Treasury and Financial Risk Management
Manage currency, interest-rate, liquidity and counterparty risk with sound policies, hedging instruments and controls.
- 5 days
- Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
- Afriskora Certificate of Completion
Course overview
Volatile exchange rates, high interest rates and tight liquidity make treasury risk a board-level issue for African companies and public entities. This course covers how to identify and measure financial risks, set a treasury policy, use forwards, swaps and options appropriately, and control treasury operations. Case studies include importers exposed to the US dollar and utilities with foreign-currency debt.
Who should attend
- Treasurers and treasury dealers
- CFOs and finance managers
- Risk managers and internal auditors
- Debt managers in public entities
What you will be able to do
- Identify and quantify currency, interest-rate and liquidity exposures
- Write a treasury risk policy with clear limits and authorities
- Select suitable hedging instruments and evaluate their cost
- Manage counterparty and bank-relationship risk
- Implement treasury controls, reporting and hedge accounting basics
Course outline
Day 1Treasury risk landscape
- • The treasury function and its risks
- • Exchange-control rules in African markets
- • Exposure identification
- • Risk appetite and policy
Day 2Currency risk
- • Transaction, translation and economic exposure
- • Forwards and natural hedges
- • Currency options
- • Hedging case study
Day 3Interest-rate and debt risk
- • Fixed versus floating funding
- • Interest-rate swaps and caps
- • Debt portfolio management
- • Covenant management
Day 4Liquidity and counterparty risk
- • Cash forecasting and buffers
- • Investment policy for surplus cash
- • Bank counterparty limits
- • Contingency funding plans
Day 5Control and reporting
- • Segregation of duties in treasury
- • Treasury management systems
- • IFRS 9 hedge accounting essentials
- • Board treasury reporting
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Treasury and Financial Risk Management course?
The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.
How do I book and pay?
Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.
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