Cash Flow Management and Forecasting Course

Name: Cash Flow Management and Rolling Forecasting Training Course
Availability: InStock

Build rolling cash forecasts, test liquidity scenarios, and turn forecast variances into coordinated cash actions.

Cash Flow Management and Forecasting Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Athens, Marbella, Prague, Barcelona, Lagos, Sharm El-Sheikh and more
Next session: 26 – 30 October 2026, Athens
Average fee: 5,750 €

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Cash Flow Management and Rolling Forecasting Training Course

Overview

Cash Flow Management and Rolling Forecasting Training Course is a one-week intermediate course for treasury analysts, finance managers, cash controllers, accountants, and operational leaders. Participants connect cash-flow classifications with business drivers, build rolling receipts and payments forecasts, test scenarios, measure forecast accuracy, investigate variances, and assign practical cash actions. They leave with a Rolling Cash Forecast and Action Pack for routine liquidity decisions and management reporting. Agile Leaders Training Center develops practical cash forecasting capability.

Who Should Attend

Treasury analysts responsible for cash positions and liquidity forecasts
Finance managers and controllers coordinating forecast assumptions
Accountants preparing cash-flow information and reconciliations
Working-capital owners managing collections, payments, and inventory
Operational leaders who influence cash timing and corrective actions

Participants should understand basic financial statements or operational reports. The course does not cover accounting foundations, startup runway planning, budgeting as a standalone discipline, or advanced treasury risk instruments.

Departments and Industries

The course supports organizations that need reliable short- and medium-term visibility over cash availability.

Treasury, finance, accounting, and financial planning teams
Credit control, accounts receivable, and accounts payable functions
Procurement, supply chain, inventory, and capital-project teams
Manufacturing, retail, services, healthcare, and technology businesses
Public, private, family-owned, and nonprofit organizations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Classify operating, investing, and financing cash movements
Reconcile direct and indirect cash-flow views
Build a rolling cash forecast from receipts and payment schedules
Assess working-capital drivers and liquidity headroom
Test cash scenarios, sensitivities, and funding requirements
Measure forecast accuracy and convert variances into cash actions

Course Agenda

Day 1: Cash Flow Context and Drivers

Cash and Cash Equivalent Classification Guide
Operating, Investing and Financing Cash Flow Map
Direct and Indirect Cash Flow Reconciliation
Cash Driver and Timing Assumption Register
Historical Cash Pattern Analysis Dashboard

Day 2: Receipts, Payments and Working Capital

Customer Receipt Timing Schedule
Supplier and Operating Payment Calendar
Payroll, Tax and Capital Expenditure Cash Plan
Cash Conversion Cycle Driver Model
Working Capital Cash Release Action Matrix

Day 3: Rolling Cash Forecast Construction

Forecast Horizon and Time-Bucket Design
Opening Balance and Bank Position Reconciliation
Rolling Receipts and Disbursements Forecast
Liquidity Headroom and Funding Requirement Schedule
Forecast Assumption Ownership and Update Log

Day 4: Scenarios, Accuracy and Cash Actions

Base, Upside and Downside Scenario Grid
Cash Sensitivity and Stress Testing Table
Forecast-to-Actual Variance Bridge
Forecast Accuracy and Bias Scorecard
Cash Shortfall and Surplus Action Plan

Day 5: Cash Forecast Practice

Exercise: Reconcile Cash Sources and Opening Positions
Exercise: Build Receipt and Payment Timing
Exercise: Test Working Capital and Scenario Changes
Exercise: Diagnose Variance and Forecast Bias
Capstone Exercise: Rolling Cash Forecast and Action Pack

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities that connect transaction timing, assumptions, forecast mechanics, variance evidence, and management action.

Suggested activity: reconcile bank positions and opening cash balances for a multi-account business
Suggested activity: convert customer and supplier schedules into a rolling cash forecast
Suggested activity: test inventory, collection, payment, and capital expenditure sensitivities
Suggested activity: explain forecast-to-actual variance and propose liquidity actions

FAQs

Who suits cash flow management and forecasting training?

Treasury, finance, accounting, working-capital, and operational staff who prepare, review, or act on cash forecasts suit the training. Participants should be comfortable with basic financial or operational reports.

How does cash flow forecasting differ from budgeting training?

Budgeting sets planned income, costs, and resource allocations, often on an accrual basis. Cash flow forecasting focuses on the timing of actual receipts and payments, opening balances, liquidity headroom, and near-term actions.

What is the difference between direct and indirect cash-flow views?

A direct view forecasts or reports cash receipts and payments by category. An indirect view begins with profit or another accounting measure and adjusts for non-cash items and changes in working capital.

How does a rolling cash forecast improve liquidity decisions?

A rolling cash forecast adds a new period as time advances and refreshes assumptions with current evidence. It gives decision-makers updated visibility over shortfalls, surpluses, funding needs, and action deadlines.

How is cash forecast accuracy measured and improved?

Teams compare forecast and actual cash by period and category, calculate variance and bias, investigate timing and value differences, update assumptions, and assign owners for corrective action.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Rolling Cash Forecast and Action Pack containing classification maps, receipt and payment schedules, working-capital drivers, forecast assumptions, scenario tests, accuracy measures, variance analysis, and cash actions. The pack helps teams produce repeatable forecasts, explain changes, and coordinate liquidity decisions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewCash Flow Management and Rolling Forecasting Training Course is a one-week intermediate course for treasury analysts, finance managers, cash controllers, accountants, and operational leaders. Participants connect cash-flow classifications with business drivers, build rolling receipts and payments forecasts, test scenarios, measure forecast accurac…

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Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

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Cash Flow Management and Forecasting Course