Tressure and cash

Treasury and Cash Management

Protecting Liquidity, Managing Risk, and Building a Treasury Function Fit for the Future

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Platform:
Online
In-class
Date Venue Duration
23 - 27 November 2026 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
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08 - 12 March 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
19 - 23 April 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
31 May - 04 June 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days

Course Introduction

Effective treasury management protects an organisation’s liquidity, manages financial risk, and ensures funds are available when and where they are needed. This Treasury and Cash Management course builds practical treasury skills — distinct from and complementary to Prospen’s existing Cash Flow Management and Forecasting course — covering banking relationships, funding strategy, and financial risk management alongside core liquidity practice. 

 

The treasury function is changing fast: real-time, API-driven payments, the ISO 20022 data standard, and AI-assisted cash forecasting are reshaping how treasury teams operate. This course reflects those shifts directly, alongside the core disciplines of banking relationship management, risk management, and investment strategy. Case-study driven and built around anonymised treasury scenarios, you’ll leave with a draft treasury policy template built for your own organisation. 

Course Objectives

By the end of this Treasury and Cash Management course, you’ll be able to:
 
  • Apply core treasury management principles to protect organisational liquidity
  • Manage banking relationships and optimise funding and financing structures
  • Apply financial risk management techniques to interest rate and foreign exchange exposure
  • Assess and manage counterparty and credit risk within treasury operations
  • Design and implement short- and medium-term investment strategies for surplus cash
  • Navigate the shift toward real-time, API-driven payments and the ISO 20022 data standard, including the major November 2026 enforcement wave
  • Apply AI-assisted cash forecasting tools without losing sight of data quality and governance
  • Build treasury policies and controls appropriate to the organisation’s risk appetite

Course Benefits

  • Protected Liquidity, Managed Risk: Apply core treasury principles that protect your organisation’s cash position and reduce financial risk exposure.
  • Stronger Banking Leverage: Negotiate facilities, covenants, and funding structures from a position of informed strength.
  • Confident Risk Management: Apply interest rate, FX, and counterparty risk techniques that hold up under real market volatility.
  • Future-Ready Treasury Practice: Understand how ISO 20022, real-time payments, and AI-assisted forecasting are reshaping the treasury function.
  • A Policy Template, Not Just Theory: Leave with a draft treasury policy template built for your own organisation.

Who should attend?

This Treasury and Cash Management course is designed for:

 

  • Treasury Officers, Managers, and Analysts
  • Finance Managers Responsible for Cash and Liquidity Oversight
  • Corporate Finance and Financial Planning Staff
  • Financial Controllers Moving into a Broader Treasury Remit
  • Treasury Technology and Systems Leads Overseeing Digital Transformation
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Training Methodology

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.
– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.
– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.
– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.
– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.
– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Training Outline

Module 1: Fundamentals of Treasury Management
  • The role, structure, and objectives of the treasury function
  • How treasury connects to broader financial and organisational strategy
  • Core treasury responsibilities: liquidity, funding, and risk
  • Positioning treasury as a value-adding function, not just a cash custodian
  • Practical Exercise: Map your organisation's current treasury function against core treasury objectives.

Module 2: Banking Relationships and Funding Strategy
  • Structuring and managing banking facilities
  • Understanding covenants and their practical implications
  • Evaluating cost of capital across funding sources
  • Negotiating banking terms from a position of informed strength
  • Practical Exercise: Evaluate a sample funding structure and identify negotiation opportunities.

Module 3: Financial Risk Management — Interest Rate and FX Exposure
  • Identifying and measuring interest rate exposure
  • Foreign exchange risk identification and hedging approaches
  • Common hedging instruments and their practical application
  • Balancing hedging cost against risk mitigation benefit
  • Practical Exercise: Assess interest rate and FX exposure for a sample organisation and recommend a hedging approach.

Module 4: Counterparty Risk and Credit Exposure Management
  • Assessing counterparty and credit risk in treasury operations
  • Setting and monitoring counterparty exposure limits
  • Managing risk concentration across banking and investment relationships
  • Building early-warning indicators for counterparty risk deterioration
  • Practical Exercise: Build a counterparty risk assessment matrix for a sample banking relationship portfolio.

Module 5: Investing Surplus Funds
  • Short- and medium-term investment strategy for surplus cash
  • Common investment instruments and their risk-return profiles
  • Balancing liquidity needs against investment return
  • Setting investment limits appropriate to organisational risk appetite
  • Practical Exercise: Design a short-term investment strategy for a sample surplus cash position.

Module 6: Digital Treasury — Payments, AI, and Emerging Technology
  • The shift to real-time, API-driven payments and bank connectivity
  • Understanding the ISO 20022 payment data standard and its enforcement timeline, including the major November 2026 enforcement wave — structured address requirements, MT101 payment initiation message retirement, and full Fedwire/CHIPS enforcement — a milestone 44% of banks report being behind schedule on
  • Applying AI-assisted cash forecasting while maintaining data quality and auditability
  • Embedded treasury and fraud controls within ERP and treasury management systems
  • Practical Exercise: Assess your organisation's treasury technology maturity against current digital treasury capabilities.

Module 7: Treasury Policy, Controls, and Governance
  • Structuring a treasury policy fit for the organisation's risk appetite
  • Building internal controls that prevent treasury errors and fraud
  • Governance structures for treasury oversight and reporting
  • Keeping treasury policy current as technology and risk evolve
  • Practical Exercise: Draft a treasury policy outline covering liquidity, funding, risk, and investment principles.

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FAQs – Treasury and Cash Management

Master liquidity positioning, bank relationship management, FX exposure hedging, and automated cash management workflows to optimize treasury operations and mitigate financial risks.

What topics are covered in the Treasury and Cash Management training course?
The course covers the core responsibilities of the treasury function, banking facilities and funding strategy, interest rate and foreign exchange (FX) risk hedging, counterparty and credit risk assessment, cash forecasting, short-term investment strategies, and treasury governance frameworks.
Who should attend this Treasury and Cash Management course?
This training is designed for treasury officers, finance managers, financial controllers, corporate finance analysts, cash management specialists, and treasury technology leads seeking to strengthen liquidity oversight and financial risk management.
How does this course help protect organizational liquidity and mitigate financial risk?
Delegates learn how to optimize capital structures, negotiate banking terms, apply FX and interest rate hedging instruments, set counterparty exposure limits, and establish internal controls that prevent treasury errors and fraud.
Will delegates learn how to manage foreign exchange (FX) and interest rate exposures?
Yes. The curriculum covers identifying and measuring market risk exposures, selecting practical hedging instruments, and balancing hedging costs against risk mitigation benefits.
Does the masterclass address modern treasury technology and payment standards?
Yes. Practical sessions explore real-time API-driven payments, ISO 20022 data standards, AI-assisted cash forecasting models, and embedded controls within ERP and Treasury Management Systems (TMS).
Why is formal treasury and cash management training essential for corporate finance teams?
Structured treasury training equips teams to safeguard enterprise solvency, optimize working capital returns, navigate market volatility, and build a tailored draft treasury policy for their organization.

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