Cash Flow & Liquidity Analysis
A practical professional programme focused on cash flow & liquidity analysis, designed to strengthen financial capability, analytical judgement and organisational performance.
- Type
- Professional
- Level
- Intermediate
- Duration
- 5 days
- Delivery
- In person, Live online, In-house
- Languages
- English, Arabic
Cash Flow & Liquidity Analysis develops the capability to assess an organisation's ability to generate cash, meet obligations and maintain sufficient liquidity under changing operating conditions.
The programme examines operating cash flow, working-capital movements, free cash flow, liquidity ratios, cash conversion, funding requirements and liquidity forecasting.
Participants learn to distinguish accounting profit from cash generation and identify early warning signals that may indicate liquidity pressure.
Objectives
Understand the principal drivers of cash flow and liquidity.
Analyse operating, investing and financing cash flows.
Evaluate working-capital efficiency and cash conversion.
Assess liquidity and short-term financial resilience.
Develop forward-looking cash and liquidity forecasts.
Learning outcomes
Interpret cash-flow statements and cash movements.
Analyse the relationship between profit and cash generation.
Evaluate receivables, inventory and payables performance.
Calculate and interpret key liquidity indicators.
Identify potential liquidity pressures and recommend actions.
Who it is for
Finance and treasury professionals.
Financial analysts.
Credit analysts.
Finance managers.
Managers responsible for cash and liquidity planning.
Programme modules
1. Cash Flow Fundamentals
Profit versus cash
Cash-flow categories
Cash generation
Cash-flow quality
2. Operating Cash Flow
Operating activities
Non-cash items
Working-capital adjustments
Cash conversion
3. Working Capital Analysis
Receivables
Inventory
Payables
Working-capital cycle
4. Liquidity Analysis
Current and quick ratios
Liquidity buffers
Short-term obligations
Liquidity risk indicators
5. Cash Flow Forecasting
Forecast assumptions
Cash inflows and outflows
Funding gaps
Scenario analysis
6. Liquidity Management and Action
Managing cash deficits
Working-capital actions
Funding alternatives
Liquidity monitoring and escalation
Methodology
The programme uses cash-flow statements, working-capital calculations, liquidity cases and forecasting scenarios. Participants analyse the sources and uses of cash and evaluate potential liquidity pressures.
Assessment
Assessment includes cash-flow and working-capital exercises and a final applied case requiring participants to assess liquidity, identify risks and recommend appropriate actions.
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
For your organisation
This programme can be delivered for a single organisation, team or institution, and adapted to your context, participants and objectives.
Organisational delivery is scoped and priced individually, and is not booked from this page.
Upcoming sessions
No dates are scheduled at present.
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