Treasury advisory

Treasury and cash transformation

Flexible resources to help focus on strategic initiatives and enhance operational capabilities:

Evaluate performance relative to peers;
Determine vision and target operating model;
Enhance governance structure and organisational design; and
Execute treasury and cash transformation.

Commodity risk management

Improve management of price risk on key commodity inputs or outputs:

Analysis and modelling of risks and development of trading strategy, hedging solutions, risk metrics, valuation techniques and policy; and
Development of commodity trading activities including key processes, governance, controls, reporting and organisational responsibilities.

Treasury and commodity risk technology

Increase automation to enhance insight, efficiency, control and resource utilisation:

Develop technology vision and strategy;
Define functional requirements and preferred systems; and
Implement and integrate systems across treasury and commodity risk activities and geographies.

Currency and other financial risk management

Reduce volatility of margins, earnings and cash flows:

Analyse key risks, particularly foreign currency and interest rate;
Determine strategic, operational and financial management and hedging solutions; and
Design improved processes, controls, and reporting.

Accounting and regulation

Manage accounting and regulatory change, achieve compliance and mitigate risk in relation to your Treasury or Commodity risk exposures and transactions.

Evaluate requirements and assist in the development of solutions for compliance with revised accounting standards (such as IFRS 9) and financial market regulations; and
Develop accounting and disclosure activities.

Cash management

Improve visibility, control, cost and predictability of cash:

Evaluate and select the right banking partners and services;
Develop a robust and dynamic cash forecasting regime; and
Design and implement in-house banking, payment factory, pooling, and netting structures.

Controls

Enhanced oversight and control over key treasury or commodity risk activities:

Review policies and procedures to close gaps, including cybersecurity, fraud risk, internal controls, and board expectations; and
Provide internal audit support.

Supporting deals

Consider treasury and commodity issues in determining deal value then achieve a well-controlled and smooth transition to post-deal operations:

Support financial and operational due diligence, day-one planning, and post-day-one integration or separation of activities; and
Manage treasury and commodity risk requirements post day-one.