciplined reserve accumulation.

Lesson 4 • Portfolio Construction and Diversification

Introduces diversification principles and portfolio allocation strategies. Reduces concentration risk while meeting return objectives.

Lesson 1 • Debt Capacity and Affordability

Covers methods to assess how much debt an organisation can sustainably carry. Prevents over-leveraging by linking debt levels to cash flow capacity.

Lesson 2 • Debt Approval and Documentation

Addresses governance requirements for authorising new debt and maintaining records. Ensures borrowing decisions follow proper approval and documentation protocols.

Lesson 3 • Evaluating Borrowing Costs

Teaches calculation and comparison of effective interest rates and total borrowing costs. Enables cost-effective financing decisions across competing offers.

Lesson 4 • Debt Repayment and Restructuring

Covers repayment scheduling, early payoff analysis, and restructuring options. Equips students to manage debt obligations proactively through changing conditions.

Lesson 1 • Financial Risk Management

Identifies key financial risks and mitigation strategies at the organisational level. Builds a proactive risk culture within the treasury function.

Lesson 2 • Advising Leadership and the Board

Develops skills to present complex financial information to non-financial audiences. Positions the treasurer as a trusted strategic advisor to leadership.

Lesson 3 • Long-Term Financial Planning

Covers multi-year financial modelling and scenario planning for strategic decisions. Connects day-to-day treasury management to long-range organisational goals.

Lesson 4 • Treasurer as Change Leader

Addresses leading financial transformation initiatives and process improvement. Prepares students to drive change while maintaining financial stability.