
As the global economy continues to recover following the 2008 financial crisis, the treasurer’s strategic value to the organisation is evolving toward efficiently managing working capital, to meet the growing liquidity needs of their expanding companies. The question ‘where’s my cash?’ was, of course, a top priority from chief financial officers (CFOs) to treasurers during the crisis. However, treasurers are now asked to not only safeguard cash, but also to become a more strategic business partner, to ensure corporate free cash flow and liquidity goals are realised.