The Treasury Update Podcast

On this episode of the podcast, Craig Jeffery sits down with Royston Da Costa, Assistant Group Treasurer at Ferguson PLC to discuss the background of digital challenges facing treasury today.  They provide valuable insights on how treasurers can harness potential technology to capture the data within their companies and groups to evaluate the forecast they desire more effectively.  Listen in as they advise on a digital strategy for treasury.

On this episode of The Treasury Update Podcast, Isaac Zaubi sits down with Craig Jeffery to analyze and discuss some of the key findings obtained through Strategic Treasurer's 2018 industry surveys. Topics of discussion include the challenges associated with cash forecasting, trends related to treasury technology use, and how corporate fraud experiences differ according to company size. Listen in on the discussion.

On this episode of the 2019 Outlook series, Craig Jeffery sits down with David Pierce, Managing Director of Global Hedging Products at GPS Capital Markets, who has appeared on CNBC to discuss the impact of foreign exchange exposures on the US economy and worldwide.  Listen in as they share valuable insights into macrotrends and developments taking place for the coming year.  

You can only keep your eyes on so many things. What do you need to focus on for operational activities, macroeconomic changes, and treasury projects you are driving? For optimal vision, we need depth perception.  And, for depth perception to be acute, we need measurements.  On this episode of Becoming a Treasurer, Craig Jeffery is interviewed on various types of measurements and standards while starting to explore the practice of setting goals and challenging your team. Listen in to the discussion on treasury measurement.

Managing bank relationships often looks very different depending upon the side of the table you are sitting. Banks are quite formal in their approach to ensure a lasting multi-level institutional connection. Most treasurers lean toward the informal side of the spectrum of relationship management categorizing their relationships in tiers. On this episode of the podcast, Craig Jeffery and Stephanie Villatoro of Strategic Treasurer examine the business of bank relationship management.  Listen in on the discussion. 

You got the job as Treasurer. Congratulations. What do you need to do now to lay the groundwork for success for the coming years? In this episode of the Becoming a Treasurer series, Craig Jeffery covers the conceptual roadmap to making your first few months in this role count. This discussion covers a variety of areas including staff planning, inventorying the issues and addressing them systematically, understanding differences required in your communication and establishing success.  Listen in on the discussion and enjoy the entire series.

Since the financial crisis was well underway, the volume of regulations impacting treasury has been unprecedented. Are treasury groups current? Are they prepared to monitor impending regulations and emerging compliance requirements? In this episode of the podcast, Strategic Treasurer’s Craig Jeffery and Melody Hart explore some of the newer regulations and their impact: from KYC, Sanction Management, GDPR, Dodd-Frank and FBAR.  Listen in on the discussion.

Part 1 in the Becoming a Treasurer series explores the varied and non-linear path of most treasurers and outlines two key areas a person pursuing the position of treasurer. Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer is interviewed by Meredith Zonsius on two necessary elements for everyone preparing to be a treasurer. This includes the mindset required and the varied experience or capacity. Listen in on the discussion and enjoy the entire series.

When it comes to working capital management there are two primary perspectives: balance sheet and income statement. Failing to properly optimize working capital can hinder an organization’s ability to generate profit or it can create liquidity challenges. On this episode of The Treasury Update Podcast, Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer and Edi Poloniato, Global Head of Working Capital Solutions of Kyriba discuss leading practices for corporate treasury to optimize working capital with an eye to both liquidity and profit. 

Discussing the concepts of robotic process automation and machine learning is fun. The reality of the use of robotics can sometimes seem distant. When those concepts are applied to real-life treasury situations, it becomes more intellectually exciting and practical. In this podcast Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer interviews Camille Felton and Steven Peterson of Chick-fil-A about their journey in the use of RPA and bots. The discussion covers what activities they targeted, the results that were achieved, and where they are looking next. Their use cases include managing banking statements and data, accounts payable activities, and sales & use tax reporting. Driving efficiency means reducing manual processes and errors. Listen in as we discuss bots in the treasury context.