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Description

Managing by Cash: Forecasting Treasury, Tracking Working Capital and Prioritising Spend

Turning cash into a weekly steering indicator rather than a month-end discovery

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

A profitable company can still run short of cash. Customer payment terms stretch, inventory absorbs margin and statutory payment deadlines fall at the wrong moment. When monitoring stops at the income statement, the warning comes too late and decisions are taken under pressure in front of the bank.

This three-hour session installs a cash-based reading of the business: breaking down working capital requirement, building a rolling forecast, identifying collection levers and selecting the indicators to track. Participants work on real figures and leave with a weekly cash monitoring dashboard.

Learning objectives

  • Break down working capital requirement by operating cycle
  • Build a short-term rolling cash forecast
  • Identify levers to accelerate cash collection
  • Select the cash indicators to monitor每 week
  • Present the treasury position to management and to lenders

What makes this programme different

A rolling forecast built from a supplied data set
Quantifying in AED the cash impact of one additional day of customer payment terms
A weekly cash dashboard ready to adapt

Programme

1From Profit to Cash

Why margin does not show up in the bank account

  • Move from net result to the change in cash position
  • Break down working capital requirement by cycle
  • Measure customer and supplier payment terms and inventory turnover
  • Identify the items that consume the most cash

2Forecasting the Short Term

Seeing tensions before they arrive

  • Build a rolling forecast based on cash in and cash out
  • Incorporate statutory payment deadlines such as VAT and corporate tax
  • Simulate a late payment from a major customer
  • Define the thresholds that trigger an internal alert

3Acting on the Levers

The decisions that bring cash back

  • Accelerate invoicing and collection
  • Negotiate supplier payment terms
  • Prioritise spending and reschedule capital expenditure
  • Choose the indicators presented to the executive committee

Who is it for

Management controllers and finance managers, as well as SME owners and directors responsible for treasury monitoring.

Prerequisites

Ability to read a balance sheet and an income statement.

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.