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What is Corporate Treasury? Learn the Fundamentals
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What is Corporate Treasury? Learn the Fundamentals

Gain an understanding of the core functions of corporate treasury: Liquidity, Debt, FX, Rates and Capital Management
Created byTreasury Unlocked Knowledge Hub
Last updated 7/2026
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What you'll learn

  • Manage liquidity risk and structure cash pooling arrangements to ensure the organisation always has sufficient funds to meet its obligations
  • Compare key debt instruments including bonds, syndicated loans and commercial paper and understand how each fits within a capital structure
  • Apply liability management techniques including debt buybacks and refinancing strategies to optimise a company's debt profile
  • Apply interest rate swap mechanics to synthetically fix borrowing costs and protect cash flow from floating rate risk
  • Identify transaction, translation and economic FX exposures and apply forwards and options to hedge foreign currency risk
  • Design a systematic corporate hedging programme using layered strategies across multiple time horizons and instruments
  • Analyse how companies allocate capital between investment, acquisitions, dividends and buybacks and evaluate the financial impact
  • Apply treasury concepts across cash, funding, risk and capital allocation using real-world scenarios to operate like a practitioner

Course content

8 sections • 24 lectures • 3h 13m total length

  • Introduction & Content Summary3:41

    Explore how large companies manage cash flow across currencies, maintain liquidity, hedge risks, and optimize financing through treasury management, governance, systems, and ESG considerations with Dark Solutions as an example.

  • Treasury vs. Accounting vs. FP&A4:47
  • The Role of the Treasurer & Treasury Risks5:44

Requirements

  • There are no specific prerequisites required for this course. It is open to all individuals regardless of their background.

Description

What is Corporate Treasury? Learn the Fundamentals.

This course is a step-by-step introduction designed to demystify corporate finance for beginners, business owners, and early-career finance professionals. We strip away the confusing academic jargon and break down exactly how companies think about their liquidity, borrow money, manage foreign exchange, and use simple defensive tools to stay secure.

Using clear, everyday language and real-life examples, you will learn the practical foundations of corporate risk management from the ground up - no prior background in derivatives required.

  • Duration: 1-2 weeks

  • Format: 100% Online

  • Level: Beginner to Intermediate


You will get an introduction to:

    • Practical Cash Flow Tracking: Gain real confidence tracking company cash positions, protecting operating runways, and reporting baseline numbers clearly.

    • Corporate Debt Fundamentals: Demystify how corporate bank loans, lines of credit, and corporate bonds actually operate in the modern market landscape.

    • Fixed versus Floating Interests: Master the critical differences between predictable fixed rates and unpredictable, market-driven floating benchmark rates.

    • Foreign Exchange Market Exposure: Discover exactly how standard international buying and selling impacts daily cash availability when exchange rates fluctuate.

    • Risk Mitigation Strategies: Learn the basic terminology behind corporate insurance tools, including simple financial forwards, options, and swap agreements.


Learn from Treasury Professionals

Our instructors are treasury professionals with years of experience in global finance, corporate treasury and risk management.
They’ll share the techniques and tools used at leading multinational corporations — so you can apply them directly in your role. Their experience comes from working and advising companies like Kraft Heinz, Coca Cola, Haleon, INEOS, PwC and others.

Practice test

Includes 25 multiple choice questions to practice your knowledge!


  • Includes Certificate of Completion

  • Lifetime access on Udemy with practical templates & examples

Who this course is for:

  • Early Career Finance and Treasury Professionals: Individuals working in or aspiring to treasury, finance, or risk management roles who want to deepen their knowledge of treasury operations and ESG integration.
  • Students and Recent Graduates: Individuals with an interest in corporate finance, looking to gain practical insights into treasury management and market risk.
  • Anyone Curious and Keen to Learn: Those seeking to better understand how treasury practices can support a business, manage liquidity, and optimize capital structure.

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