Revised CATS Procedure Dec.20161

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COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA December 1, 2016 c) Transfers to income by the system, when the write back request is approved. 6.2.3 Bankers’ Cheque /Casher Payment Order The Customer Services Officer/Maker a) Receives the money transfer application from the customer, checks the particulars therein including the stamp for corporate customers and inputs the details into the system; b) Authenticates the signature of the account holder/authorized signatory, if the transfer is made from account; c) Receives the application/letter of payment instruction from the person who has been lawfully delegated for the purpose if the remitter is Corporate customer and the transfer is requested from customer’s account ; d) Receives cash/ debit from the customer account, including the commission, and forwards to the Checker the letter of application, together with the Bankers’ Cheque; e) Requests dual authorization if the amount beyond her/his authorization limit from the concerned Customer Service officer Checker/Customer Service Manager; f) Receives the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/from the Checker, co-signs on the prepared Bankers’ cheque /CPO/makes the remitter sign on the back of the application confirming the receipt of the original instrument and gives the instrument to the customer; and g) Balances her/his cash at the end of the cash hour against the system balance and delivers the application form/letter to the Branch Controller, and the cash to the Senior Customer Services Officer-Cash. The Customer Services Officer/Checker a) Receives the blank Bankers’ cheque /CPO/from Customer Service CATS Procedure | 73

COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA December 1, 2016 Manager; b) Makes sure that the particulars on the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/is the same as that of the customer’s application; c) Prints the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/after confirming that the cash has been received or the appropriate account has been debited; d) Signs on the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/and forwards same to the Customer Services Officer/Maker; and e) Makes sure that the serial numbers of the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/used on that particular day follow the serial numbers of the remaining unused Bankers’ cheque /CPO/form. The Customer Services Manager a) Receives and Checks the correctness of the letter of application submitted; b) Authorizes the transaction within her/his authorization-limit. c) Prints the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/after confirming that the cash has been received or the appropriate account has been debited; and d) Signs on the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/and forwards same to the Customer Services Officer/Maker. The Senior Customer Services officer-accounts a) Follows-up the daily balance of Bankers’ cheque /CPO/account against the system tracer; b) Forwards long outstanding items for write back approval ;(refer to the bank’s suspense management procedure) and c) Transfers to income by the system when the write back request is approved, The Branch controller a) Receives the application form and check proper posting of transaction in the system; and CATS Procedure | 74

COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA December 1, 2016<br />

c) Transfers to income by the system, when the write back request is<br />

approved.<br />

6.2.3 Bankers’ Cheque /Casher Payment Order<br />

The Customer Services Officer/Maker<br />

a) Receives the money transfer application from the customer, checks the<br />

particulars therein including the stamp for corporate customers and<br />

inputs the details into the system;<br />

b) Authenticates the signature of the account holder/authorized signatory, if<br />

the transfer is made from account;<br />

c) Receives the application/letter of payment instruction from the person<br />

who has been lawfully delegated for the purpose if the remitter is<br />

Corporate customer and the transfer is requested from customer’s<br />

account ;<br />

d) Receives cash/ debit from the customer account, including the<br />

commission, and forwards to the Checker the letter of application,<br />

together with the Bankers’ Cheque;<br />

e) Requests dual authorization if the amount beyond her/his authorization<br />

limit from the concerned Customer Service officer Checker/Customer<br />

Service Manager;<br />

f) Receives the Bankers’ cheque /CPO/from the Checker, co-signs on the<br />

prepared Bankers’ cheque /CPO/makes the remitter sign on the back of<br />

the application confirming the receipt of the original instrument and<br />

gives the instrument to the customer; and<br />

g) Balances her/his cash at the end of the cash hour against the system<br />

balance and delivers the application form/letter to the Branch Controller,<br />

and the cash to the Senior Customer Services Officer-Cash.<br />

The Customer Services Officer/Checker<br />

a) Receives the blank Bankers’ cheque /CPO/from Customer Service<br />

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