and Defensive Strategies
such as factoring/invoice discounting
This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of effective working capital management and its importance in maintaining financial stability and operational efficiency. Participants will learn how to analyse and interpret key working capital metrics, identify performance gaps, and take appropriate corrective actions. The course also explores various working capital financing strategies, along with the role of cash flow forecasting in financial planning and control. In addition, participants will develop practical insights into managing both short-term and long-term cash flows effectively.
Everything you need to know
This course is relevant to everyone involved in one or more aspects of working capital or liquidity management. Treasury or finance executives involved in cash-flow forecasting and management will find this course useful, as it brings together all aspects affecting the cash-flow position of a company. Business leaders and small/medium-sized business owners will find the content useful in developing appropriate terms of trade and systems to manage receivables, payables, inventory and cash.
12 hours (this is run as 4 sessions of 3 hours each or 2 full days of 6 hours)
- Understanding the basics of working capital
- Concept of over-trading and the working capital trap.
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Working Capital Funding – Aggressive and Defensive Strategies
- Receivables Management, including techniques such as factoring/invoice discounting
- Management of Inventories and Just-in-Time Systems
- Managing suppliers and using payables as a source of credit
- The purpose of cash-flow forecasting
- Practical insights into preparing cash-flow forecasts
- Managing cash-flow problems
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