Description
In his day-to-day work, the accountant must in particular be able to follow/manage the cash flow and the credit collections of the company. Cash management starts from a different dimension than the accounting perspective, namely that of flows and cash management.
The objective of this training is to give an overview of the treasury dimension, the cash & the flow management, the monitoring of client settlement (Credit Control), the financial of the company and the risk management. In addition, we will also look at how best to manage the banking reporting, the reconciliation and the bank relationships.
Objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
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Identify the cash flow components and their interactions with accounting
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Understand the basics of a company’s day-to-day cash management
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Optimize flows in the company
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Manage customer collections and the development of a “Credit Control”
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Better understand banking reporting and reconciliation
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Know the organization of a treasury department and its tools
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Identify basic tools for hedging risks, managing debt and excess liquidity
Programme
- Definition of treasury objectives
- Relations and interactions with other departments including accounting
- Optimizing the management of financial flows in the company
- Cash and liquidity management
- Basic cash management techniques
- Identification and management of financial risks
- Financing and banking management
- Technical tools available to the treasurer
Target Audience
Anyone interested in learning how accounting works and understanding corporate cash flow
Prerequisites
Basic financial and accounting knowledge
Meet your Trainer: François de Witte
After having worked for more than 30 years in banking, François launched his own consultancy activity, FDW Consult, Services BV, specialized in banking, finance and treasury consulting. From 2014 to 2016, he was also Solution Partner Treasury & Finance at USG Professionals. Since then, he took up several assignments, including one in the automotive sector with Louyet Group, with Ibanity, part of Isabel Group in the area of PSD2 and open banking, and with Gaming1 (In House Bank and Transfer Pricing Project). He has been independent Director at CKV, a small niche player mortgage and savings bank from 2019 until 2022, and worked from February 2023 to October 2023 as Group Treasurer ad interim with Bosal International.
François is lecturer of the course “Advanced Treasury” and “Cash and Working Capital Management” in the Master program “Finance and Treasury” at the IAE Management School (part of the University of Lille), and at Febelfin Academy. He also teaches and has a leading role in the Certificate in International Treasury and Corporate Finance Management organized by ATEL and the House of Training in Luxembourg. François is also member and mentor of Fintech Belgium.
François has a master’s degree both in Law and Economics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.