Virtual
Working Capital & Cash Flow Management
Manage receivables, inventory, payables and cash more effectively to improve liquidity, cash flow visibility and business performance.
A practical online training programme focused on working capital fundamentals, cash conversion cycle, receivable ageing, inventory optimisation, payables management, cash flow forecasting and liquidity improvement.
The Programme
Programme Overview
Introduction
Course Overview
Working capital directly affects day-to-day business continuity, vendor payments, customer collections, inventory levels, banking needs and liquidity. Organisations may face pressure when receivables are delayed, inventory is not optimised, payables are not managed carefully, or cash gaps are not identified in advance.
This programme helps participants understand the components of working capital, operating cycle, cash conversion cycle and working capital requirements. It also covers receivables, inventory, payables, cash flow planning, forecasting, scenario planning, liquidity ratios, short-term financing and working capital improvement action planning.
Outcomes
What You Will Learn
- Understand the components of working capital, including receivables, inventory, payables and cash.
- Understand the operating cycle and cash conversion cycle.
- Assess working capital requirements.
- Identify causes of excess or inadequate working capital.
- Improve collections and control receivable ageing.
- Understand credit evaluation, credit terms and customer risk.
- Optimise inventory without affecting business operations.
- Manage supplier payments and negotiate favourable credit terms.
- Prepare short-term and rolling cash flow forecasts.
- Develop a working capital improvement action plan.
Methodology
How We Teach
- Concept-based explanation of working capital fundamentals.
- Practical discussion on receivables, inventory, payables and cash.
- Application-focused review of operating cycle and cash conversion cycle.
- Cash flow planning and forecasting exercises.
- Scenario planning and stress-testing of cash flow assumptions.
- Discussion on liquidity ratios, short-term financing and banking facilities.
- Action planning for improving working capital and cash performance.
The Outcome
Impact & Audience
For the Organization
Organizational Impact
- Improve visibility of working capital requirements and cash flow needs.
- Reduce pressure caused by excess or inadequate working capital.
- Strengthen collections and receivable ageing control.
- Improve inventory optimisation without disrupting business operations.
- Support better supplier payment planning and credit-term negotiation.
- Improve liquidity management through forecasting, ratio monitoring and action planning.
For the Individual
Personal Impact
- Build confidence in understanding working capital and cash flow concepts.
- Learn how operating decisions affect receivables, inventory, payables and cash.
- Improve your ability to identify cash gaps, surpluses and funding requirements.
- Understand how to use scenario planning for cash flow assumptions.
- Learn practical strategies for releasing cash from operations.
- Create a clear working capital improvement action plan for workplace application.
Audience
Who Should Attend
- Finance & Accounts Professionals: To strengthen working capital monitoring, cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
- Business Managers: To understand how operational decisions affect cash flow and working capital.
- Sales & Credit Teams: To manage collections, receivable ageing, credit terms and customer risk more effectively.
- Procurement Teams: To manage supplier payments and negotiate favourable credit terms.
- Operations & Inventory Teams: To optimise inventory without affecting business operations.
- Entrepreneurs and Business Owners: To improve cash visibility, liquidity and short-term funding decisions.
Curriculum
Course Outline
Session 1: Understanding Working Capital Fundamentals
- Understand the components of working capital.
- Review receivables, inventory, payables, and cash as key working capital elements.
- Understand the operating cycle.
- Understand the cash conversion cycle.
- Assess working capital requirements for business operations.
- Identify causes of excess or inadequate working capital.
Session 2: Managing Receivables, Inventory and Payables
- Improve collections from customers.
- Control receivable ageing more effectively.
- Understand credit evaluation for customer risk management.
- Review credit terms and their impact on cash flow.
- Optimise inventory without affecting business operations.
- Manage supplier payments and negotiate favourable credit terms.
Session 3: Cash Flow Planning and Forecasting
- Understand the difference between cash flow and profit.
- Prepare short-term cash flow forecasts.
- Prepare rolling cash flow forecasts.
- Identify cash gaps in advance.
- Identify cash surpluses and funding requirements.
- Apply scenario planning and stress-test cash flow assumptions.
Session 4: Improving Liquidity and Cash Performance
- Apply practical strategies for releasing cash from operations.
- Monitor key working capital ratios.
- Monitor liquidity ratios for better cash performance.
- Manage short-term financing requirements.
- Understand banking facilities for liquidity management.
- Develop a working capital improvement action plan.
Faculty & Inclusions
Your Trainer
Faculty
Instructors Details
The programme is designed to be led by instructors with practical knowledge of working capital management, receivables, inventory, payables, operating cycle, cash conversion cycle, cash flow planning, liquidity ratios, short-term financing and working capital improvement action planning.
What's Included
Certificates & Inclusions
- Certificate and inclusions to be confirmed as per programme format.
- Practical learning on working capital and cash flow management.
- Discussion on receivables, inventory, payables and cash flow forecasting.
- Scenario planning and liquidity improvement focus.
- Working capital improvement action plan.
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The programme focuses on working capital fundamentals, receivables, inventory, payables, cash flow planning, forecasting, liquidity and cash performance improvement.
Yes. The programme covers short-term and rolling cash flow forecasts, cash gaps, surpluses, funding requirements, scenario planning and stress-testing cash flow assumptions.
Yes. The programme covers improving collections, controlling receivable ageing, credit evaluation, credit terms and customer risk.
Yes. The programme covers inventory optimisation, supplier payment management and negotiating favourable credit terms.
Yes. The programme includes focus on developing a working capital improvement action plan.
