by Brian Weeks | Nov 10, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
2023 is coming to a close with notable upheaval. Significant wars continue in Europe and the Middle East; central banks have increased borrowing costs to the highest rate in well over a decade; inflation has pulled back from the peak but remains above targets; borrowing costs and access to capital have tightened; FX risks remain elevated; and many CFOs are exhibiting increased caution. Several questions come up as we consider the outlook for 2024:
• How will companies need to respond to this greater recognition of the risk level?
• Are companies going to leverage their balance sheet for liquidity and supporting their trading partners?
• How does technology fit into the picture as an enabler of overhead scalability and financial resiliency?
Join this fast-paced panel discussion about the volatility of the environment and how corporate treasurers expect to manage through these more turbulent times.
by Brian Weeks | Nov 10, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
In this first webinar in the Short-Term Investing Series, Strategic Treasurer and Federated Hermes will discuss the Federal Reserve’s recent actions and guidance for short-term investing. After many months of aggressive rate hikes in its campaign against inflation, the Fed is moving into a new stage of its tightening cycle. Join us the day after the Fed’s December policy meeting to discuss what factors should be in the forefront of investors’ minds and how liquidity vehicles might respond as investors continue to pursue attractive returns.
by Brian Weeks | Oct 11, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Strategic Treasurer’s front-line survey of booth visitors at the AFP Conference in San Diego and online from non-attendees set out to discover the greatest pain point in treasury. The options included staffing limitations; fraud and control challenges; rework from errors; liquidity forecasting; and challenges around data, reporting, and analytics. This webinar will review the results and the magnitude of the differences. Strategic Treasurer’s managing partner, Craig Jeffery, will offer his assessment of the levels of pain, why this is the case, and strategies and actions to reduce or eliminate the pain. This session is just 30 minutes, and attendees will come away armed with current information and ideas to implement.
by Brian Weeks | Oct 10, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
The role of accounts payable (AP) is shifting to be more efficient, effective, and strategic. AP has the ability to help drive out costs, improve its scalability, and add revenue to the organization. The effective deployment of AP automation allows for better communication with trading partners and a reduction in costly defects while supporting a revenue/rebate model for payments. This session will review critical issues within the payables domain and explore methods and tactics to improve the overall value of AP and its positioning within finance, featuring a continual exchange between the two finance domains of AP and treasury in the context of a more comprehensive look at AP processes and value.
by Brian Weeks | Oct 9, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Complexity caused by additional payment times is adding to historical pain points found in accounts receivable (AR). Poor processes and outdated technology impact every part of AR and create a negative echo effect on liquidity, scalability, efficiency and staff. This session will explain why the challenges have increased and examine ways that companies’ AR and treasury groups are revolutionizing cash application to great effect. The use of technology such as AI/ML, bots, and integration of data and processes are all changing AR. The theory will be supported by several select case studies to bring the concepts to the practical level.
by Elizabeth Jeffery | Sep 20, 2023 | Survey Results, Survey Results Reports
Survey Results Modernizing AR Processing This survey, underwritten by Corcentric, looked at various practices and plans for modernizing and automating AR processes. The influence of recent disruptions, calibration of various pain points that drive change, and other...
