A. Treasury Governance & Control Framework
- Design, review, and continuously enhance the Treasury Governance Framework, including:
- Delegation of authority
- Maker–checker controls
- Segregation of duties
- Escalation and approval hierarchies
- Ensure treasury activities are fully aligned with:
- Da Afghanistan Bank regulations
- Basel principles
- Internal risk appetite and governance standards
- Support the Treasury Manager in maintaining a strong control culture within treasury operations.
B. Treasury Systems Ownership & Oversight
- Act as the primary governance and control owner of treasury-related systems, including:
- Treasury modules in CBS
- Liquidity management systems
- FX, money market, and investment tracking tools
- Ensure treasury systems:
- Are properly configured
- Reflect approved products and limits
- Are consistent with accounting and risk frameworks
- Coordinate with IT & CBS to manage:
- System changes
- Parameter updates
- Access rights
- Release controls
C. Treasury Process Design & Re-Engineering
- Build, rebuild, or redesign treasury processes covering:
- FX operations
- Interbank placements and borrowings
- Liquidity management
- Investment operations
- Ensure processes are:
- Fully documented
- System-driven
- Auditable
- Consistent with front–middle–back office control logic
- Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or control weaknesses and lead remediation initiatives.
D. Policies, SOPs & Documentation
- Develop and maintain comprehensive:
- Treasury policies
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- System manuals and workflows
- Ensure documentation reflects:
- Actual system behavior
- Regulatory expectations
- Risk and compliance requirements
- Regularly update documents in line with:
- Regulatory changes
- Product expansion
- System upgrades
E. Risk, Compliance & Regulatory Alignment
- Work closely with Risk Management to:
- Embed risk controls into treasury systems and processes
- Support liquidity risk and market risk monitoring
- Coordinate with Compliance to ensure:
- Treasury activities meet AML/CFT and sanctions requirements
- Regulatory reporting requirements are supported by systems
- Support regulatory inspections and respond to observations related to treasury governance and systems.
F. Middle Office Awareness & Control Alignment (Indirect Role)
- Ensure treasury systems and processes facilitate:
- Independent verification
- Limit monitoring
- Reconciliation and control checks
- Coordinate with Middle Office to ensure:
- Data integrity
- Proper reporting
- Clear audit trails
(Note: Direct Middle Office operations remain outside this role.)
G. Audit Readiness & Issue Resolution
- Ensure treasury systems and controls are:
- Audit-ready
- Well-documented
- Defensible
- Lead implementation and closure of treasury-related audit findings.
H. Treasury Transformation & Continuous Improvement
- Support the Treasury Manager in:
- Modernizing treasury operations
- Introducing best practices
- Strengthening system automation
Serve as a technical and governance advisor within the Treasury Department.
