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Foundation

Introduction to Corporate Treasury Functions

Every company, from a funded startup to a Nifty 50 conglomerate, needs someone who knows how much cash it has today, where the next crore will come from and what could go wrong with the money in between. That is corporate treasury. This course explains the treasury function in plain language for non-finance employees, founders and new treasury hires: how treasury differs from accounting and FP&A, how cash is positioned and forecast, how Indian companies fund short and long gaps through bank lines, commercial paper, TReDS, term loans, bonds and ECBs, where surplus cash is parked, how foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risks are hedged, and the controls and policies that keep treasury safe. Indian examples throughout, no jargon left unexplained.

Corporate TreasuryCash ManagementLiquidityWorking Capital FinanceDebt FundingTreasury InvestmentsFX and Interest Rate RiskTreasury Controls

MODULES

7

DURATION

~4.2 hrs

TRACK

Corporate Finance

What You'll Master

What corporate treasury is responsible for and how it differs from accounting and FP&A

Why treasury puts liquidity first, safety second and yield last

How treasurers position daily cash and build short-term and annual cash forecasts

How Indian companies use NEFT, RTGS, cash pooling and bank relationships to move money

How cash credit, working capital loans, commercial paper, bill discounting and TReDS fund short-term gaps

Where surplus cash goes: fixed deposits, liquid and overnight funds, T-bills, CPs and CDs

How term loans, bonds, credit ratings, covenants and ECBs shape long-term funding

How foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risks are identified and hedged

Which controls, policies and systems keep treasury safe from fraud and costly mistakes

Access Level

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Curriculum Breakdown

Chapter 1: What Corporate Treasury Does

4 Lessons

What Corporate Treasury Is and Why Every Company Needs One9 min read

Treasury vs Accounting vs FP&A: Who Does What in the Finance Team9 min read

How Treasury Is Organised in Indian Companies, From Startup to Conglomerate10 min read

The Treasury Mandate: Liquidity First, Safety Second, Yield Last9 min read

Chapter 2: Cash and Liquidity Management

4 Lessons

Cash Positioning: Knowing Exactly How Much Money You Have Today10 min read

Cash Flow Forecasting for Treasury: The 13 Week and Annual Views11 min read

Bank Relationships and Account Structures in India9 min read

How Corporates Move Money: NEFT, RTGS, Payment Files and Cash Pooling10 min read

Chapter 3: Working Capital and Short-Term Funding

4 Lessons

The Cash Conversion Cycle Through a Treasurer's Eyes10 min read

Bank Working Capital Lines: Cash Credit, Overdraft and WCDL10 min read

Commercial Paper and Bill Discounting: Borrowing From the Market10 min read

Supply Chain Finance and TReDS: Funding the Payables and Receivables Gap9 min read

Chapter 4: Investing Surplus Cash

4 Lessons

The Treasury Investment Policy: What Surplus Cash Can and Cannot Buy9 min read

Fixed Deposits, Liquid Funds and Overnight Funds Compared10 min read

Treasury Bills, Certificates of Deposit and CPs as Corporate Investments9 min read

Measuring Treasury Returns: Post-Tax Yield and Liquidity Cost9 min read

Chapter 5: Long-Term Funding

3 Lessons

Term Loans vs Bonds: How Indian Companies Raise Long-Term Debt10 min read

Credit Ratings and Covenants: What Lenders Watch10 min read

External Commercial Borrowings and Foreign Currency Debt10 min read

Chapter 6: Managing Financial Risk

3 Lessons

Foreign Exchange Risk: Transaction, Translation and Economic Exposure10 min read

Hedging Basics: Forwards, Options and Natural Hedges11 min read

Interest Rate Risk and Commodity Risk on the Corporate Balance Sheet10 min read

Chapter 7: Running Treasury Well

4 Lessons

Treasury Controls: Segregation of Duties, Payment Fraud and Bank Mandates10 min read

Treasury Policy, Limits and Reporting to the Board9 min read

Treasury Technology: From Excel Sheets to a Treasury Management System9 min read

Careers in Corporate Treasury in India9 min read