The Treasury Update Podcast

This episode details the journey of a busy Treasury professional’s career and the skills and tools used to meet goals and balance work requirements and career development. Lee-Ann Perkins, Assistant Treasurer at ION Geophysical shares how she manages to get stuff done with Host Craig Jeffery while moving up the treasury maturity model.  Listen in as they explore methodical and meaningful lessons that will help position you for success both on a personal and professional level.

There are numerous events disrupting treasury and payment processes. On this episode of the Seismic Shifts in Corporate Treasury series, Host Craig Jeffery talks with MUFG’s VP and Senior Product Manager of Real Time Payments Jennifer Stanley and Manager of Product Management and Development Group Sachin Thaker on faster payments.  Listen in as they explore key payment process pain points, examine the new payment scheme landscape and look at how these changes are transformative through a business-to-consumer case study with real-time payments.

Companies are feeling the pressure to adapt to new payment requirements and achieve results.  Host Craig Jeffery talks with Bob Stark, VP of Strategy at Kyriba to discuss key findings into their 2019 Global Payments Survey. This research provides a comprehensive view of the global payments environment with a focus on the treasury function and identifies which technologies and processes are top of mind now and in the coming years. Listen in to find out more.

This eBook provides an extended look into the practice of cash forecasting, with analysis of both the primary challenges impacting treasury as well as the key solutions that companies can implement to alleviate their strain and enhance their workflows. » The Purpose of Forecasting & Common Methods » Seven Key Challenges to Forecasting Accurately » Top Techniques and Tools for Forecasting » Looking Forward: Leveraging Machine Learning » Improving Results: Moving Beyond Forecasting » Evaluating Your Next Steps For visual reference, Download the eBook here: https://strategictreasurer.com/accurate-cash-forecasting-ebook/?source=eBookPage

On this episode of The Treasury Update Podcast, Managing Director of Strategic Treasurer Craig Jeffery shares valuable insights into the most frequently asked questions in treasury.  Topics of discussion center around Accounting, Hedging, Working Capital and more.  Join us as we listen into the continuation FAQ’s in Treasury with Round 3. 01:20 – Does accounting matter in Treasury? Where does it matter?  Should treasury book the accounting entries? 07:00 – Do you want your hedges to make money?  11:13 – Any differences between publicly held companies vs. private with view to hedging? 13:40 – Do you want more working capital or less? 17:08 – What are the different perspectives of finance?

On this episode of the Seismic Shifts in Corporate Treasury series, Craig Jeffery visits with JP Morgan Chase’s Managing Director James Lock and Executive Director Simon Abtalion to explore major changes and disruptions impacting treasury and the finance industry today with a focus on Higher Education and Healthcare. Join us as we listen in to their discussion of major shifts happening across these industries and how these are also impacting other types of organizations.

This new episode of the Treasury Update Podcast is part of our exciting Seismic Shifts in Corporate Treasury series. From technology and payments innovations to compliance and operational shifts, major changes are occurring in our industry today, with some already making formative impacts and others still in the “tremor” stage, signaling future hits.  Listen in as Managing Partner Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer reveals insights into how regular data, tagged data, and big data are major contributors to these seismic events creating tectonic transitions and deep-seated shockwaves throughout the treasury industry.

On this episode of the podcast, Managing Director Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer covers some of the most frequently asked questions in treasury.  Topics of discussion center around API’s, Working Capital, Robotic Automation and more.  Listen in to the continuation FAQ’s in Treasury with Round 2. 01:27 – How are TMS systems better than excel for forecasting? 05:26 – What are API’s and why should treasury care? 11:54 – What treasury events should I go to? 16:22 – RPA is Robotic Process Automation:  What do I need to know?

Cross-border payment services is not only growing rapidly, it is morphing significantly from its initial conception. On this episode, Host Craig Jeffery talks with Daniel Lynch, Payments Innovation Manager at SWIFT GPI on the current situation of international payments.  Topics of discussion include the uptake of GPI, new developments, and the plans for expanding the value of proposition.  Listen in and learn how these new developments are important to corporate treasury groups and bankers.

What are companies doing to improve efficiency, controls, and overall B2B Payments process?  On this episode of the podcast, Host Craig Jeffery sits down with Andrea Eaton, VP of Marketing at Bottomline Technologies to discuss the 2019 B2B Payments Survey Implications.  This survey reveals developing trends on plans to spend, adopt technologies and achieve organizational goals.  Listen in to find out more.