Strategy, organization and processes
• Benchmarking and reviewing to ensure proper order, security and efficiency
• Consulting on M&A transactions: establishing new treasury organizations or integrating existing treasury units
• Aligning treasury organizations with current challenges and cost targets
• Reengineering processes in light of strategic objectives and compliance requirements
• Supporting the production of guidelines and organizational design
Accounting and valuation
• Analyzing and optimizing market data supply
• Launching and validating valuation models for financial derivatives, stock option programs and complex financing structures
• Advising on how to implement and optimize the recognition of financial instruments in accordance with existing IAS, IFRS and HGB provisions, especially with regard to hedge accounting requirements
• Designing, implementing and testing/supervising the transition to the IFRS 9 provisions that will be applicable in future
• Defining and establishing a reporting system to meet disclosure requirements
IT systems
• Analyzing and designing system architectures and interfaces
• Selecting, introducing and optimizing suitable treasury management systems and reporting platforms
• Assuring quality and performing tests/inspections during projects to launch or improve IT systems
• Performing health checks for existing system environments with regard to process efficiency, functionality, system operations, costs and sustainability
• Designing and optimizing the treasury reporting system
Regulation, tax and law
• Providing tax advice on the design of the treasury organization and the treatment of financial transactions
• Analyzing implications and advising on implementation of financial market regulations (EMIR, MIFID, REMIT)
• Performing the mandatory EMIR compliance audit stipulated by the Securities Trading Act in Germany
• Advising on supervisory implications for treasury organization
• Analyzing the impact of tax-related and supervisory initiatives (FATCA, financial transaction tax, Basel III)