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Cash Management: Collect It Faster, Keep It Longer, Spend It Slower

Author/Moderator: Stephen Goldberg, Ph.D., CPA, and Joseph Godwin, Ph.D., CPA
Publisher: AICPA
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Juggling the different aspects of managing cash flow is no simple task. Today's cash manager must do more than maintain a steady flow of cash. Sophisticated cash management models are developed to forecast cash flows, optimize cash balances and compare investment options. Handling the competing needs of customers and creditors with those of management and shareholders is not easy. Get the advice and information you need to handle all these issues from this comprehensive course.

Objectives:

  • Design collection and disbursement management systems
  • Develop cash flow planning models
  • Improve rate negotiations
  • Evaluate investment and financing options
  • Build sophisticated cash management models
  • Understand the effects of changes in technology

Prerequisite:  Experience in cash management.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 0 - Overview
    • Learning Objectives
    • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 - Cash Fundamentals
    • Learning Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Cash Management and the Internet
    • Costs and Benefits
    • Network Associates Implementation
    • Planning Cash Requirements
      • Liquidity Management
    • Conclusion
    • Questions
  • Chapter 2 - Cash Planning
    • Learning Objectives
    • Cash Plan
      • The Direct Method
      • The Indirect Method
      • Direct or Indirect Method
      • Trends in Forecasting
    • Syngenta Implementation
    • Conclusion
    • Questions and Case
      • Case 2-1
  • Chapter 3 - Target Cash Balance
    • Learning Objectives
    • Introduction
    • BAT
      • Trading Costs
      • Opportunity Costs
      • Total Costs
    • Miller-Orr Model
    • Conclusion
    • Questions and Case
      • Case 3-1
      • Case 3-2
      • Case 3-3
  • Chapter 4 - Float and the Banking System
    • Learning Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Banking System
      • Paper Checks
      • Electronic Methods
      • Daylight Overdrafts
    • Conclusion
    • Questions
  • Chapter 5 - Collections
    • Learning Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Billing Float
      • Pre-Billing
      • Branch Billing
      • Cycle-Billing Adjustments
    • Payer Processing
    • Collection Float
      • Local Corporate Office
      • Local Collection Agent
      • Lockbox
    • Conclusion
    • Questions
  • Chapter 6 - Disbursements
    • Learning Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Disbursement Float
    • Disbursement Techniques
      • Controlled Disbursements
      • Zero Balance Accounts (ZBA)
      • Imprest Accounts
      • Payable-through Drafts (PTD)
      • Remote Disbursements
      • Scheduling Payments
      • Funding Disbursements
    • Conclusion
    • Questions
  • Chapter 7 - Electronic Commerce
    • Learning Objectives
    • Introduction
    • Forms of EC
      • Intermediaries
      • Development of an EC System
    • EDI Standards
      • ASC X 12 Standards
      • UN/EDIFACT Standards
      • NACHA Standards
      • Software
    • Cost/Benefit Analysis
      • Benefits
      • Costs
    • Conclusion
    • Questions
  • Chapter 8 - Short-Term Investing
    • Learning Objectives
    • Why Companies Hold Short-Term Investments
    • Cash Investment Planning
    • Step 1: Establish and Maintain Control
      • Define Objectives
      • Other Factors Influencing Investment Policies
      • Operating Policies and Procedures
      • Acceptable Instruments
    • Step 2: Forecast Cash Availability/Needs
    • Step 3: Make Investment Decisions
      • Factors Influencing Interest Rates
      • Yield Curves
      • Types of Money Market Securities
      • Investment Strategies
    • Step 4: Monitor Investment Performance
    • Step 5: Automating the Investment Process
    • Questions
  • Chapter 9 - Short-Term Borrowing
    • Learning Objectives
    • Cost of Borrowing
      • Loan Pricing
      • Credit Ratings
      • Credit Enhancement
    • Short-Term Debt Instruments
      • Trade Credit
      • Line of Credit
      • Revolving Credit Agreement
      • Commercial Paper
      • Asset-Based Borrowing
      • Banker's Acceptance
      • Securitization
      • Export Financing
    • Step 4: Monitor Investment Performance
    • Step 5: Automating the Investment Process
    • Questions
  • Chapter 10 - Ethics Focus: Business and Industry
    • Ethics Overview
    • Interpretation 101-3
    • Key Ethical Dilemmas
    • Addressing Ethical Dilemmas
    • Available Resources
  • Chapter 11 - Latest Developments

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NASBA Field of Study: Finance
Level: Intermediate
Recommended CPE Credit: 8
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