POS: Starting Cash

Are you in charge of setting up the float for tills in the morning? If so follow along and learn how to properly set up a till float amount along will verifying the amount.

Example:

Paula is in charge of setting up each till for her Vancouver locations grocery store where they have (3) tills.

First thing every morning, Paula gets cash and coins out of the safe and fills each of the three till trays with $200.00, being sure to list all the denominations of coins and bills in the 'Cash-Out List' inside of her GO Business / MEHD system. 

At the end of the day, Paula is also in charge of closing out the cash in each till. She is sure to go through all the receipts for the day and list all of the totals for (cash, debit, master card, visa, gift card, etc.). Those totals can be found in the 'Day End' report under the reporting module. She is sure to verify the total amounts against the receipts from the day.

From there she enters the amount of each coin and bill as well as the value of each of the payment types in the Close Out cash screen.

Steps:

Go to Accounting, then click on the Cash-Out List under the heading of Cash.

Click on Start Cash button on the top right corner. 

When the new Open Cash screen pops open, select the Location and Till that is to be opened. A reminder that the user must have access to the location and the till.

Next, fill out the amount of cash that will be in the till/float when the till is opened in the morning. Finish by clicking on the Open Cash button on the bottom right corner.

Now on the Cash-Out List, all the listed dates the till had been opened will be listed. To close out the cash till for the day, be sure to click this link.

Extra Steps:

If you're wanting to set a password for the user that sets up the till in the morning and closes the till every night, be sure to adjust the setting

Go to the System Settings module, then to General under the System & Company Settings heading. 

 Click on the System Tab, and on the right side under the Accounting heading, change the 'Require Password to Open & Close Cash' to yes.

The password to approve the action will be from a user with the user type access to 'Administer Cash & Tills'

Learn More:

Click here to learn how to close a till

Click here to learn how to look up all the transactions for the day - day end report