Treasury Services

Independent treasury advice from operators who have sat in the seat.

CFGI delivers strategic, hands-on treasury support to corporate and private equity clients across carve-outs, financial risk management, banking and liquidity, cash forecasting, and treasury technology. The team is former VP Treasury, controller, and Big 4 advisory talent. Independent, audit-conflict free, and built to scale up or down with the engagement.

1,400+Professionals
2000Founded
12 weeksTreasury Assessment Lifecycle
4Treasury Accelerators in the Toolkit
12Treasury Dimensions Reviewed Per Engagement
Treasury operators who have actually held the role. Independent by Design. No Audit Restrictions.
What we’re seeing in the treasury landscape

Four shifts redefining the modern Treasury function.

Treasury sits at the center of liquidity, risk, regulation, and technology. CFOs are asking the function to do more strategic work with leaner teams, against more volatile markets and faster regulatory change.

01

Centralized and outsourced treasury models

Organizations are moving toward centralized Treasury models where core staff focus on strategic work and lower value tasks get outsourced. The goal is efficiency, lower cost, and stronger controls under one accountable function.

02

Automation and AI inside Treasury

Automation through TMS, RPA, and AI is now in reach for almost any treasury team. The question is no longer whether to automate but which decisions, forecasts, and reconciliations to put the technology against first.

03

Volatility in FX and interest rates

Global economic uncertainty has produced significant volatility in foreign exchange and interest rate markets, with material impact on earnings and cash flow.

04

Leaner teams, smarter budgets

Treasury budgets are funding analytics and automation training rather than transactional hires. CFOs want operators who can do strategy plus execution, not just process tickets.

How CFGI helps

Five capabilities across the Treasury lifecycle.

From carve-out Day 1 readiness to interim management to long-term technology selection, CFGI works across the full Treasury function. Engagements scale from a single diagnostic up to a fully outsourced Treasury operation.

Carve-Out & Spin-Off

Stand up a fully functional standalone Treasury function, with Day 1 readiness, bank structure, KYC, global cash and liquidity, intercompany netting, and interim management support.

Financial Risk Management

Hedge assessment and readiness, ISDA advisory, FX and interest rate and commodity program design, hedge accounting and derivative valuation, and FRM technology support.

Banking & Liquidity

Bank account structuring and rationalization, cash pooling and netting, automated cash sweep and concentration, bank fee analysis, and global cash visibility.

Cash Forecasting & TMS

13-week cash forecast implementation, TMS selection and implementation, ERP and banking platform integration, and reporting dashboards for CFO and audit committee.

Treasury Diagnostic

Rapid assessment of people, processes, policies, and technology. Benchmarks against industry standards using CFGI’s Treasury Maturity Model. Output is a written roadmap with actionable next steps.

Treasury Transformation

  • Treasury Maturity Model benchmark against industry standards
  • 3-step approach: Discovery, Gap Analysis, Roadmap
  • 12 dimensions assessed in the diagnostic
  • Implementation plan with KPIs and tracking cadence
  • Organization design, talent strategy, and operating model

Cash & Banking Structure

  • Bank account rationalization and KYC support
  • Cash pooling, netting, and concentration structures
  • Cash visibility and reporting across regions and entities
  • Bank fee analysis and bank service negotiation
  • Virtual bank accounts and real-time payment design

Risk & Hedge Advisory

  • Hedge assessment, readiness, and ISDA advisory
  • FX, interest rate, and commodity program design
  • Hedge accounting and derivative valuation
  • Risk Management Diagnostic accelerator
  • Tax services related to hedge arrangements

Technology & Automation

  • TMS evaluation, selection, and implementation
  • Treasury Technology Assessment Framework
  • ERP, banking, and FRM platform integration
  • 13-week cash forecast process design
  • RPA and AI use case identification for Treasury
Low-friction offer

Expert Access

A call with a CFGI Treasury SME on whatever is on the team’s mind: liquidity, hedging, TMS selection, carve-out readiness, or organization design.

Best for: leaders who want a sounding board before scoping a project.

Low-friction offer

Treasury Health Check

A light-touch review of current Treasury processes, systems, and workflows. Typical investment in the ten-to-twenty thousand range.

Output: a summary document with key findings, recommendations, and a roadmap to act on them.

Low-friction offer

Interim Treasury Staffing

Expert Treasury support for staff augmentation during a termination, leave, transaction, or large project. Senior practitioners slotted in fast.

Best for: gaps that need to close in days, not months, without committing to a permanent hire.

Why CFGI in Treasury

Independent partner. Big-4 pedigree. Roll up the sleeves.

CFGI is uniquely positioned to support Treasury functions through transformation and adoption. We combine a collaborative, execution-driven mindset with deep technical and Treasury-specific expertise to deliver sustainable outcomes, quickly and effectively.

Frictionless support, deep execution.

  • Frictionless supportAn independent partner who can roll up sleeves to support the team throughout the process, without the friction and limitations of auditor independence standards.
  • Insightful coordinationA proactive, collaborated approach to triage issues, identify interdependencies, and report status to key stakeholders.
  • Delivery skillsetCross-functional advisors who can identify and address issues across the spectrum of Treasury, plus prepare the team for the next phase.
  • Deep technical expertiseA dedicated team of advisors with cross-sector technical depth honed over hundreds of successful Treasury engagements.
  • Operators in the seatReal-world treasury support from people who have actually held corporate Treasury roles, from analyst through VP Treasury and Investor Relations.
Where Treasury teams get stuck

Six pressure points landing on Treasury right now.

Cash management is decentralized and fragmented

Multiple bank accounts across regions and entities, no single source of truth on global cash position. Visibility lags, idle balances sit, and decisions get made on stale data.

The technology stack is outdated or manual

Spreadsheet-driven cash forecasting, manual bank reconciliations, no TMS in place. Reliance on outdated tools leads to inefficiencies, errors, and limited scalability.

The risk framework is thin

FX, interest rate, and credit exposures get watched but not actively managed. Without robust identification, measurement, and hedging, market volatility shows up directly in earnings and cash flow.

Treasury expertise is stretched too thin

Underdeveloped Treasury functions or one-person teams covering operational, technical, and strategic work at once. Cash flow forecasts get rushed and the function never lifts above day-to-day fires.

Regulatory and compliance load keeps growing

AML, sanctions, KYC, FBAR. Failure to comply has direct consequences, including the inability to transfer funds or make payments.

A carve-out or transaction is reshaping the function

Day 1 readiness for a spin-off, post-merger integration, or IPO puts Treasury on a tight clock. Banking structure, KYC, intercompany flows, and interim management all need to be in place before close.

How a CFGI Treasury engagement runs

Structured assessment, named deliverables, KPI tracking.

3 stepsDiscovery and Current State Analysis, Gap Analysis and Benchmarking, Recommendations and Implementation Roadmap. The same lifecycle runs every engagement.
12 weeksStandard Treasury Assessment timeline. Weeks 1 to 3 review or refresh the assessment. Weeks 4 to 9 run gap analysis and benchmarking. Weeks 10 to 12 deliver the roadmap.
4 acceleratorsTreasury Maturity Model, Technology Assessment Framework, Payment and Bank Account Rationalization Toolkit, Risk Management Diagnostic. In-house tools that compress the timeline.
12 dimensionsBanking, Liquidity, Cash, Risk, Debt, Fraud Risk, Org Structure, Investments, Payments, Compliance, Governance, Reporting. Every assessment covers the full surface.
Treasury Services leadership

Talk to the partners who run CFGI Treasury.

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Tim Winston

Partner | Treasury Services Co-Leader
25+ years across corporate Treasury, from analyst through VP Treasury and Investor Relations. Specializes in PE carve-outs, integrations, Day 1 readiness, banking and credit facility negotiation, and treasury operations transformation.

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Lauren Intinarelli

Managing Director | Financial Risk Management
Built balance sheet risk management and commodity risk software platforms. Advises on building and scaling treasury teams, bank relationship management, cash flow forecasting, investment management, hedging programs, and IPO readiness. Former EY Global Treasury Advisory.

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Ready to put Treasury on a maturity roadmap?

Start with a 30-minute Expert Access call, a light-touch Treasury Health Check, or the full 12-week Assessment. Same practice, sized to the moment.

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