How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 11 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification.

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What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Cash Management and Treasury Operations Expert (CCSH...

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

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Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Cash Management and Treasury Operations Expert

Certified Cash Management and Treasury Operations Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
The role of finance in organisations and value creation
Financial, management and cost accounting distinguished
The finance operating model and business partnering
Accounting concepts, principles and the regulatory landscape
Financial statements and the accounting equation
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Corporate objectives and shareholder value
The finance function and digital transformation
Building a finance career and professional development

Liquidity Versus Solvency

Treasury, liquidity and currency exposure
Accrual accounting and the profit-cash gap
Reading financial statements as a manager
Make-or-buy and outsourcing decisions
Investment and disinvestment decisions
Data visualisation and financial storytelling
Forecasting and planning (FP&A)
Evidence-based financial recommendations
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and finance systems
Financial data, master data and the chart of accounts
Automation, RPA and the digital close
Business intelligence and finance dashboards
Data analytics and predictive finance
Cloud finance and system integration
Cybersecurity and financial data protection

Currency Exposure and Natural Hedging

Treasury, liquidity and currency exposure
Investment appraisal and the cost of capital
Financial regulation and prudential supervision
Crisis, resilience and contingency planning
Stakeholder mapping for the finance function
Board and executive financial reporting
Investor relations and market communication
Business partnering and influencing
Presenting financial information clearly
Negotiation with banks, investors and suppliers
Managing audit and regulator relationships
Financial storytelling and data visualisation
Leading finance projects and change
Team leadership within finance
Finance transformation and target operating models

Investment Appraisal and Cost of Capital

Investment appraisal and the cost of capital
Treasury, liquidity and currency exposure
Reading financial statements as a manager
Corporate governance and the finance role
Board reporting and investor relations
Business partnering with the enterprise
Mergers, funding and growth strategy
Process re-engineering and shared services
Digital finance and automation roadmaps
Change management in finance
Managing resistance and upskilling teams
Data-driven and real-time finance
Analytical techniques and bias
Innovation and fintech partnerships
Measuring transformation impact

Funding, Facilities and Timing

Treasury, liquidity and currency exposure
Credit assessment and the five Cs
Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Portfolio management and reporting
Credit risk measurement
Portfolio diversification and limits
Concentration and sector risk
Interpreting financial statements
Stress testing credit portfolios
Collections strategy
Credit bureaus and data
Regulatory capital for credit
Recovery and legal remedies

Regulatory and Prudential Constraints

Financial regulation and prudential supervision
Expected credit loss and portfolio quality
Internal control and the fraud triangle
Process efficiency and cycle-time metrics
Benchmarking finance against best practice
Quality, accuracy and error reduction
Continuous improvement and lean finance
Cost-to-serve and value-for-money analysis
Finance maturity assessment
Driving measurable financial improvement
Capstone scoping: a real financial problem or decision
Data gathering and financial analysis
Building a model, budget or business case
Risk assessment and sensitivity analysis
Recommendations and decision support

Control Over Treasury Operations

Internal control and the fraud triangle
Audit evidence, sampling and professional scepticism
AML, KYC and financial crime prevention
Payment innovation and fintech
Transaction lifecycle and processing
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Forecasting and planning
Fees, pricing and interchange
Data visualisation for finance
Performance and SLAs
Payment risk types and management

Performance Measurement

Decision support and insight
KPIs and performance reporting
Performance measurement and attribution
Finance KPIs and the finance scorecard
Interpreting financial performance
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Learning objectives and outcomes
Performance monitoring and KPIs
Metrics and reporting
Feeding for reproduction and performance
Breed selection and breeding objectives
Net Promoter Score and satisfaction metrics
Performance management in service
Coaching for performance
Banking KPIs and branch scorecards

Procurement and Suppliers

Value-chain and supply-chain finance
Payables, procurement controls and supplier fraud
Attachment and developmental theory
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Supply market analysis
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Public versus private procurement
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Sustainable procurement principles and standards

Ethics and Conduct

Professional ethics and codes (IFAC, ACCA, CIMA)
Data ethics and privacy in finance
Ethics and transparency in tax
Ethics in tax practice
Ethics, transparency and reputation
Roles, conduct and professional standards in banking
Ethics and suitability
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Treating customers fairly and market conduct
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics

People Administration

Payroll, statutory deductions and employment cost
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Communicating risk to the workforce
Workforce and shift management in retail
Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce reporting and storytelling with data
Cost of workforce and ROI of HR interventions
Employee and manager self-service
Talent, succession and workforce learning
Digital HR and the employee experience platform

International and Currency

Transfer pricing and international tax
International and cross-border tax
Foreign exchange and currency risk
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Peer support and consultation
Ratio and trend analysis
Operational risk management
Governance of operations
Planning and understanding the entity
Duty of care and risk management

Change

Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging
Change management and adoption
Regulatory change management
Record-keeping and data protection
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Change talk and readiness
Habit change and behaviour design
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects
Agile and digital transformation projects
Measuring change and project impact

Sustainability and ESG

Sustainability and responsible finance
Sustainability of microfinance
The project environment and stakeholders
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Sustainability and responsible marketing
Carbon markets and climate finance
Monitoring sustainability outcomes
Monitoring, evaluation and sustainability plan
Sustainability certification and standards
Responsible and sustainable banking
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Continuous environmental improvement
Integration with quality and environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing

Learning and Research

Learning strategy and business alignment
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Blended and hybrid learning design
Motivation and self-directed learning
Learning strategy and roadmaps
Building the learning brand
Aligning learning to performance
Leading the learning function
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Knowledge management and capability building
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Complaint data and learning
Training and capability building

Financial Practice

Corporate income tax and computations
Tax planning, avoidance and evasion distinguished
Managing tax risk and audits
Financial inclusion and serving underbanked markets
Costing methods and relevant cost for decisions
Financial modelling and forecasting discipline
Tax compliance and the tax risk agenda
Applying reporting standards and accounting judgement
Digital finance, mobile money and payment operations
The finance function, month-end close and reporting cycle
Tax administration and compliance
Tax compliance and returns
Tax risk management
Managing tax audits and queries
Tax provisioning and reporting

Banking and Financial Services

Digital and internet banking
Loan structuring and pricing
Consumer, SME and corporate credit
Credit risk governance
Treasury technology and systems
Investment strategy and allocation
Credit and counterparty risk
Development banking principles
Digital and alternative-data credit
Financial risk: credit, market, liquidity, operational
Investment of surplus funds
Insurance, risk transfer and retained risk
Payment regulation and oversight
Emerging payment technologies
Client feedback and satisfaction

Risk and Control

Financial risk management and derivatives
Fraud risk, prevention and detection
Governance of controls and reporting
Statutory compliance and filings
Regulatory and compliance requirements
Evidence-based improvement
Back-office processing and controls
Regulatory compliance in operations
Financial risk types and management
Market risk and VaR
Managing risk and difficult cases
Regulatory compliance and professional duty
Interest-rate risk and hedging
Designing and facilitating groups
Fraud risk and controls

Legal and Regulatory

Regulatory reporting and disclosure
Regulatory capital and ratios
Psychoeducation and workshops
Compliance and regulatory projects
Advocacy and policy engagement
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Regulatory duty and accountability
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis

Data and Reporting

Working with organisations on wellbeing
Designing an intervention or programme
Evidence-based practice
Risk assessment and safety planning
Goal setting and contracting
Assets, liabilities and equity reporting
Reporting automation
Data security and confidentiality
Working papers and evidence
Findings, rating and reporting
Substantive and analytical procedures
Financial reporting standards (IFRS/GAAP)
Disclosure, notes and integrated reporting
Reporting quality and earnings management risks
Audit evidence, sampling and testing

Analysis and Decisions

Trend, common-size and comparative analysis
Pricing, contribution and product decisions
Valuation and security analysis
Root-cause analysis and problem solving
Strategic analysis: PESTLE, SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces
Cost-volume-profit and break-even analysis
Standard costing and variance analysis
Management reporting and decision support
Capital structure and financing decisions
Financial modelling and scenario analysis
Sensitivity, scenario and what-if analysis
Budget, ROI and feasibility analysis
Account planning and whitespace analysis
Data-driven decision-making
Trend analysis and foresight

Operations and Process

Service levels and quality
Approval processes and delegation
Advisory and non-financial services
Digital financial services
Portfolio quality and risk
Cheque clearing and processing
Process improvement and automation
Reconciliation and end-of-day processes
Banking products, services and delivery channels
Operating-model and process re-engineering
Designing a banking solution or process
Designing a service or experience improvement
Queue management and service flow
Self-service and digital support
Operational efficiency and productivity

Leadership and Management

Cash and liquidity management
SME portfolio management
Working capital management and the cash cycle
Cash flow forecasting and liquidity management
Receivables, payables and inventory management
Treatment planning and review
Managing complexity and comorbidity
Vendor and faculty management
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)
Project management principles and lifecycle
Conflicts of interest management
Fertility management and record-keeping
Theories and models of leadership and management
Budgeting and resource management
Leadership and management development

People and Development

Appraisal of development projects
Workplace and organisational contexts
Lessons learned and development
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Measuring coaching outcomes
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Collaboration and teamwork
Scaling delivery capability
Project management plan development
Schedule development and optimisation
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Creating a coaching culture
Delegating for development
Managing resistance and capability building
Category management and strategy development

Communication

Communicating vision and telling stories
Executive communication and presence
Cross-cultural communication
The media and telecommunications landscape
Goal setting and action planning
Communicating financial results
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Psychoeducation and public communication
Professional documentation and presentation
Communication planning and management
Professional presentation and pitching
Media and public communication
Communicating technical information to diverse audiences
Professional report writing and presentation

Stakeholders and Clients

Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Managing expectations and influence
Negotiation and conflict management
Building project relationships
Conflict resolution and negotiation
Commercial negotiation and value capture
Influencer and affiliate marketing
Building strategic customer relationships
Relationship management and retention
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
Managing difficult stakeholders
Stakeholder mapping in banking

Markets and Customers

Transfer pricing documentation
Transfer pricing basics
Pricing, promotions and markdowns in retail
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Accountability and follow-through
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Creating content that performs: formats, hooks and production
Customer personas and insight
Product and portfolio strategy
Go-to-market and channel strategy
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Team leadership in customer service
Customer onboarding and lifecycle
Customer and community engagement
Loan structuring, pricing and covenants

Technology and Systems

Digital currencies and CBDCs
Digital tax administration
Strengths, flow and engagement
CRM systems and customer data
Technology selection and integration
Digital, mobile and internet banking
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital transformation in banking
Innovation and fintech collaboration
Branch-to-digital migration
Automation in project delivery
Emerging project technologies
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market

Strategic Context

Hedging strategies and instruments
Financial strategy and capital allocation
Meaning, purpose and values
Growth, lactation and productivity
Financial inclusion strategy
Real options and strategic investment
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Aligning teams around strategy
Strategy execution and the balanced scorecard
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty

Projects and Delivery

Tax planning vs avoidance vs evasion
Project finance structures
Designing a safety programme or control
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Scenario planning and foresight
Programme governance
Programme cycle management in NGOs
Outcome and process measures
Event planning timelines, run sheets and production schedules
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Session and lesson planning
Continuous improvement of delivery
Voice, communication and delivery
Continuous improvement of programmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CCSH certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with IFRS, GAAP and recognised financial management and reporting standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CCSH?

This certification is ideal for Finance Officers and Accountants, Budget and Cost Analysts, Finance Managers and Controllers and Auditors and Financial Analysts, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in financial management, accounting, budgeting and financial analysis with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CCSH certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CCSH internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CCSH certification?

The Certified Cash Management and Treasury Operations Expert is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CCSH certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CCSH?

The Certified Cash Management and Treasury Operations Expert is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CCSH?

The Certified Cash Management and Treasury Operations Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CCSH while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CCSH?

Graduates progress towards senior finance, controller and CFO roles. The CCSH strengthens your expertise in financial management, accounting, budgeting and financial analysis and positions you for advancement across corporates, banks, NGOs and public-sector organisations.

Certified Cash Management and Treasury Operations Expert