Treasury and Cash Flow Management Training Course

Course overview

Profit is an opinion; cash is a fact. A business can be profitable on paper and still fail because it runs out of cash, which is why treasury and cash flow management sit at the center of financial health. This course explains how organizations forecast and manage cash, optimize working capital, run treasury operations, and control the financial risks that threaten liquidity.

The focus is on cash flow forecasting, working capital and liquidity, treasury tools and operations, and the risk, governance, and compliance that surround them. It treats treasury as the discipline of keeping an organization solvent and financially efficient, and is clear that the course is educational, not financial advice.

Why treasury and cash flow matter

Cash is what pays wages, suppliers, and debts, and an organization that cannot meet those obligations is in trouble regardless of its reported profit. Poor cash forecasting, bloated working capital, or unmanaged financial risk can turn a healthy business into a distressed one quickly.

Treasury management keeps liquidity available, money working efficiently, and risk contained. The professionals who understand it protect the organization from the cash crises that sink otherwise sound businesses. This course builds that understanding.

What you will be able to do afterwards

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Explain the role of treasury and cash flow management.
• Forecast cash flow and plan for liquidity needs.
• Optimize working capital and liquidity.
• Describe treasury tools, operations, and risk management.
• Apply governance and compliance to treasury.

Course outline

Unit 1: Fundamentals of treasury and cash flow

The course opens with why cash management matters.

• The treasury function and its role.
• The difference between profit and cash.
• Sources and uses of cash.
• Documented examples of cash management.

Unit 2: Cash flow forecasting and planning

Forecasting is the foundation, the focus here.

• Building a cash flow forecast.
• Short and long-term forecasting.
• Scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Planning for liquidity needs.

Unit 3: Working capital and liquidity optimization

This unit covers using cash efficiently.

• Managing receivables, payables, and inventory.
• The cash conversion cycle.
• Releasing cash from working capital, alongside Liquidity and Working Capital Management.
• Balancing liquidity against cost.

Unit 4: Treasury tools and operations

This unit covers running treasury day to day.

• Bank relationships and accounts.
• Cash pooling and concentration.
• Payments and treasury systems.
• Investing surplus cash.

Unit 5: Treasury risk management

This unit covers controlling financial risk.

• Liquidity, interest rate, and currency risk.
• Hedging and risk mitigation.
• Counterparty and credit risk.
• Setting limits and controls.

Unit 6: Compliance and governance in treasury

This unit covers the controls around treasury.

• Treasury policy and governance.
• Controls and segregation of duties.
• Reporting and compliance.
• Preventing fraud and error.

Unit 7: Future trends in treasury and cash flow

The final unit looks at where treasury is heading.

• Digital treasury and automation.
• Real-time payments and data.
• Analytics in cash forecasting.
• Preparing the function for change.

How the course is delivered

The course is led through structured explanation, worked examples, and documented treasury case studies. Participants examine cash forecasts, working capital analyses, and risk approaches and discuss the judgments involved. The course is educational and provides general information; it is not financial advice, and specific decisions should be made with qualified advisers.

Who should attend

This course suits treasury and finance staff, accountants and controllers, and managers responsible for cash, working capital, or financial risk. It also helps business owners who need to manage liquidity. A basic grounding in finance helps, but the course explains the concepts in practical terms.

About EuroQuest International Training

EuroQuest International Training was founded in 2015 by a team with more than 25 years of combined experience in professional training. The institute has delivered over 1,000 courses to more than 15,000 participants, and is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia, with training hubs in Dubai, London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Vienna, Paris, and Geneva. Courses are designed and reviewed by practitioners and updated to reflect current practice in each field.

Frequently asked questions

Is this course financial advice?

No. It provides general, educational information on treasury and cash flow management. It is not advice on a specific financial decision, which should be made with qualified financial advisers.

Do I need an accounting background?

A basic grounding in finance helps, but no formal qualification is required. The course explains cash flow, working capital, and treasury risk in practical terms and focuses on managing liquidity.

Is it relevant to smaller organizations?

Yes. Cash flow and liquidity matter at every size, and the forecasting and working capital discipline the course covers is as useful to a small business as to a large treasury function.

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• Advanced Financial Management Strategies
• Corporate Finance and Capital Budgeting
• Managing Corporate Debt and Credit Risk
• Foreign Exchange Markets and Currency Risk Management

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