Introduction to Corporate Treasury

Explore treasury in action and learn the process of money management

Treasury is the financial heart of a commercial organisation, dealing with critical decisions that affect the success of the business.

On this four-week course, you’ll be introduced to the global world of treasury and the main factors that impact treasury decisions. You’ll examine the key drivers of treasury activity including accounting, tax, and regulation, learning how the role of a treasurer works within an organisation and the wider economic environment.

Examine financial and management accounts

Through considered actions and activities, treasurers can add value to an organisation and drive business success.

You’ll delve into the world of accounting and discover how treasury can impact reported financial performance.

Learning about financial statements, measures of revenue, costs, and profits, and reporting on a company’s financial performance, you’ll be able to identify the importance of a treasurer in communicating with stakeholders and delivering meaningful insights.

Demystify corporate tax and financial regulation

A key role of treasury is managing tax matters and cash flow, and protecting them from the costly and damaging effects of tax mismanagement.

You’ll learn about corporate tax planning, taxable profit, and operational procedures within tax management, ensuring you can adhere to the legal tax rules and regulations of corporate business.

Learn from the experts in treasury

Setting the global benchmark for treasury excellence around the world, the ACT is the authentic voice of the treasury profession representing the interests of the real economy.

By the end of this course, you’ll have gained a thorough overview of treasury and its role in corporate business and economics, equipping you to kickstart a financial career using these sought-after insights.

This course is designed for anyone with a beginner’s interest in treasury, tax, regulation, and accounting.

It is particularly beneficial for those considering a career in corporate business or their associated financial organisations such as banks and other financial institutions.

• The treasurer’s world
• Introduction
• The treasury business
• Financial markets and trade
• The business cycle
• The secrets of accounting
• Introduction to Week 2
• Financial management accounts
• Ratio analysis
• The role of the treasurer
• The myths of tax
• Introduction to Week 3
• Tax and regulation
• Corporate tax planning
• Tax reflections
• Regulation meets treasury
• Introduction to Week 4
• Financial regulation and the law
• Financial regulation and operational procedures
• Financial regulations summary
• The final assessment and what comes next