Payment processing was originally conceived to deliver greater accuracy and speed in the financial markets. Processing financial transactions without manual intervention has a lot of…
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Over-stretched treasury staff?
Holidays and unexpected leave create a stress point for many overstretched treasury teams. Rather than trying to cover more ground with existing staff, Lesley Mitchell of ETOS encourages CFOs to consider out-sourcing treasury holiday cover as one way of releasing this pressure.
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Five key threats caused by Key Man Risk
Maintaining the segregation between your middle and back office functions is not just an important tick in the box for audit purposes. Lesley Mitchell, Executive Director of outsourced treasury services firm ETOS, outlines the five key threats caused by key man risk.
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Take control after treasury audit
If you’ve been around the block with treasury audits a few times, you’ll know that they almost always prompt action, whether it’s restorative, preventative or…
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Get your organisation ready for a treasury audit
Businesses with their financial year ending on 30 June will be feeling the pressure of an impending treasury audit about now. If you are not…
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Pin down procedures to cut risk
Documenting processes may not be your top priority in the everyday cut and thrust of business, but a lack of agreed, consistent procedures can expose…
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Holiday cover turns into ‘proof of concept’ for treasury outsourcing
When staff take unexpected leave or holidays it can create a stress point for treasury teams. Smart thinking at T&G Global led the company to…
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Stress less with treasury holiday cover
Summer holidays are just around the corner creating a stress point for treasury staffing across many businesses. While it may be best practice to make…
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The importance of understanding the ‘why’ of treasury back office
An increasingly common lament from CFOs and Treasurers is that experienced back office treasury resources are becoming scarce. Understanding why we do things is fundamentally…
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Treasury outsourcing: An all-or-nothing proposition?
There are two negative perceptions that may obscure the benefits of outsourcing middle and back office treasury functions. Risk-averse treasury departments can view outsourcing as…
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