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Cash Flow and Working Capital Management

Profitable businesses still fail when cash runs out. Forecasting cash with confidence, shortening the cash conversion cycle and releasing capital trapped in debtors, stock and supplier terms are the whole agenda, set against South African payment behaviour and the funding options actually available here.

What you will be able to do

  • Build a thirteen week rolling cash flow forecast from operational inputs.
  • Calculate the cash conversion cycle and identify where cash is trapped.
  • Design a debtors collection process that reduces days sales outstanding without losing customers.
  • Set inventory policy that balances stockout risk against carrying cost.
  • Negotiate supplier and payment terms that improve liquidity sustainably.
  • Evaluate short term funding options including overdrafts, invoice discounting and trade facilities.

Course outline

  1. 01Why profit and cash diverge
  2. 02Building the short term cash forecast
  3. 03The cash conversion cycle explained
  4. 04Credit policy, collections and bad debt
  5. 05Inventory and supply chain cash impact
  6. 06Supplier terms and payables discipline
  7. 07Funding gaps and short term facilities

Who should attend

Financial managers, treasury and credit control staff, accounts receivable and payable supervisors, supply chain managers and owner managers of growing small and medium enterprises.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Accra3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
21 to 23 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
23 to 25 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
7 to 9 Dec 2026Online3US$900
14 to 16 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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