Corporate Treasury Management

Who This Program Is for

Foundations: Liquidity, Bank Relations & Working Capital

Understand treasury’s strategic role in balancing liquidity, risk, and value creation.
Hands-on cash flow forecasting with TreasurerIQ; learn techniques to improve accuracy.
Explore how to evaluate and strengthen bank relationships; design RFPs.
Master working capital management—accounts receivable, payables, and the cash conversion cycle.
Interactive Scenarios: Build a basic cash flow forecast and stress-test working capital needs.
Cases & Readings: Apple’s Cash Dilemma, Microsoft’s Treasury Innovation, HBS Lehman Repo 105.
Practitioner spotlight: Treasury leaders share best practices in managing liquidity and bank relationships

Supply Chain Finance, Investing & Borrowing and Inventory Management

Examine the impact of supply chain finance on liquidity and supplier relationships.
Learn borrowing and investing strategies, from commercial paper to repos, and how to construct and evaluate an investment policy.
Tackle inventory management risk with lessons from Apple.
Strengthen risk management with interest rate and credit hedging strategies.
Interactive Scenarios: Create an investment ladder, “fix the hedge” workshop.
Cases & Readings: P&G and Metallgesellschaft derivatives failure.
Practitioner spotlight: Treasury consultant examine cash flow forecasting techniques and real-world funding strategies.

Advanced Treasury Topics: Risk Management, Innovation & Global Structures

Dive deep into derivatives and FX hedging with cases on Airbus/EADS.
Analyze the Silicon Valley Bank collapse—spotting missed liquidity signals and lessons for treasurers.
Explore global treasury structures with Roche’s award-winning In-House Bank.
Examine the future of payments: real-time, blockchain and stablecoins.
Interactive Scenarios: Hedge design with TreasurerIQ, SVB crisis committee role-play, application of treasury innovation using AI.
Cases & Readings: HBS FX Hedge at EADS, INSEAD Roche In-House Bank.
Practitioner spotlight: Live demos of TMS (Treasury Management Systems) from FIS.

Design and Execute Treasury Strategies - Build actionable plans to strengthen liquidity, working capital and risk management using real-world cases.
Evaluate and Improve Treasury Operations - Benchmark practices, identify gaps, and test improvements against peer data.
Apply Principles to Your Own Company - Translate global frameworks into firm-specific solutions through guided interaction with practitioners and peers.
Master Best Practices - Gain fluency in forecasting, borrowing, investing and risk management—and learn how to adapt them to changing markets.
Enhance Your Banking Relationship Strategy - Learn what to ask for when engaging with banks and service providers. Develop the tools to structure sharper questions, evaluate proposals and align services with your strategy.
Capstone Treasury Playbook - Synthesize your learning into a practical action plan for your organization, ready to implement immediately.

This program is designed for professionals who are new to corporate treasury or looking to broaden their foundation in treasury management. It is especially valuable for:

• Finance and Accounting professionals moving into treasury roles
• Corporate bankers, consultants, and auditors seeking a client-side perspective
• FP&A, operations, and risk managers who want to understand treasury’s impact on cash, funding and risk
• Early- to mid-career professionals preparing for greater responsibility in finance, treasury, or banking relationship management

No prior treasury experience is required. The course combines introductory-level fundamentals with practical simulations, case studies, and AI-driven learning tools so participants leave with desk-ready skills and a customized Treasury Playbook they can apply immediately.