Course Overview

The Treasury Management Course is designed to provide hands-on training to executives and managers in either large or small private and public sector organisations.

The course assists participants to:

  • Identify and develop key strategies for treasury management
  • Understand the application and valuation of financial instruments

  • Attain familiarity with the practical requirements of the accounting standards relevant to treasury management

  • Apply the principles learnt in a half day case study

  • Network with other finance and treasury professionals. 

This course is designed for current practitioners and for those interested in working in treasury management.

  • It presents a holistic understanding of treasury management from first principles and introduces participants, in an intuitive manner, to the concepts and logic that underpin financial risk management, financial instruments and derivatives
  • A stimulating and interactive course that provides the opportunity to explore your ideas and knowledge and gain pragmatic insights into how others are managing financial risks 
  • Designed and presented by facilitators from a premier professional services firm – with treasury management expertise and personal examples gathered over decades.

Course Outline

During the three days, participants will work in teams to complete short exercises to reinforce principles taught. Class sizes are limited to approximately 30 participants to maximise learning opportunities in group work. 

DAY 1 | 8.30am - 4.30pm (AEST)

  • Treasury’s Role
  • Treasury Governance / Framework
  • Fundamental Financial Concepts
  • Financial and Commodity Risk-Recognition and Measurement techniques
  • Foreign Exchange Risk Management

DAY 2 | 9.00am - 4.30pm (AEST)

  • Interest Rate Risk Management
  • Counterparty Risk Management
  • Funding
  • Liquidity & Cash Management

DAY 3 | 8.30am - 4.30pm (AEST)

  • Treasury Operations
  • Accounting for Treasury Transactions
  • Pulling it all together (Case Study & applying the theories)
  • End of course networking function