Treasury Controls and Security
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The Treasury department is a complex area which needs to be made secure in order to minimise risk to the organisation. It is important to have appropriate and rigorous controls in place. This programme will discuss controls and security and how they should be organised within the Treasury environment.
Schedule
Session 1:
Background to Treasury Controls
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Governance
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Organisational Controls
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Access Controls
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Process Controls
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Informational Controls
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Independent Audit/Review
Session 2:
Risk Assessment
What risks does the organisation run? Treasury Risk Appetite
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Financial and Credit risk
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Operational Risk;
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Fraud and unauthorised transactions
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Business Continuity
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Systems risk
Session 3:
Controlling Risk
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Scope of Treasury Activity
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How Treasury acts on a daily basis
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Treasury Policy and Procedures;
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What should be included, why do we need a policy, how often should it be updated, how much detail?
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The role of the Treasury Committee
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Links with Corporate Governance and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)
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Board Approvals
Session 4:
Controlling Activities
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Segregation of Responsibility
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Roles and responsibilities
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Authorisation and Limits
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Authorisation procedures
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Derivatives usage
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System passwords
Session 5:
Monitoring Treasury Activity
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The role of Internal Audit
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Compliance
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Control breaches and failures
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Whistleblowing
Course Close
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