Advanced Treasury and Liquidity Management
1Summary
Cash is the one resource that never stops moving — and when an organisation loses sight of where it sits, how fast it moves, and what could disrupt it, even a profitable business can run into trouble. That is the problem this Advanced Treasury and Liquidity Management course, delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built to solve.
The course gives finance and treasury professionals a structured way to manage liquidity, plan for cash needs, and build treasury functions that hold up under pressure from fast-changing financial conditions. Beyond day-to-day cash management, participants work through strategic financial decision-making, risk-management techniques, and policy-building methods that keep an institution financially sustainable and operationally efficient over the long run.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Treasury managers and staff working in cash and liquidity units.
- Bank employees and professionals in financial institutions.
- Finance personnel looking to expand their understanding of treasury functions.
- Specialists in financial planning and risk management.
What You Will Gain
- A comprehensive understanding of treasury functions and their strategic importance to the organisation.
- Stronger skills in cash-flow analysis, liquidity assessment, and forecasting.
- The ability to manage financial risks tied to funding and investment activities, and to select instruments that support liquidity stability.
- Improved quality of treasury-specific financial reporting and decision support.
3Course Content
Module 1: Reading and Forecasting Cash Flow
- Understanding what cash flow measures and why it is the clearest signal of financial strength.
- How day-to-day operations shape an organisation's liquidity position.
- Reading cash indicators to evaluate financial performance and spot liquidity gaps early.
- Forecasting techniques and the market factors that influence future cash needs.
Module 2: The Treasury Function and Its Strategic Role
- What treasury means and where it sits within the broader financial structure.
- Core responsibilities of a treasury department in a modern organisation.
- How treasury work contributes to overall financial stability.
- Internal system components, team roles, and the monitoring mechanisms that keep performance on track.
Module 3: Liquidity Levels and Sources
- Setting standards for the right liquidity level, including minimum thresholds for operational commitments.
- Balancing liquidity against expected financial returns.
- Strategies for strengthening internal liquidity and short-term financing options available to organisations.
- The role short-term investments play in supporting the cash position.
Module 4: Short-Term Instruments and Investment Decisions
- Certificates of deposit, treasury bills, and banking collection mechanisms as short-term monetary tools.
- Selecting investment instruments that match treasury objectives.
- Managing risk within short-term investment portfolios and evaluating performance over time.
Module 5: Managing Market Risk — FX and Interest Rates
- What drives currency fluctuations and how to measure exposure to foreign-exchange risk.
- Techniques for mitigating currency volatility.
- How interest-rate movements affect funding costs and liquidity.
- Approaches to minimising interest-rate risk.
Module 6: Treasury Operations, Accounting and Internal Controls
- Controls for recording and documenting treasury operations accurately.
- Principles of treasury-specific financial reporting and the role of internal audit in protecting financial integrity.
- Daily workflow, approval and authorisation procedures within the treasury department.
- Reducing operational errors and strengthening execution accuracy.
Module 7: Financing, Banking Relationships and Reporting
- Credit facilities, commercial paper, and the core requirements for short-term funding.
- Comparing financing alternatives by cost and risk, and matching them to liquidity needs.
- Managing banking relationships, multiple accounts, and negotiated terms.
- Monitoring banking service quality and fees, and building daily/weekly liquidity and investment reports that support executive decisions.
Module 8: Technology, Legal Compliance and the Regulatory Framework
- Features of digital treasury systems and how they integrate with other financial platforms.
- Automation, predictive analysis tools, and direct connectivity with banking systems.
- Financial regulations and compliance requirements governing treasury operations, including anti-money-laundering controls.
- The role of regulatory bodies and international standards in shaping treasury policy.