Revised CATS Procedure Dec.20161

COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA December 1, 2016
amount of the local currency or of the foreign currency requested for,
together with a breakdown thereof in denominations;
c) CBE’s branches in the cities are supposed to lodge their requests in
writing, indicating the following:
i. The total amount of the money requested for, together with a
breakdown thereof in denominations;
ii. The letter of request should be signed by the Senior Customer
Services Officer-Cash and by Customer Service Manager/Branch
Manager;
iii. The letter of request should bear the seal of the branch; and
iv. The letter of request should be sent to the Cash custody and issue in a
sealed envelope or by CBE internal e-mail intranet.
d) Authorizes the transaction if it is on her/his authorization limit;
The Senior Customer Services Officer-Cash (at a branch)
a) Counts the cash, in collaboration with the Customer Services Officer at the
table, ascertains the correctness of the amount and the denominations
thereof by comparing it with Handing and taking over format (refer
FORMCBECATS202),When receiving cash from the senior customer
services officer-Cash (Cash custody and issue) in front of the Senior
Customer Services Officer from the Cash custody and issue
b) Signs on the Handing and taking over format and gets the Customer
Services Officer/Maker co-sign on it, affixes a stamp and hands it over to
the Senior Customer Services Officer of the Cash custody and issue at the
Cash custody and issue as an acknowledgement of receipt of the cash;
c) Passes one copy of Handing and taking over format to one of the
Customer Services Officers/Makers for posting the cash received; and
d) Registers the denominations of the cash in her/his cash position book
and posts the total amount thereof into his computer as cash received.
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