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Cash Flow Forecasting and Working Capital Optimisation

Businesses operating across volatile African currencies and extended payment cycles often discover their cash position only after it becomes a crisis. This course builds practical rolling forecasting models, connects working capital metrics to daily operational decisions, and shows treasury and finance teams how to release cash trapped in inventory, receivables and payables.

What you will be able to do

  • Build a rolling thirteen week cash flow forecast linked to operational drivers.
  • Distinguish between direct and indirect forecasting methods and their appropriate uses.
  • Diagnose working capital inefficiencies using the cash conversion cycle.
  • Negotiate payment terms with customers and suppliers to free up trapped cash.
  • Set inventory and receivables policies that balance service levels against cash tied up.
  • Report cash flow variances to management in a format that drives corrective action.

Course outline

  1. 01Direct versus indirect forecasting methods
  2. 02Building the rolling thirteen week model
  3. 03Cash conversion cycle diagnostics
  4. 04Receivables and collections policy
  5. 05Payables and supplier terms strategy
  6. 06Inventory financing and cash release
  7. 07Variance analysis and forecast accuracy
  8. 08Communicating cash position to management

Who should attend

Treasury analysts, financial managers, working capital managers and finance business partners responsible for liquidity planning.

Dates, venues and fees

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