- 20 Marks
FM – May 2022 – L3 – Q4 – Treasury Management
Discuss the roles of a treasury department and analyze its operation as a profit versus cost centre.
Question
he finance director of Keyman Plc. has recently reorganised the finance department following a number of years of growth within the business, which now includes a number of overseas operations. The company has created separate treasury and financial control departments.
Required:
a. Describe the main responsibilities of a treasury department, and comment on the advantages to Keyman Plc. of having separate treasury and financial control departments. (14 Marks)
b. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of operating the treasury department as a profit centre rather than a cost centre. (6 Marks)
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- Level: Level 3
- Topic: Treasury management
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