Cash Drawer Close & Reconcile

End-of-shift cash drawer count, reconciliation against POS, variance investigation, and deposit. Variance over $5 requires manager review; over $20 typically requires loss-prevention investigation.

Steps

• Secure the cash drawer for count
• Count the physical cash and media
• Verify the POS closing totals
• Reconcile the drawer against the POS
• Review variances against escalation thresholds
• Document the acceptable variance and close the drawer
• Escalate the variance to the manager for review
• Escalate the variance to loss prevention
• Prepare the deposit package
• Complete the reconciliation record