Case Study: UCLA Strengthens Liquidity Planning and Long-Term Investment Strategy with Synario

How UCLA Uses Synario for Cash and Investment Planning

UCLA turned to Synario during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when its Treasury Department needed to quickly determine how much unrestricted cash was available, whether debt obligations could still be met, and how to protect long-term financial stability while navigating severe uncertainty. The university needed a clearer view of liquidity and the tradeoffs between near-term cash use and future strategic investments.

Using Synario’s higher ed FP&A and scenario modeling platform, UCLA built a centralized financial model with alternative assumptions, project toggles, and long-range projections to stress-test liquidity, debt service, and investment decisions. Synario helped UCLA uncover a more positive liquidity outlook than initially expected, identify surplus unrestricted cash for longer-term investment, and strengthen Treasury’s role as a strategic advisor with faster, more credible analysis.

UCLA

Dave Tseng

Senior Treasury Manager