Corporate Finance & Treasury Operations Track

Track Overview

This free, self-directed track teaches the operational mechanics of corporate finance and treasury management. Students learn how corporations manage capital structure, raise financing, control liquidity, plan financial resources, and operate treasury infrastructure within complex organizations.

The through-line is simple: corporations must continuously manage cash, funding, and financial risk while allocating capital toward productive investment. Treasury and corporate finance functions ensure the organization remains solvent, funded, and strategically positioned.

Students gain practical literacy in corporate funding structures, treasury systems, liquidity management, financial planning infrastructure, operational controls, and institutional governance.

Track Units

• Layer 1: Foundations

  How corporate finance and treasury systems function inside organizations.

• Unit 1: Financial Foundations for Corporate Finance

  Cash flow, cost of capital, leverage, financial risk, and the economics of corporate finance.

• Unit 2: Structure of Corporate Financial Management

  Roles of treasury, corporate finance, accounting, FP&A, and executive financial leadership.

• Unit 3: Corporate Capital Structure

  Debt, equity, hybrid instruments, leverage strategy, and corporate funding structures.

• Unit 4: Financial Risk and Corporate Exposure

  Liquidity risk, refinancing risk, market exposure, operational risk, and financial resilience.

• Layer 2: Capital Instruments and Corporate Finance Activities

  What instruments corporations use to manage capital.

• Unit 5: Corporate Debt and Bank Financing

  Bank loans, revolving credit facilities, syndicated lending, and corporate borrowing structures.

• Unit 6: Debt Capital Markets and Bond Issuance

  Corporate bonds, debt issuance programs, underwriting syndicates, and investor placement.

• Unit 7: Equity Financing and Shareholder Capital

  Equity issuance, shareholder ownership, dividends, and share repurchase programs.

• Unit 8: Cash Management and Corporate Liquidity

  Corporate cash balances, working capital cycles, liquidity buffers, and internal cash management.

• Unit 9: Capital Allocation and Investment Decisions

  Capital budgeting, project evaluation, investment committees, and internal investment review.

• Unit 10: Working Capital and Operational Financing

  Accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory financing, and operational liquidity cycles.

• Layer 3: Operational Infrastructure

  Systems that track financial resources and corporate obligations.

• Unit 11: Treasury Management Systems

  Treasury platforms, bank connectivity, payment systems, and cash monitoring infrastructure.

• Unit 12: Corporate Banking and Account Structures

  Bank account management, multi-bank relationships, cash concentration structures, and global accounts.

• Unit 13: Corporate Financial Reporting Infrastructure

  Internal reporting systems, financial statements, and accounting coordination.

• Unit 14: Treasury Data, Forecasting, and Liquidity Dashboards

  Cash forecasting models, liquidity monitoring systems, and treasury analytics.

• Unit 15: Debt and Capital Structure Management Systems

  Debt tracking systems, covenant monitoring tools, and funding obligation management.

• Unit 16: Investor Communication and Capital Market Interfaces

  Investor relations systems, financial disclosure infrastructure, and market communication channels.

• Layer 4: Execution Workflows

  How corporate finance and treasury processes operate.

• Unit 17: Corporate Funding Execution Workflows

  Loan negotiations, credit facility structuring, bond issuance processes, and financing execution.

• Unit 18: Treasury Cash Operations and Liquidity Management

  Cash positioning, daily liquidity management, bank transfers, and operational treasury activity.

• Unit 19: Working Capital Management Processes

  Receivables management, payables processing, inventory financing, and operating cash cycles.

• Unit 20: Financial Planning and Forecasting Workflows

  Budget preparation, forecasting cycles, financial modeling, and planning coordination.

• Unit 21: Capital Allocation and Investment Review

  Investment proposals, financial analysis workflows, capital approval processes, and governance review.

• Unit 22: Investor Communications and Financial Disclosure Processes

  Earnings communication, investor updates, capital market disclosures, and financial messaging.

• Layer 5: Risk & Controls

  How corporations manage financial risk and maintain discipline.

• Unit 23: Treasury Controls and Payment Authorization Systems

  Payment approvals, bank authorization controls, segregation of duties, and treasury safeguards.

• Unit 24: Liquidity Risk Monitoring and Contingency Planning

  Cash stress testing, liquidity buffers, and contingency funding plans.

• Unit 25: Market Risk and Financial Hedging Programs

  Interest rate risk, currency exposure, derivatives usage, and hedging operations.

• Unit 26: Covenant Compliance and Debt Monitoring

  Debt covenant monitoring, reporting requirements, and lender compliance obligations.

• Unit 27: Financial Control, Compliance, and Internal Audit Coordination

  Internal financial controls, compliance oversight, and audit preparation.

• Layer 6: Institutional Management / Governance

  How corporations manage financial leadership and oversight.

• Unit 28: Treasury and Finance Department Structure

  Treasury teams, corporate finance staff, FP&A functions, and financial leadership roles.

• Unit 29: Financial Reporting to Executive Leadership and Boards

  Board reporting, executive dashboards, and financial strategy communication.

• Unit 30: Banking Relationships and Capital Market Partnerships

  Bank partners, lenders, underwriters, and institutional investor relationships.

• Unit 31: Treasury Policy and Financial Governance Frameworks

  Treasury policies, financial governance systems, and decision authority structures.

• Unit 32: Institutional Oversight and Financial Accountability

  Audit committees, financial supervision, and corporate accountability systems.