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Camderson Academy · CA-FA-004
See your cash ahead. Plan with confidence. Invest when the time is right.
A practical, self-paced course for people in every part of a business. Learn where cash waits, find a starting number you trust, build a week-by-week forecast, plan for seasons and surprises, and run a simple weekly review your whole team can share.
About 4 hours · 9 lessons · Intermediate · For every team that touches the money · Self-paced · Tools you keep
Clear cash habits help every team make calmer, better choices.
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Confidence in decisions
When you know your cash position and your cushion, hiring, buying and investing decisions feel steadier.
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A shared picture
A one-page weekly summary helps sales, operations, purchasing and finance see how their work moves the cash line.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
Practical outcomes, each practiced in an exercise and checked in the final assessment or the capstone.
- Explain the difference between profit and cash and show where a month's cash went.
- Describe the cash cycle in days and find where cash waits.
- Reconcile bank and book balances to a starting cash position you can trust.
- Build a week-by-week cash forecast with realistic timing of collections and payments.
- Plan for seasons and surprises with scenarios, a cash floor, a red line and a reserve goal.
- Choose cash levers, run a weekly cash review and keep your team informed.
Your toolkit
Simple cash tools for every team
Profit to Cash Bridge
Profit · Owed to you · Bought ahead · Equipment and loans · Cash change
See where a month's cash went.
Cash Cycle Map
Days held · Days to collect · Days to pay · Cycle
Find how long your own money is tied up.
Cash Position Snapshot
Bank balance · Book balance · Reconcile · Days of cover
Find a starting cash number you trust.
Twelve-Week Forecast
Start · Cash in · Cash out · End · Floor
See cash by the week and the lowest point.
Collections Timing Table
History · Windows · Shares · Weeks
Place customer cash in the weeks it will really arrive.
Payments Calendar
Fixed dates · Supplier terms · Taxes · Discounts · Heavy weeks
Put every payment on the week it leaves.
Scenarios and Triggers
Three cases · Lowest point · Floor and red line · Actions
Plan for good and tough weeks.
Cash Lever Ladder
Collect · Adjust terms · Delay · Ask for help
Choose the right lever in the right order.
Weekly Cash Review
Reconcile · Compare · Explain · Roll forward · Act
Run a thirty-minute review and share one page.
Bridge. Reconcile. Forecast. Review.
Curriculum
Inside the course
3 modules, 9 lessons with worked examples
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Understanding Your Cash
See how profit differs from cash, find where your cash waits in the cash cycle, and reconcile to a starting number you can trust.
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Forecasting Your Cash
Build a week-by-week cash forecast, place customer payments when they really arrive, and put every payment on the calendar.
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Managing Your Cash
Plan for seasons and surprises, choose the right cash levers, and build a weekly rhythm your team can share.
What is included
Skills, tools and templates you keep and use in your work
- 9 lessons, each with a written lesson, worked examples and figures, at your own pace
- A short stand-alone example in every lesson, drawn from many kinds of workplaces
- A fillable Workbook with Try it and Reflect pages for every lesson
- Cash Flow Templates (Word) for every teaching tool
- A practice tracker with live formulas, a solutions version and a reusable template
- Quick Reference Cards and the Practice Examples
- An optional visual companion PDF with every lesson figure
- Knowledge checks for every module and a 20-question final assessment
- A capstone you can build for your own team or from practice scenarios, with a rubric you use to check your own work
- Access to the Camderson Academy community
- A Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion when you pass the final assessment and the capstone
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You own or run a business, a team or a program and want to see your cash ahead
- You work in finance, bookkeeping, sales, operations, purchasing or a program role and your work affects when money arrives or leaves
- You want simple tools you can share with your team and use every week
It is not the right fit if
- You want a course on reading financial statements (CA-FA-002 Reading Financial Statements covers that)
- You want to build profit budgets and forecasts (CA-FA-003 Budgeting and Forecasting covers that)
- You want to learn bookkeeping from the start (CA-BE-005 Bookkeeping Essentials for Small Business Owners covers that)
- You want tax, lending or investment advice for your own situation
- You want a course to tell you what the law requires of your business
Your instructor
Meet your instructor
Taught by Camderson Advisory
A consulting firm for practical workplace skills
Your instructor is Camderson Advisory, a consulting firm that helps organizations build practical skills for the people who do the work. In this course, your instructor helps you and your team see your cash ahead and manage it with confidence.
About
About Camderson Academy
Camderson Academy is the education division of Camderson Advisory Services. Camderson helps leaders build organizations that work without them in the room. Everything we teach has been used in a real organization first.
Training a team?
We offer group enrollment for teams and whole organizations that want everyone, in every role and department, to build the same skills. Email connect@camderson.com to talk through your group.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any experience or a previous course?
No. There is no prerequisite and no accounting background is needed. If you can read a bank statement and a list of invoices, you are ready.
Who is this course for?
Owners, managers, team leads, finance and bookkeeping colleagues, and people in sales, operations, purchasing and program roles. Examples come from many kinds of workplaces, and the tools fit shops, clinics, schools, studios, nonprofits and businesses of every size.
How long do I have access?
Your access does not expire. We review the course on a regular cycle, and any updates are added for you at no extra cost.
How long does it take?
About 4 hours in total, including the written lessons, the Try it exercises, the knowledge checks, the final assessment and the capstone. Everything is self-paced.
Questions about your purchase?
Email support through academy.camderson.com.
What tools do I need?
A spreadsheet program that opens .xlsx files (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers or LibreOffice Calc), a word processor that opens .docx files and a PDF reader. All templates and practice files are included as downloads.
Do I have to use my own workplace for the capstone?
No. You can build your plan from the practice scenarios included in the course. If you use your own organization, leave out confidential details and use rounded numbers.
Does the course recommend products or give professional advice?
No. It names no software, banks or lenders, and it is general education, not accounting, tax or lending advice. It teaches you the questions to ask and points you to official sources and your own accountant. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any software vendor or lender.
What does the certificate confirm?
You receive a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion after passing the final assessment and completing the capstone. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course.
How was this course written and checked?
This course was written and edited by Camderson Advisory. Sources are listed with the date each was read. Where a source could not be opened on that date, the Sources page says so. This course teaches skills for everyday work. It is not legal, tax, financial, medical or professional advice. Laws and rules vary by place and change over time, so talk with your own attorney or qualified professional about your situation. Last updated: November 2026. Next planned review: November 2027.
See your cash ahead. Plan with confidence. Invest when the time is right.
Self-paced, about 4 hours, with a Workbook, templates, Quick Reference Cards and a practice tracker.
This course earns a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course. This course is general education about understanding, forecasting and managing cash in a business, team or program. It is not legal, tax, accounting, investment or lending advice, and it does not guarantee any financial result. Rules about taxes, contracts, credit and records vary by state and country and they change, and what is true for one business or place may not be true for yours. Where a lesson names a source, it says what the source said on the date we read it, and you should open the source yourself before you rely on it. Before you act on a real situation, follow your organization's policies and talk with your own attorney, accountant or other qualified professional. Examples and numbers are fictional or illustrative. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any software, bank or lender and does not endorse any product.