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Citi Perspectives
| Q1/Q2 2015
The treasurer’s core roles of funding
the company, managing liquidity, and
mitigating risk remain unchanged.
However, corporate Boards today
have greater appreciation of the
interconnectedness between
strategic and business decisions and
what the treasury function delivers:
creating financial optionality for the
firm to execute on these decisions.
The treasurer’s role has evolved and
grown from being seen as managing
a supporting function and cost
center, to that of having a seat at
the table to ensure that corporate
finance implications are transparent
as key decisions are being made.
This calls for treasury teams to
maintain close alignment with
business in supporting growth while
managing new risks and retaining
the good practices implemented in
the years since the financial crisis.
With equal focus externally, on what
is happening in financial markets,
and internally on liquidity and
operating efficiency, best-in-class
treasuries will be key contributors to
the growth of their enterprise.
Market
Volatility
Focus on
Returns
Changing
Regulations
New
Commercial
Flows
Risk
Management
Strategies
Liquidity &
Working
Capital
Structures
Bank and
Market Access
Strategies
Evolving Realities
Realignment of People, Processes and Technology
in support of the corporate growth agenda
Treasury
Management
Processes
Cash Management
I/C Lending
Risk Management
Technology
ERP
TMS
Connectivity
People
Treasury Centers
Netting Centers
in house bank
Key
Performance
Indicators
Figure 3: Evolving Role of the Treasurer
