Advanced Cash Flow & Working Capital Management

This Advanced Cash Flow and Working Capital Management training course will be structured as a highly participative workshop with formal presentations, case studies and interactive worked examples. Relevant examples and case studies illustrate the application of each of the topics covered and ample opportunities are provided to develop useful and practical cash flow management skills that can be effectively applied in your work environment.

This Advanced Cash Flow and Working Capital Management training course has been designed to provide you with up to date knowledge and practical skills in the preparation and interpretation of public sector financial statements and budgets.

By the end of this training course you will have learned to:

• Master the principles of accounting for cash flow
• Develop your skills in analysing and interpreting cash flow statements
• Implement effective practical strategies for working capital optimisation
• Be proficient in capital investment evaluation methods
• Provide relevant advice on business funding strategy
• Use financial models to produce cash flow forecasts

This Advanced Cash Flow and Working Capital Management training course is designed to provide useful insights and practical skills to professionals from a wide range of disciplines and industry sectors, but particularly those involved in planning, forecasting and managing business cash flow and working capital.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Treasury Staff
• Commercial Managers
• Supply Chain and Procurement Team Members
• Receivables and Payables Team Members
• Planning and Budgeting Managers
• Financial and Management Accountants
• Capital Investment and Project Team Members

Organisational Impact

The organisation will benefit from the raised awareness of and practical skills applicable to cash flow and working capital management, delegates will develop and be able to effectively apply the tools and techniques for planning and managing cash flow. Benefits specifically include:  

• Raised awareness of systems accounting for cash flow and working capital
• Ability to effectively analyse and interpret cash flow statements and reports
• Development of strategies to reduce costs and improve operating cash flows
• Raised awareness of key issues in business funding and capital structure
• Application of critical analysis to capital investment decisions
• Development of advanced cash flow forecasting skills

Personal Impact

Delegates will benefit from this hands-on workshop that has been designed to provide the essential theory of cash flow and working management whilst focusing heavily on building skills to use proven practical techniques to plan and manage business cash flows, capabilities that at the same time will greatly enhance their own prospects for career progression by:

• Raising awareness of business accounting and cash flow systems
• Communicating more effectively with commercial colleagues
• Ability to effectively analyse and interpret cash flow statements
• Deeper understanding of business funding strategy
• Applying critical analysis to capital investment decisions
• Developing practical skills for cash flow forecasting with Excel