Corporate Treasury

Treasury organisation and processes, systems, bank relationships, liquidity and
cash management, working capital management, risk management, funding

Corporate Treasury

A methodology to guide you in your treasury projects. It begins with the most crucial step of the process: listening

Bank relationships

Optimise without compromising

Azzana can guide you in establishing the right balance between an efficient group of reliable relationship banks, taking in account long term strategic considerations, cost savings and optimal service levels.

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Treasury organisation & processes

Identify and set-up the most appropriate treasury structure.

Azzana helps you to design, in alignment with the standards of the overall organisation, an appropriate and reliable framework

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Liquidity & Cash Management

Get the control of your cash position

Optimise the visibility (actual and forecasted), control and management of cash balances. Improve and harmonise the management of cash transactions

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Treasury Systems

Find the most appropriate tools.

Implement the appropriate system framework to enhance efficiency and control of Treasury processes.

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Working Capital Management

Design and apply your own working capital management strategy.

Improve working capital to optimise cash flow and improve balance sheet structure.

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Risk Management

Establish your risk management profile.

Design the appropriate financial risk management framework in alignment with the corporate’s business and financial profile.

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Operating within the triangle of banks, corporates and solution providers, Azzana has developed significant knowledge of their respective functioning, capabilities and expectations. Thanks to this expertise, Azzana is well positioned to guide and assist corporates in a broad range of treasury domains and projects.

Azzana’s ambition is to apply this knowledge based on the specific profile and objectives of the company. Our approach consists of identifying the true corporate treasury needs, developing tailor-made scenarios and implementing them in a collaborative way.

Azzana continuously monitors new treasury trends and evolutions, and is committed to share this knowledge with the treasury community.

Banking relationships

Azzana can guide you in optimising your bank relationships

Map and analyse existing bank relationship

Select the appropriate banks via an RFP or bilateral negociation process

Optimise bank wallet distribution

Treasury organization & processes

Design, in alignment with the standards of the overall organisation, an appropriate and reliable framework

Define governance structure and ensure compliance

Setup reliable controls within your treasury processes

Develop appropriate management reporting

Identify a set of KPI’s adding value to your organisation

Optimise cost-efficiencies of the treasury organisation and processes

Liquidity & Cash Management

Optimise the visibility (actual and forecasted), control and management of cash balances

Rationalise bank account structure over multiple countries and regions

Automate and harmonise bank statement reporting across banks

Maximise cash concentration and notional pooling setup, keeping in mind regulatory and technological evolutions

Implement an inter-company netting structure or improve the efficiency and scope of the existing setup

Establish an accurate cash flow forecasting model

Develop an In-house Bank, supporting a maximum number of treasury functionalities

Optimise short term investments balancing yield, liquidity and risk

Improve and harmonise the management of cash transactions

Adopt the appropriate payment and collection instruments

Standardise processes by setting up a payment and/or collection factory

Implement uniform payment formats, aligned with market standardisation initiative

Review and streamline bank communication channel

Arrange funding that meets the company’s current and forecasted requirements in terms of availability, cost and maturity schedule

Optimise bank loan market terms and conditions (covenants, fees, legal documentation)

Determine access to different capital markets, structure and execute the selected instrument(s)

Design a guarantee policy, negotiate terms and conditions and automate the issuing and monitoring processes

Treasury Systems

CASH MANAGEMENT TODAY RELIES HEAVILY ON IT TOOLS AND SYSTEMS.

Implement the appropriate system framework to enhance efficiency and control of Treasury processes

Identify the right Treasury Management System, taking into account the specific treasury profile and objectives

Drive integration projects between TMS and peripheral systems (trading platform, ERP, market data,…)

Analyse treasury processes and optimise/automate where possible

Create meaningful reports and dashboards

Ensure data integrity, security and fraud prevention

OUR EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT A TOOL USED APPROPRIATELY CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. BUT THIS SAME EXPERIENCE ALSO TAUGHT US THAT HAVING THE RIGHT TOOL, PROPERLY SET UP AND USED TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL IS A REAL CHALLENGE. WE WILL HELP YOU TO OVERCOME THIS CHALLENGE.

Working Capital Management

Improve working capital to optimise cash flow and improve balance sheet structure

Define the optimal payment and INCO terms adapted to the company’s business profile

Capitalise on Supply Chain Financing opportunities such as reverse factoring, supplier financing and securitisation

Implement trade finance instruments to develop the company’s business

Risk Management

Design the appropriate financial risk management framework in alignment with the corporate’s business and financial profile

Design the necessary processes, controls and reporting to ensure the correct execution of the risk management strategy

Identify and quantify the different types of risk (FX, interest, commodity, counterparty risk)

Develop a tailor-made risk management strategy, translated into a clear policy