This course will enable you to
- Recognise the importance of cash management in business
- Explain the role of cash flow in liquidity management
- Outline effective strategies for cash and liquidity management
- Examine international trading risks and how traditional payment systems are being challenged by fintechs
- Explore the cash flow risks involved in currency exchange rates
- Understand the importance of an effective credit policy
- Raise awareness of how automation and accounting can prevent company fraud
About the course
Accountants play a crucial role in monitoring data and optimising cash flow, which can make the difference between an entity’s success and failure. Successful businesses recognise that ‘cash is king’. They understand where their cash is coming from, where it’s going, and most importantly the timing of transactions.
The course delves into the delicate balancing act of cash management, emphasising the benefits of controlling cash flows. It covers strategies for monitoring liquidity, detecting fraudulent transactions, and fostering a culture that focuses on cash.
It highlights the accountant’s position as a trusted advisor and guardian of integrity within cash management.
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Contents
- Overview
- The importance of cash management
- Challenges of cash management
- Badly handled cash
- Building a cash culture
- Beware bad forecasting
- The internal components of cash management
- Measuring cash flows
- Cash flow and working capital
- The cycle of working capital
- Short-term liability
- Payments revolution
- Traditional banking vs fintechs
- Payment gateways
- Artificial intelligence in payments
- Contingency funds
- Cash management in international markets
- Treasury management
- Treasury management and international trade
- Country risk
- Protecting supply chains
- Cash flows in a crisis
- Management by inertia
- Improving accounts receivable
- Scaling up funding
- When to seek advice
- Seeking advice on liquidity
- Applying ethics to cash management
- Trouble at the top
- Guiding internal stakeholders
- Keep an eye on customer activity
- Identifying fraud in practice
- The cost of workplace fraud
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