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Description

Treasury Management Techniques: Forecasting, Investing and Negotiating Bank Terms

Cash is managed on value dates, not on the balance shown by the bank statement

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

The treasurer builds forecasts from information that arrives piecemeal from sales, accounting and procurement. Gaps between expected and actual collections distort the cash position and lead either to costly overdrafts or to idle balances. Bank terms are rarely compared, for want of a common calculation method.

These two days install the techniques of day-to-day treasury management. You build a rolling cash forecast, then learn value-date management, the arbitrage of short-term investments and the preparation of a costed negotiation with your banks.

Learning objectives

  • Build a rolling cash forecast from projected flows
  • Monitor the daily cash position on a value-date basis
  • Analyse bank terms and the real cost of short-term financing
  • Choose between investing surpluses and covering funding needs
  • Prepare a bank negotiation supported by figures

What makes this programme different

A rolling cash forecast built during the session
Calculation of the real cost of bank terms compared side by side
A bank negotiation prepared and then role-played in the room

Programme

1Cash Flow Forecasting

Seeing movements before they arrive

  • Gathering information from operational departments
  • Building the rolling cash forecast
  • Reliability of customer collection forecasts
  • Tracking variances between forecast and actual

2Daily Management on a Value-Date Basis

The balance that really counts

  • Transaction dates and value dates
  • Account balancing and internal transfers
  • Monitoring balances and end-of-day decisions
  • Value-date errors and claims to the bank

3Short-Term Financing and Investments

Cover the need or put the surplus to work

  • Overdraft, discounting and receivables financing
  • Factoring and mobilisation of receivables
  • Investment vehicles for surpluses and liquidity horizon
  • Balancing security against yield

4Banking Relationships and Negotiation

Paying a fair price for services

  • Analysis of terms, charges and commissions
  • Calculating the total cost of the banking relationship
  • Preparing the negotiation file
  • Allocating flows across several banking partners

Who is it for

Treasurers and accountants responsible for collections, along with finance and administration managers in small and mid-sized companies and finance department staff.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the usual accounting mechanics of receipts and payments.

Dates & locations

36 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.