Track: Treasury Operations

Treasury versus IT: Developing an Effective Partnership

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Room: 411

Most treasuries must rely on IT, specifically during systems projects. This presentation will reveal the effective model one company developed in order to identify the roles for treasury and IT during various technology-related activities, including how the model defines specific responsibilities in various scenarios, ranging from day-to-day support to identifying and implementing new systems.

Speakers:

• James L. Sullivan
  Manager, Information Systems
  Covidien

• Jonathan K. Scott, BCom, FCA, AMCT
  Director of US Treasury Operations
  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Objectives

• Learn how the treasury team can build and maintain a strong relationship with the IT department to support their systems
• Determine what role IT can play in day-to-day support of systems as well as in systems upgrade or replacement projects
• Assess the advantages to both parties of, IT and treasury, having clear, documented and agreed-to responsibilities
• Discover how much simpler it is for treasury to manage its technology needs with IT's willing participation

Pre-Requisites

• A basic understanding of treasury operations and how treasury systems are used
• Any involvement with Treasury systems or their maintenance from either IT or treasury perspective

Take-Aways

• A template for identifying scenarios and responsibilities for each team's involvement
• Recent article on Treasury technology trends

CPA Field of Study: BMO