Treasury Management Course

Lesson 1 • Regulatory and Compliance Framework

Introduces financial regulations, reporting obligations, and compliance controls relevant to treasury. Establishes risk-aware mindset for all treasury activities.

Lesson 2 • Treasury Organizational Structures

Examines centralized, decentralized, and hybrid treasury models. Connects structure choice to operational efficiency and control.

Lesson 3 • Key Financial Statements for Treasurers

Covers balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement from a treasury lens. Builds analytical foundation for liquidity and risk decisions.

Lesson 1 • Liquidity Reserves and Buffers

Defines minimum liquidity thresholds, reserve policies, and contingency funding. Ensures operational continuity under stress scenarios.

Lesson 2 • Payment Systems and Settlement

Reviews domestic and cross-border payment rails, settlement cycles, and payment controls. Reduces operational risk in high-volume payment environments.

Lesson 3 • Banking Relationship Management

Examines bank selection, service level agreements, and fee analysis. Optimizes banking costs and service quality for treasury operations.

Lesson 4 • Cash Positioning and Concentration

Covers daily cash positioning, notional pooling, and physical cash concentration. Links cash visibility to funding cost reduction.

Lesson 1 • Short-Term Borrowing Facilities

Covers revolving credit facilities, overdrafts, commercial paper programs, and supply chain finance. Matches funding instruments to cash flow timing needs.

Lesson 2 • Short-Term Investment Instruments

Surveys money market instruments including treasury bills, commercial paper, and repos. Connects instrument selection to yield, liquidity, and credit criteria.

Lesson 3 • Counterparty and Credit Risk Controls

Establishes credit exposure monitoring, counterparty limits, and collateral management for short-term transactions. Prevents concentration losses in investment portfolios.

Lesson 1 • Hedging Instruments and Strategies

Covers forward contracts, options, and cross-currency swaps as hedging tools. Links instrument choice to exposure type, cost, and accounting treatment.

Lesson 2 • FX Policy and Governance

Designs an FX risk policy covering mandate, approved instruments, and reporting. Embeds board-level oversight into the FX management process.

Lesson 3 • FX Market Structure and Pricing

Explains spot, forward, and swap markets, bid-ask spreads, and rate quotation conventions. Provides market literacy needed to execute and price hedges.

Lesson 4 • Hedge Accounting Principles

Introduces fair value, cash flow, and net investment hedge designations under financial reporting standards. Reduces earnings volatility through proper hedge documentation.

Lesson 1 • Debt Portfolio Optimization

Balances fixed and floating rate debt to achieve target cost and risk profile. Integrates hedging decisions with overall capital structure strategy.

Lesson 2 • Interest Rate Derivatives

Covers interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and swaptions as hedging instruments. Matches derivative structure to specific exposure profiles.

Lesson 3 • Sources of Interest Rate Exposure

Identifies floating-rate debt, fixed-rate assets, and repricing gaps as exposure sources. Builds the analytical foundation for interest rate risk measurement.

Lesson 1 • Capital Structure Fundamentals

Analyzes the debt-equity mix, leverage ratios, and cost of capital concepts. Frames funding decisions within the broader corporate finance strategy.

Lesson 2 • Syndicated Loans and Private Debt

Examines syndicated loan structures, private placements, and bilateral facilities. Diversifies funding sources beyond public bond markets.

Lesson 3 • Credit Rating Process and Management

Explains rating agency methodologies, key metrics, and rating committee dynamics. Enables proactive management of credit ratings to reduce funding costs.

Lesson 4 • Bond Issuance and Debt Capital Markets

Covers bond structuring, roadshow process, pricing, and documentation. Provides end-to-end knowledge of public debt market transactions.

Lesson 1 • Enterprise Risk Identification

Maps financial and operational risks across treasury activities using structured frameworks. Provides the risk inventory needed for policy and control design.

Lesson 2 • Risk Reporting and Board Oversight

Designs treasury risk dashboards, board reports, and key risk indicators. Connects operational risk data to strategic governance and oversight.

Lesson 3 • Risk Measurement and Quantification

Applies value-at-risk, scenario analysis, and stress testing to treasury exposures. Converts qualitative risks into quantitative metrics for decision-making.

Lesson 4 • Operational Risk and Controls

Addresses fraud prevention, segregation of duties, and system controls in treasury. Reduces operational losses through structured control frameworks.

Lesson 1 • Treasury Performance Measurement

Defines KPIs for cash efficiency, funding cost, and risk-adjusted returns. Enables objective evaluation of treasury's contribution to enterprise value.

Lesson 2 • Crisis Management and Resilience

Prepares treasury for liquidity crises, market dislocations, and operational disruptions. Builds institutional resilience through scenario planning and response protocols.

Lesson 3 • Treasury Technology Strategy

Evaluates treasury management systems, ERP integration, and automation roadmaps. Aligns technology investment with treasury efficiency and control objectives.

Lesson 4 • Treasury as a Strategic Partner

Repositions treasury from transactional to advisory role within the organization. Demonstrates how treasury insights drive corporate strategy and M&A decisions.