by Brian Weeks | Jul 14, 2022 | Webinars
Criminals are after your data and money. Constantly. They are increasingly more sophisticated and automated, and our response must be strengthened. This includes each area of exposure: technology, processes, structure, and people. Your firewall needs to be updated, but your human firewall(s) also need to be kept current. Security training for each payment professional on each payment process is a crucial part of your defense.
by Elizabeth Jeffery | Jul 11, 2022 | eBooks
Bringing intentional working capital management to your organization can be transformative for your liquidity and for various operational factors – but where do you start, and how can you help your organization achieve truly excellent working capital? This mini eBook covers the different definitions of working capital and their purposes; the appropriate aims of a working capital management program contrasted with the red herrings; stories that demonstrate working capital issues and solutions; and leading practices and necessary steps. Its guidance is aimed at helping you lead your organization into a thriving state of efficiency and excellence by optimizing working capital and aligning goals.
by Brian Weeks | Jul 7, 2022 | Replays, Webinars
All leading organizations manage working capital intentionally. This is often part of the overall liquidity management process. Given that this requires looking at many different systems, data points, and responsible leadership, gaining visibility and a unified look at an organization’s liquidity and working capital can be a challenge.
Priorities must come before proper action on working capital and liquidity management. Proper prioritization requires insights, and insights require visibility across cash, accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable.
This session will offer a macro view of improving working capital and liquidity management through comprehensive visibility, common goals, consistent metrics, and a unified approach.
CPE credits:
1. Examining the role that comprehensive visibility plays in improving working capital and liquidity management.
2. Understanding the importance of common goals and consistent metrics as they pertain to improving working capital and liquidity management.
3. How a unified approach helps achieve improved working capital and liquidity management.
Field: Finance – Technical
by Brian Weeks | Jun 14, 2022 | Replays, Webinars
Reflective of their name, faster payments are also creating rapid changes both in the payments arena and in the surrounding control requirements. While AR professionals are, as a whole, excited about the opportunities faster payments present, many also recognize some challenges and concerns, raising several questions: What are the different challenges these innovations pose? How will those challenges progress or shift over time? What changes are occurring with control requirements? And finally, given all of that, how can treasury and AR work together to optimize working capital and their overall processes and results in this new environment? This webinar will seek to answer these key questions, shedding light on both what is changing and how AR and treasury can move forward.
CPE credits:
1. Consider the different challenges posed by innovations in faster payments and how those challenges progress or shift over time.
2. Gain understanding on the changes occurring with control requirements.
3. Learn how treasury and AR can work together to optimize working capital and their overall processes and results in this new environment.
Field: Accounting – Technical
by Elizabeth Jeffery | Jun 14, 2022 | eBooks
Payment Security & Fraud Prevention The Principles of SECURE CLAMPS Download eBook As fraud attacks proliferate and take many forms, and as criminals become savvier and more relentless, all companies must approach securing payments as a vital and ongoing process. To...
by Brian Weeks | Jun 7, 2022 | Replays, Webinars
Companies grow and change at different rates. During growth phases, companies can reach a number of transition points where the adoption of new processes is an absolute necessity. Treasury has to both rise and adapt to meet the evolving needs of the organization.
As a company scales, developments need to be made across a number of areas. These include 1) relationships, 2) structures, 3) technology, 4) staffing, and 5) processes. This session will explore how treasury professionals can recognize points of transformation and opportunities to benefit their organization.
Whether you are relatively new to treasury or a seasoned treasury veteran, this session will deepen your understanding of:
• Key indicators that drive transformation (complexity and size)
• How treasury processes need to shift as an organization scales
• Technology that supports visibility, efficiency, and control
• Measurements your team should consider for KPIs
• What your treasury department could and should look like
• Best practices that need to be considered
