General Cashier – Downtown

Overview

Responsibilities

• Must have excellent cash handling skills evidenced by no overages and shortages.
• Must collect daily remittance envelopes from the cash drop safe in the presence of a witness.
• Count and verify daily cash receipts submitted by the individual cashiers including the collections by the Credit & Collection department.
• Document the reconciliation of all cash receipts to the PMS system and complete the daily cash over and short report for each cashier.
• Consolidate, prepare and make the daily bank deposits in a timely manner.
• Ensure daily collections must be deposited to the hotel’s bank account on the next banking day.
• Reconcile daily cash submissions from various departments in the hotel against the bank deposits.
• Report daily all cash discrepancies to the Director of Finance or Assistant Director of Finance.
• Prepare daily General Cashier Report and submit to Income Auditor for review then to Director of Finance or Assistant Director of Finance for final approval.
• Resolve any deposit discrepancies directly with the bank while keeping the Chief Accountant and/or Assistant Director of Finance aware of the said discrepancies.
• Ensure that all cash-handling colleague have adequate monetary change throughout their work shifts.
• Provide monetary change colleagues with hotel floats after approval from Director of Finance
• Release due backs to hotel cashiers, as required and maintain a register for issue and receipt of due backs.
• Obtain the buying rate being offered by the hotel’s commercial bank or registered money exchange company and compute for the latest hotel exchange rates with approved mark-up for applicable foreign currencies every day. Then prepare Memorandum of Rates for approval of Director of Finance or Assistant Director of Finance.
• Make petty cash disbursements according to established policies.
• Reconcile and prepare petty cash replenishment every week and submit to Director of Finance or Assistant Director of Finance for approval prior to payment.
• Perform a daily cash count of the General Cashier’s float and report all counts / discrepancies to the Director of Finance and/or Assistant Director of Finance for approval.
• Conduct at least once a month surprise float count for all cashier holding floats, including sub-float holders such as Duty Manager and Purchasing, in the presence of the float holder. Any discrepancies must be reported to the Director of Finance and/or Assistant Director of Finance immediately.
• Maintain updated Cash Responsibility Forms for all float holders.
• Prepare a monthly summary of float counts and must tie to the General Ledger house bank account.
• Assist in cashiering trainings and be available as needed to support cashiers in resolving problems in cash handling procedures.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by Management

Skills & Qualifications

• Senior School qualification or equivalent
• Diploma/Degree in Hospitality Management and/or Accounting
• Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in accounting with at least 1 year in a similar capacity
• Experienced in POS and PMS Systems (Opera/PSMS/ Info Genesis/Micros)
• Experienced in Accounting System (SUN System)
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Must have analytical skills.
• Must have a commitment to follow all local corporate policies and procedures as they relate to General Cashier.
• Must have thorough knowledge of all policies and procedures as they relate to General Cashier.
• Must work in a safe, prudent, and organized manner.
• Highly accurate, policy compliant and demonstrative responsibility in dealing with cash