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Research Proposal on Cash Management Practice (2)
Research Proposal on Cash Management Practice (2)
MA RESEARCH PROPOSAL
ASSESSMENT ON CASH MANAGEMENT PRACTICE OF DASHEN
BANK (IN CASE OF Salo Gora BRANCH)
BY MEKWANINT
REBUMA……………………………….ID/0102/2022
MA RESEARCH PROPOSAL
ASSESSMENT ON CASH MANAGEMENT PRACTICE OF DASHEN
BANK (IN CASE OF Salo Gora BRANCH)
BY MEKWANINT
REBUMA……………………………….ID/0102/2022
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ABSTRACT
Cash is the money which firm can disburse immediately without any restriction. The
term cash include coins, currency and cheques held by the firm, and balance in the
bank account (Mosich, 1998). Cash management comprises the operational and
banking processes associated with the collection, aggregation, holding and
disbursement of cash (Stephen M. Vajs Brussels, April 4, 2014). The study will be
conducted on cash management practice of Dashen bank, Salo Gora Branch. As the
approach to cash management and the degree of sophistication in business processes
will vary from banks to banks and will be influenced by a bank’s size, geographical
distribution and the nature of its operations, the objective of the study is to assess the
effectiveness and efficiency of cash management practice in the Branch in regards to
the above cash management approach. To achieve the desired objective, both primary
and secondary source of data will be used. The primary data will be collected through
questionnaire that will be prepared for all employees of the bank and secondary data
that will be used will be the Banks annual report and journals. In addition to these,
intensive literature review will be conducted to analysis and interpret the findings that
leads to the final conclusion and recommendations. Census survey technique will be
used, so that all employees will be considered as a source for the primary data. The
questionnaires will contain both open-ended and close- ended type. The secondary data
will be collected by reviewing annual reports and journals of the bank. After the data is
collected, it will be analyze d and interpreted by using quantitative and qualitative
method. The anticipated research outcome will be the adoption of sound cash
management practices which assist the branch to make informed strategic decisions in
relation to projected cash requirements, forward planning and asset replacements.
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Contents
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................... III
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Back Ground of the study ................................................................................................ 1
1.2. Statement of the problem ............................................................................................... 2
1.3. Research Questions ......................................................................................................... 3
The study will answer the following research questions. ............................................................ 3
1.4. Objective of the study .......................................................................................................... 3
1.4.1. General objective .......................................................................................................... 3
1.4.2. Specific Objectives ........................................................................................................ 3
1.5 Significance of the study ........................................................................................................... 4
1.6. Scope of the study .................................................................................................................... 4
1.7 Organization of the study .......................................................................................................... 4
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE................................................................................... 5
2.1 Definition of Cash ................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Importance of cash ................................................................................................................ 5
2.3 Cash management .................................................................................................................. 5
2.4 Cash Budget .......................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Short term Cash forecast ....................................................................................................... 7
2.6 Investing idle cash ................................................................................................................. 7
2.7 Reason for holding cash ........................................................................................................ 8
2.8 Internal control over cash .......................................................................................................... 9
3. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY ..................................................................... 11
3.1 Research Design ...................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 method of data collection ........................................................................................................ 11
3.5 Method of data analysis and presentation................................................................................ 12
4.2 Budget schedule................................................................................................................... 13
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 14
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1. INTRODUCTION
This chapter presented the introduction, background of the study, problem statement, objectives
of the study, research questions, scope of the study, significance of the study, and organization of
the study. Cash management means a company's or/and banks’ ability to allocate its funds
efficiently in an effort to cover operating expenses, make investments, repay shareholders and
maintain adequate reserves. The Cash Management is concerned with the collection,
disbursement and the management of cash in such a way that firm's liquidity is maintained. In
other words, it is concerned with managing the cash flows within and outside the firm and
making decisions with respect to the investment of surplus cash or raising the cash from outside
for financing the deficit. The objective of cash management practices in a bank is to have
adequate control over the cash position, so as to avoid the risk of insolvency and use the
excessive cash in some profitable way (Frank, 2018).
Cash management is a strategy by which a company administers and invests its idle cash in profit
earning activity and uses effective control to overcome problems that will occur related with
cash. It is concerned with the management of cash balance held by the bank for liquidity
purpose. Cash management is one part of the financial management system that deals with the
management of cash properly to maintain the profitability of cash excess and to minimize the
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cash shortage risk. Cash management refers to the proper use of firm`s cash resource. It serves as
the means to keep the bank functioning by making the best use of cash or liquid asset of a firm. It
is an efficient management of cash in a business in order to put the cash to work more quickly
and to keep the cash in application that produces income. It generally concentrated on
forecasting and internal control over cash (Ross, 1998).
Dashen Bank is among the biggest private Banks in Ethiopia. Dashen is the most reputable brand
in the domestic banking market in Ethiopia. It operates through a network of more than 675 plus
Branches, nine dedicated Forex Bureaus, 400 plus ATMs and 1,300 plus Point-of-Sale (POS)
terminals spread across the length and breadth of the nation.
Some of the bank’s services include: fund transfer, transfer within own account, transfer within
Dashen Bank account, transfer to other Bank, transfer to mobile (registered & unregistered),
mobile payment, bill payment, DSTV subscription payment, school fee payment, air time top up,
digital content sales payment (concert tickets, Ethiopian great run ticket payments & many
more), utility payment, air ticket purchase, merchant payment and direct Remittance to mobile
wallet. The assessment will analysis the level of cash management in providing the above
services specifically in the selected branch (Salo Gora).
However, in recent times it’s well known that most private commercial banks have a huge
problem of liquidity (Reporter Newspaper, March 2023 edition) that lead to mismanagement of
cash in their hand. There are reports that many business organizations are facing cash deficit at
different time; because of ineffective cash receipt and payment practices by banks. Dashen
Bank of Salo Gora branch is also not exception from this problem. Therefore, the assessment
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will present how well the branch is managing the cash flow specifically and the bank in general.
In addition, as most businesses fail to success due to the problem of holding high idle cash, the
research will cover in identifying whether this problem exists in Dashen Bank Salo Gora branch.
Finally, as per specific requirement of NBE, a commercial bank shall establish an Asset &
Liability Management Committee (ALCO) to manage its assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet
items so as to fully meet the bank’s contractual commitments. The researcher preliminarily
identified the gap between the NBE directives and the really on the ground during assessment of
the problem as stated above and the researcher believes the study will be find a vital gap and
recommends the possible solution.
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neither excess nor deficit amount of cash on hand at the right-time). In order to manage the cash
of the company properly, the bank knows how much cash is needed in the operation (Bringham,
2010).
Cash management is a broad term that is concentrate on collection and disbarment of cash. It
comprises the level of liquidity; it is management of cash balance and also short term investment
strategy. Managing of cash management is a key to ensure the financial solvency of a business
company. If any time the company fails to pay an obligation because of lack of cash, the
company insolvent. Insolvent is the main reason for firms to go towards bankrupt, so it is must
for companies to manage their cash with care (Ross, 1998).
Cash Budget is a Schedule of expected cash receipt and disbursement it predicts the effect of
cash position of the given level of operation. In practice monthly and sometimes weakly cash
budget is very helpful for cash planning and control cash budget. It also helps to avoid
unnecessary cash and an expected cash deficiency and to keep the cash balance in line with
needs (Horngren, 2006).
A cash budget is a summary statement is of the firms expected cash inflow and out flow for a
projected time period. It offers information on the timing and magnitude expected cash flow and
cash balance over the projected time period. This information aids the financial manager to
determine the future cash need and to exercise control over the cash liquidity of the firm. The
target balance involves a tradeoff between the opportunity cost of holding too much and the
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trading costs of holding too little. If the firms hold to low cash, it will find itself selling
marketable securities and perhaps later buying marketable securities to replace the sold more
frequently than if the cash balance was higher. This trading cost will tend to fall as the cash
balance larger .In contrast, the opportunity cost of holding cash rise as the cash holding rise
(Pandey, 2004).
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means of to convert temporary cash surplus in to highly liquid interest-bearing investment (Ross,
1998).
Investment of temporary idle cash in selected type of marketable securities is an element of good
financial management (Pandy, 2004). In principal money market instruments used for investing
idle cash are:
1. Treasury bills: are very liquid money market instruments issued by government. They are
the frequently issued marketable securities; they are sold weekly or monthly on an action
basis and have a minimum maturity of one year. These securities do not offer the highest
yield among short term debt instruments and can be quickly converted in to cash without
having default risk (Jordan, 2007).
2. Negotiable certificate of deposit
Certificate deposits are papers issued by banks acknowledging fixed deposit for a specified
period of time. They are negotiable instruments this makes them marketable securities
(Jordan, 2007).
3. Commercial paper
Commercial papers are a short term money market instruments with a maturity of three months
to one year. Commercial papers do not have liquidity problem. So that they are important for
investing of temporary idle cash (Pandey, 2004).
4. Banks acceptance; Drafts which have been drawn on about by a customer and which bear
the banks promise to pay them of maturity (Jordan, 1995).
1.Transaction motive: Transaction motive is the need to hold cash to satisfy normal
disbursement and collection activities associated with a firm’s ongoing operation.
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Transaction means the act of giving and taking of cash or kinds in the ordinary course of the
business. A firm should make payment in terms of cash for the purchase of goods, payment
of salary, wages, rent, interest, tax, insurance, and dividend and so on. A firm also receives
cash in terms of sales revenue, interest on loan, return on investment made outside the firm
and so on. In real situation, cash disbursement not exactly matched with cash receipt, the
firm should hold certain level of cash to meet current payment of cash in excess of its
receipt during the period (John Mynard kenes, 1936).
3. Speculative motive: speculative motive is the need to hold cash in order to be able to take
advantage of bargaining purchase that might arise, attractive interest rates and favorable
exchange rate fluctuation. It is related to the holding of cash for profit making opportunity
and when arises, such as sudden decline in price of materials (John Mynard kenes, 1936).
Internal Control (IC). In the broadest sense, an organization’s IC structure (also referred to as
internal control system) consists of the policies and procedures established to provide
reasonable assurance that the organization’s objectives will be achieved. Internal control
consists of all measures taken to assure management that everything is functioning as it
should (Meigs, 1989:145-149).
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A system of internal control is not designed primarily to detect errors but rather to reduce the
opportunity for errors or dishonesty to occur. In an effective system internal control, no one
person should carry out all phases of a business transaction from beginning to end. The
system of internal controls frequently may be improved by physical safeguards. Computer
help to improve the efficiency and accuracy of record keeping function. Cash register, safes,
and pre- numbered business forms are very helpful in safeguard cash and establishing
reasonability for it. Any system of internal control must be supervised with care if it is to
function effectively.
Control over cash sales is strongest when two or more employees (usually a sales clerk and
cashier) participate in each transaction with a customer. Restaurants and cafeterias often sue
a centrally located cashier who receives cash from the customer a long with a sale ticket
prepared by another employee. Theatres generally have a cashier selling pre numbered
tickets, which are collected by a door attendant when the customer is admitted. If tickets or
sales checks are serially numbered and all numbers accounted for, this separation of
responsibility for the transaction is an effective means of preventing fraud (Arrence and
Lobeck, 2002).
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For this study, both primary and secondary sources of data will be used. The primary sources of
data will be the employees and management of the bank and the secondary source of data will
be the bank’s annual report, books, magazines, journals, websites and other similar researches
will be used as secondary data.
The target population the researcher selected for this study is the employees of Dashen bank in
Salo Gora like branch manager, assistant branch managers, journal keepers and auditors. Since
the whole populations are small in number, it is possible to address the whole population. So
that, for this study the researcher will use census survey technique.
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CHAPTER FOUR
4. Time and budget plan
4.1 Time schedule
Project time forecast 2023
No Task Name March 20 May 20 Jun 20 August 20
1 Identify problem
2 Planning
3 Research
4 Data Analysis
5 Reporting and
presentation
6 Publishing
Miscellaneous 200
Total Cost - - 1,150
Transportation 5 400 2000.00
Internet 5GB. 100 500.00
Printer 45 pages 5.00 225.00
Binding 1 125.00 125.00
Personal cost
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REFERENCES
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