Formation - International Treasury Management and Corporate Finance

À qui s'adresse la formation?

Financial professionals (finance, banking, accounting, tax, treasury…) willing to acquire an in-depth knowledge in corporate treasury and wishing to exercise this knowledge in practice.

Durée

66,00 heure(s)

Langues(s) de prestation

Prochaine session

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Prérequis

Background in finance or account
For the advanced Excel workshop, a preliminary (good) knowledge in Excel is required
And/or have already completed the course " International Treasury Management and Corporate Finance - Fundamentals "

Objectifs

The treasurer is the custodian of the company's daily liquidity and financial risks. He manages, anticipates, secures and help optimize cash flows by ensuring that financial needs are covered and appropriate instruments are used, as well as take necessary measures to mitigate financial risks.

At the end of this programme, the participant will be able to:

assist the treasurer of large corporates directly and practically
take over treasury responsibilities in a SME The various modules will allow to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the different areas of the “Corporate Treasurer” profession.

Contenu

Module 1: Strategic Treasury Leadership and Stakeholder Management Speaker: Benjamin Defays Senior Associate Vice President

Understand and create a Strategic Treasury Vision and Roadmap to align with business objectives
Identifying Stakeholder for an effective Engagement and build a strong Relationship Management
Change Management in Treasury Transformation Projects : case studies of successful treasury transformation projects.

Module 2 : Financial Maths in Excel (Focus on treasury & corporate finance) Speaker: Hugues Pirotte / Professor of Finance at Solvay Brussels School

Focus on treasury & corporate finance
Time value of money
Vocabulary
Compounding intervals
Discount and annuity factors Module 3 : Payments, Cash Management and Banking Relations - Advanced Speaker François De Witte / Treasury Consultant
Recent trends in payments.
Liquidity management - Basic concepts.
Cash-Flow forecasting - Advanced topics
Treasury organisation - In house bank and payment factory
Treasury technology - TMS
Hot topics on banking relations - RFP and implementation.
Challenges of the banks and impact on the banking relations
Open banking - Opportunities for corporates.

Module 4 : Trade Finance - Advanced Speaker: Benjamin Defays / Senior Associate Vice President

General context
Cultural aspects
Why trade finance in treasury
Type of instruments
Bank guarantees
Bürgschaft
Surety bonds
Letters of credit
Cash against documents
Forfeiting
Factoring & reverse factoring
Alternatives
Cash-in-advance
Corporate guarantees
Disruptive technologies

Module 5: Practical Aspects of International Finance Regulation Speaker: Lievin Tshikali
With the successive financial crises, serious concerns have naturally been raised in the population, forcing G24 governments and international organisations to build an incredible set of laws to “better” regulate/monitor the activities of banks and other financial institutions. This module provides an overview of international finance regulation. It considers some regulatory and practical issues affecting transnational financial transactions undertaken by global investment and corporate banks.

International financial crises
Evolution of the international banking supervision
Functioning of capital markets
Governance - Internal control framework
Anti bribery / Whistle-blower policies
Overview of AML/CFT regulations
- Tax evasion - FATCA-CRS regulations
- Notion of ultimate beneficiary owners
- Politically exposed persons
- Market abuse regulations
MIFID principles
GDPR principles
International sanctions regimes

Module 6 : Risk Management Applied to Treasury - Advanced Speaker: François Masquelier / CEO

FX, interests
Counter-parties
Others (reputation, etc…)
Objectives of hedge accounting
Required documentation and formalisation 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 7 : Transfer pricing strategies for intercompany transactions, Asset Management and TMS live demo Speaker: François Masquelier / CEO

New technologies
- Blockchain, crypto-currencies, smart contracts
Treasury Console (Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters)
TMS, Financial Technology

Module 8 : New e-payment methods & Emerging trends in treasury innovation and fintech solutions
Speaker François De Witte / Treasury Consultant
Overview Recent Regulations Affecting Payments
New e-payment methods for corporates: