Training - International Treasury Management and Corporate Finance

Duration

47,50 hours(s)

Language(s) of service

Next session

Who is organizing this training?

Fondation créée en 2015 par la Chambre de Commerce et l’Association des Banques et Banquiers Luxembourg (ABBL), la House of Training est un organisme agréé de formation professionnelle continue qui s'engage à contribuer activement à la compétitivité et à l'attractivité du Luxembourg en développant les compétences de ceux qui font vivre son économie.

Who is the training for?

Anyone who wants to acquire basic knowledge of corporate treasury and put this knowledge into practice.

Prerequisites

Basic background in finance or accounting
For the advanced Excel workshop, a preliminary (good) knowledge in Excel is required

Goals

The treasurer is the custodian of the company's daily liquidity. He manages, anticipates and secures cash flows by ensuring that financial needs are covered.
This cursus will give the ability to assist the treasurer of large corporates directly and practically, or to take over the treasury responsibilities in a SME.
The different modules will allow you to acquire the fundamentals of the different areas of the "Corporate Treasurer" profession.

Module 1 - Introduction to Treasury Management

Speaker: Benjamin Defays / Treasury Manager

Bank Account Opening/Closing
KYC
Payments and Bank Connectivity
Liquidity Structures
Cash Forecast
Importance of Working Capital
Factoring/Reverse Factoring
Main Financial Measures
Economic Thinking
Risk Measures
Hedging
Fraud Risk
Credit Risk
General Context
Bank Guarantees
Letters of Credit

This course include also a part on Trade Finance and Credit and Collection
Trade Finance applied to Treasury :

General Context
Cultural Aspects
Why Trade Finance in Treasury
Security Instruments
Type of Instruments
Bank Guarantees
Letters of Credit
Cash Against Documents
Alternatives

Credit and Collection applied to Treasury :

Introduction to Credit Risk Management
Concepts & Practices/Types of Credit Risks
Understanding Financial Statements and Ratios
Credit Scoring/Ratings – S&P, Bloomberg Models
Collection:
- Collecting Overdue Receivables – Setting Priorities
- Strategies Dealing with Overdue Invoices
- Debt Collection Services Development

Module 2 : Payments, Cash Management and Banking Relations - Fundamentals

Speaker François De Witte / Treasury Consultant

Payment and Interbank Clearing and Settlement Methods.
Payments Instruments, Processes and Tools
Electronic Banking Channels
Working Capital, Cash and Liquidity Management – Basic Concepts
Day to Day Cash Management
Organisation of the Cash Management and Tooling
Financing the Company
Basic insights in managing banking relationships

Module 3 : Risk Management Applied to Treasury - Fundamentals

Speaker: François Masquelier / CEO

FX, Interests
Counter-Parties
Others (Reputation, etc…)
Objectives of Hedge Accounting
Required Documentation and Formalization of Hedge Accounting Relationships
Different Types of Hedges (Fair Value, Cash Flow, Net Investment)
Booking Adjustments of Different Hedge Types
Typical Examples of Different Hedge Types

Module 4 : Cyber-Fraud: What you Need to Know to Manage this Ever-Increasing Risk

Speaker: Thierry Hamon / Cash Management & Cybersecurity Expert

Getting an Overview of the Different Cyber-Attacks Techniques Currently Used
Understand the Possible Consequences of Cyber-Fraud and What Needs to Be Protected
Learn 50 Ways to Protect
Special Focus: IT Backup, Fraudulent Emails, and Disaster Recovery Planning for Treasury
Co-Construction of a Countermeasure List for All Main Cyber-Attacks
Personal Action Plan Definition for Each Participant