The Treasury Update Podcast

On this episode of the Treasury Update Podcast, Strategic Treasurer kicks off a 3-part podcast series on its Fintech Analyst Reports, revealing the latest developments and trends around new treasury and finance technology. Listen in to Part 1 as Managing Partner Craig Jeffery explores Treasury and Risk Management Systems. Download the report here

Host Craig Jeffery continues the 2021 Outlook series with Royston Da Costa, Assistant Group Treasurer at Ferguson plc, in Part 2: Treasury's Support of the Business. Topics of discussion center around liquidity during the depths of the pandemic and throughout the recovery, as well as key success factors to help navigate potential changes in the year ahead. Listen in to find out more.

What are concentration accounts? On this episode of the Coffee Break Sessions, Host Alexa Cook catches up with Strategic Treasurer's Managing Partner, Craig Jeffery. They discuss the main purpose of concentration accounts, their benefits, how many you should have, and whether there is any risk in using them. Listen in and learn a little bit about concentration accounts.

On this special edition of the podcast, Host Craig Jeffery interviews author Saeed Amen on The Book of Alternative Data . They discuss methodologies and processes of leveraging non-traditional information sources in the context of investing, risk management and more. Listen in to learn the various uses of alternative data and how it can help you and your organization make better decisions.

On this episode of the Becoming a Treasurer series, author Craig Jeffery is interviewed on a chapter in his book, The Strategic Treasurer: A Partnership for Corporate Growth. The chapter is called "Process vs. Silo View" and covers vital treasury concepts around process efficiency, risk management and careful business advice. Listen in to learn successful treasury principles that will help equip y...

What are operating accounts? Join Host Alexa Cook and Craig Jeffery, Founder and Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, as they discuss what operating accounts are and who will be using them.

On this episode of the podcast, Host Craig Jeffery joins Omri Kletter, Vice President of Fraud and Financial Crime at Bottomline, to discuss the results from the 2021 Treasury Fraud & Controls survey. This annual survey evaluates the current and projected impact of fraud on the finance and treasury environment. Practitioners from a broad range of industries are polled on their experiences with fra...

On this episode of the 2021 Outlook series, Host Craig Jeffery sits down with Royston Da Costa, Assistant Group Treasurer at Ferguson plc, for a wide-ranging discussion around physical and virtual learning environments, seismic shifts in technology and processes, escalating cyberattacks, and the drive towards greater transparency in today's treasury environment. Listen in to hear about treasury's...

What are intercompany loans? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook catches up with Strategic Treasurer's Managing Partner, Craig Jeffery, to consider what treasury needs to know about intercompany loans. They cover what intercompany loans are and discuss how they are typically used. Listen in and learn a little bit about intercompany loans.

Host Craig Jeffery joins Mathilde Sanson, Chief Customer Officer of GTreasury, to discuss the final eBook of the TMS Toolkit Series, entitled Implementation: Pitfalls to Avoid . They consider this last hurdle organizations face in their journey to a new treasury management system and discuss the best way to ensure success – understanding the most common pitfalls and knowing the strategies to avoid...

Host Craig Jeffery kicks off the 2021 Outlook series featuring interviews with treasury experts about their expectations, projections and insights for the year ahead. On this episode, he sits down with Todd Yoder, Global Director of Treasury at Fluor Corporation, for an in-depth conversation on technology, financial exposures companies are facing today, and their impact on treasury groups. Listen...

On this episode of the Global Recovery Monitor series, Craig Jeffery and Alexa Cook of Strategic Treasurer explore period eighteen's results from the COVID-19 impact and response survey. This new data reveals how the news of vaccines resulted in a positive outlook across medical, economic and social fronts. It also covers shifts to top concerns, expectations on a global lockdown, and voluntary sta...

What are days payables and days receivables? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook catches up with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss this topic. They cover what days payables and days receivables are, why they are both important, and why treasury should care about them. Listen in and learn a little bit about days payables and days receivables.

On this episode of the Becoming a Treasurer series, Craig Jeffery continues the Learning from Literature sub-series, this week showcasing Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." This illustration covers the opportunistic situations treasurers can take advantage of, as well as intentional directions with a view to career choices and approaches to life and tasks. Listen in on how to make choices t...

Host Craig Jeffery joins Tony Krabill, Assistant Treasurer at Greif, for a conversation on understanding, measuring, and managing financial risk. This wide-ranging discussion covers the foundational elements of risk, including various types of exposures, organizational approaches, measurement and management methods, and effective hedging concepts. Listen in to the discussion to find out more.

What is a lockbox? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook catches up with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, to discuss what treasurers need to know about lockboxes. They cover what lockboxes are, how they differ in form, and why companies typically use lockboxes. Listen in and learn a little bit about lockboxes.

On this episode of the Becoming a Treasurer series, Craig Jeffery continues the Learning from Literature sub-series, showcasing Laura Ingalls Wilder's Farmer Boy. This illustration covers creative ways to use momentum and challenge linear thinking with view to treasury processes and general life lessons. Listen in and enjoy the entire series.

Host Craig Jeffery sits down with Tom Gregory, Senior Vice President and Head of Treasury Management Sales at TD Bank, to discuss the findings from the 2020 Treasury Perspectives survey. For the third year running, this annual study polls treasury and finance professionals on their views regarding the economy, technology, industry innovation, and regulation to better understand top challenges and...

What is a payment hub? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook catches up with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, to discuss what treasurers need to know about payment hubs. They cover what payment hubs are, how they differ from other technologies, and some of the ways treasury can benefit from using them. Listen in and learn a little bit about payment hubs.

On this episode of the podcast, Host Craig Jeffery joins Brian Greehan, Senior Vice President of Channel and Network Success at Bottomline Technologies, to examine survey results around shifting technologies, strategies, and practices used by organizations across the Business-to-Business (B2B) payments landscape.   They discuss the overall payments complexity and challenges being experienced by pr...

On this special episode of the Treasury Update Podcast, Strategic Treasurer features its panel discussion on technology from the 2020 AFP Virtual Conference. Moderator Tom Gregory of TD Bank interviews Todd Yoder of Fluor Corporation, James Lock of J.P. Morgan Chase, Dr. Wolfgang Kalthoff of Coupa, and Craig Jeffery of Strategic Treasurer on the value of new technology and its potential future pla...

On this episode of the Treasury Update Podcast, Special Host Meredith Zonsius interviews Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, on the 2020 year in review. As the new year approaches, they take a look back on treasury topics and trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss the implications of activities to combat the virus that wreaked havoc earlier in the year for most areas o...

What is benchmarking? Coffee Break Session Host Alexa Cook catches up with Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, to discuss benchmarking. They discuss what benchmarking is, who uses benchmarking and how it is applied to treasury's. Listen in and learn a little bit about benchmarking.

To view the charts and graphics please download the digital Ebook here: https://strategictreasurer.com/payment-fraud-ebook/ On this special episode of the Treasury Update Podcast, Host Craig Jeffery narrates from Strategic Treasurer's executive guide eBook, underwritten by Bellin, on Payment Fraud. With fraud on the rise and payment processes scattered throughout different departments, a treasurer...

On this episode of the Stories from the Front series, Host Craig Jeffery sits down with Ron Vodicka, Corporate FX Dealer at XE, and Steve Johnson, CFO at PMI Foods, to discuss the changing expectations in foreign exchange amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics of discussion include market volatility through foreign exchange and hedging, supply chain and operational disruptions, currency exposure and r...