Learn how to balance risk and reward across key working capital accounts, including cash, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and short-term debt. Gain insights into forecasting, monitoring, and assessing working capital balances to make informed financial decisions.<br/><br/>
Explore the critical cash conversion cycle—the engine driving your business—and learn how optimizing Days Inventory Outstanding, Days Sales Outstanding, and Days Payable Outstanding accelerates cash flow and fuel growth.<br/><br/>
This course equips you with the tools to strategically manage every facet of working capital:
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<li>Cash: Minimize idle funds while ensuring readiness for operations and opportunities.</li>
<li>Accounts Receivable: Accelerate collections, optimize credit policies, and mitigate losses with effective strategies and detailed aging analysis.</li>
<li>Inventory: Balance stock levels to avoid costly excesses and devastating stockouts using Economic Order Quantity and Reorder Point models.</li>
<li>Accounts Payable: Master timely payments and leverage discounts to preserve cash.</li>
<li>Short-Term Investments: Learn to wisely deploy excess cash for higher yields while meticulously managing interest rate and liquidity risks.</li>
<li>Short-Term Debt: Explore the use of business lines of credit and other short-term funding options to maintain liquidity and reduce costs.</li>
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Packed with practical examples, formulas, and actionable strategies, this course is ideal for CFOs, financial managers, business advisors, and anyone looking to enhance their financial management skills. Whether you're managing a startup or an established company, this course will equip you with the tools that can improve cash flow, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
Course Publication Date:
October 13, 2025
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
self study membership or
all access membership or can be purchased for
$30.00!
| Author: | Rob Stephens |
| Course No: | FIN-WC-90025 |
| Recommended CPE: | 3.00 |
| Delivery Method: | QAS Self Study |
| Level of Knowledge: | Overview |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Advanced Preparation: | None |
| Recommended Field of Study: | Finance
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Learning Objectives
- Recall working capital metrics.
- Identify ways to improve working capital.
- Recognize risks in working capital management.
- Recall goals of working capital management.