Treasury Strategy & Policies
A common mistake is running treasury operations in "business as usual" mode without stepping back to assess if risk management strategies could be simplified or improved to better align with the company’s goals and evolving business needs.
At O2 Finance, we bring you a new perspective and innovative insights on your Treasury Policies & Risk Management Strategies. We help you think creatively about aligning your strategy with the business environment and objectives, drawing on our cross-sector expertise. Additionally, we can facilitate meetings with your peers to share practical experiences and learn from one another.
Having the correct strategy is one thing, but to implement it effectively, we ensure that policies are documented clearly and practically, using our tools and templates.
Additionally, we help you throughout the policy implementation including KPI’s & reporting to ensure it becomes effective in practice and delivers the expected benefits
Commodity Risk Management
We advise large corporates in the identification and quantification of commodity exposures (gas, metal, wheat…) in close cooperation with Business, Procurement and Treasury. We help define new Commodity Risk Management strategies, and in the selection and implementation of commodity risk management organisations and systems.
Financial Risk Management
We advise Treasurers in the assessment of financial risks (FX, Interest Rate, Credit…) and in the definition and implementation of comprehensive risk management strategies, policies, systems and processes.
Treasury Systems
We are system agnostic and assist CFO’s and Treasurers in the selection and implementation of a variety of Treasury Management Systems (TMS), including SAP TRM, Kyriba, FIS Integrity & Quantum.
Treasury Transformation
We assist in the conduction and contribute to the success of M&A related transformation projects (mergers, spin-offs, relocation…) in the area of Treasury Operations & Processes (duplication of TMS and teams, parallel run, new bank structure definition & implementation…).
Financial Instruments Accounting & Internal Controls
Olivier Cattoor is a renowned expert in IFRS 9 with an extensive knowledge in Local European and US GAAP accounting frameworks. He has assisted many corporates and Financial Institutions with the optimization of financial instruments accounting including hedge accounting.
Debt & Capital Markets
We advise corporates in their financing projects (corporate or project financing) and assist multinational companies in raising debt, negotiating credit facilities and accessing capital markets.
Cash Management
We provide assistance in the set-up of cash management structures from design definition to bank selection and system/process implementation.
Treasury Interim Management/Staffing
Our team includes consultants and ex-Treasurers experienced in the delivery of interim Treasury management and staffing assignments (from interim Treasurer to Dealing and Back Office).
Financial institutions support (IFRS 9 & BEGAAP)
We advise Financial Institutions' ALM teams, Asset Managers & Treasurers in the area of financial instruments accounting and hedge accounting (BEGAAP, IFRS 9, US GAAP ASC 815).