- The F&B Cashier is responsible for accurately processing and recording all payments generated from the Restaurant and Bush Bar.
- The Cashier shall ensure that every food and beverage sale is properly captured in the hotel's billing/POS system and that every POS payment receipt, cash payment, or transfer corresponds with the correct customer bill/order.
- The Cashier is also responsible for preventing revenue leakages by ensuring that no food or beverage is served without a properly raised bill and that all bills are accurately settled and accounted for.
- Receive and process bills generated from the Restaurant and Bush Bar.
- Verify that bills contain the correct items, quantities and prices before payment.
- Confirm that all food and beverages ordered by customers have been properly entered into the billing/POS system.
- Ensure that no customer leaves without settling their bill or obtaining proper authorization for an outstanding bill.
- Ensure that all bills are properly closed after payment.
MATCHING POS RECEIPTS WITH CUSTOMER BILLS
- This is one of the Cashier's most important responsibilities.
- For every POS transaction, the Cashier must:
- Match the POS receipt with the correct customer bill.
- Confirm that the amount on the POS receipt is exactly the same as the amount on the customer bill.
- Confirm that the POS receipt is for the current transaction.
- Check the date and transaction details on the POS receipt.
- Ensure that an old POS receipt is never attached to a new customer bill.
- Ensure that a POS receipt belonging to another customer is never attached to a different bill.
- Ensure that duplicate receipts are not used to settle multiple bills.
- Confirm successful POS transactions before closing the bill.
- Attach or properly file the POS receipt with the corresponding customer bill as required.
- Immediately report any discrepancy between the POS receipt and customer bill to the F&B Manager/Accountant.
- No POS receipt should be accepted as evidence of payment until it has been matched with the corresponding customer bill.
RESTAURANT & BUSH BAR OPERATIONS
- The Cashier shall work between the Restaurant and Bush Bar as assigned by Management.
- Responsibilities include:
- Receive bills from restaurant and bush bar operations.
- Process customer payments promptly.
- Ensure bills from both outlets are properly accounted for.
- Monitor transactions coming from waiters, waitresses, bartenders and other F&B staff.
- Ensure that every order served has a corresponding bill.
- Ensure that every closed bill has a corresponding payment.
- Communicate with the F&B team regarding unpaid, missing or disputed bills.
- Ensure that no unauthorized complimentary items, discounts or adjustments are processed.
- Receive cash payments from customers.
- Count cash received carefully.
- Give the correct balance/change to customers.
- Maintain the approved cashier float.
- Keep hotel cash secure.
- Never mix personal money with hotel funds.
- Never borrow from the cashier's cash.
- Record all cash transactions accurately.
- Balance cash at the end of each shift.
- Process POS payments accurately.
- Confirm the amount before processing each transaction.
- Confirm that the transaction was successful.
- Keep POS receipts properly organized.
- Report failed, reversed, declined or duplicated transactions immediately.
- Ensure that the correct payment method is recorded against the customer's bill.
- Never process a different amount from the approved customer bill without authorization.
The Cashier must carefully monitor all F&B bills to ensure that:
- Every order has a bill.
- Every bill has the correct items.
- Every bill has the correct price.
- Every bill is properly settled.
- Every payment has supporting evidence.
- Every POS receipt matches the corresponding bill.
- No bill is closed without payment or authorized approval.
- No bill is deleted, cancelled or altered without authorization.
DISCOUNTS, COMPLIMENTARY ITEMS, RETURNS & VOIDED BILLS
- The Cashier must not independently authorize:
- Discounts
- Complimentary meals or drinks
- Voided bills
- Cancelled items
- Refunds
- Returns
- Price changes
- Bill adjustments
- Any such transaction must have the required approval from the appropriate F&B Manager/Management personnel.
- All approved adjustments must be properly documented.
- At the end of each shift/day, the Cashier shall reconcile:
- Total Restaurant sales.
- Total Bush Bar sales.
- Cash received.
- POS payments.
- Bank transfers where applicable.
- Number/value of customer bills.
- POS receipts.
- Cancelled/voided bills.
- Discounts.
- Complimentary items.
- Refunds or reversals.
- The Cashier must ensure that the sales recorded in the system correspond with the actual payments received.
- Any discrepancy must be immediately brought to the attention of the F&B Manager and Accountant.
PREVENTION OF REVENUE LEAKAGE
- The Cashier is a key control point for F&B revenue.
- The Cashier must be vigilant against:
- Unbilled food or drinks.
- Undercharging customers.
- Wrong prices.
- Unauthorized discounts.
- Unauthorized complimentary items.
- Duplicate POS receipts.
- Old POS receipts being used for new bills.
- POS receipts attached to the wrong bills.
- Unpaid customer bills.
- Unauthorized cancellations.
- Unauthorized refunds.
- Manipulation of customer bills.
- Any suspected irregularity must be reported immediately.
- At the end of every shift, the Cashier shall prepare and submit the required report showing:
- Opening cash balance.
- Total Restaurant sales.
- Total Bush Bar sales.
- Total cash received.
- Total POS payments.
- Total transfers received, where applicable.
- Total discounts.
- Total voided/cancelled transactions.
- Total refunds/reversals.
- Closing cash balance.
- Outstanding discrepancies.
- Any unusual transaction or incident during the shift.
- At the end of the shift, the Cashier shall:
- Balance all cash.
- Reconcile POS transactions.
- Match POS receipts with customer bills.
- Organize all supporting documents.
- Report outstanding issues.
- Hand over cash and documents to the designated person.
- Ensure that the handover is properly documented and acknowledged.
CASHIER'S DAILY CONTROL CHECK
- Before leaving duty, the Cashier must confirm:
- Every Restaurant bill is properly accounted for.
- Every Bush Bar bill is properly accounted for.
- Every POS receipt has been matched with the correct customer bill.
- POS amounts agree with customer bills.
- All cash received has been accounted for.
- All transfers have appropriate evidence.
- No old POS receipt has been used to settle a current bill.
- No duplicate POS receipt has been used.
- All discounts have proper authorization.
- All complimentary items have proper authorization.
- All voided/cancelled bills have proper authorization.
- All refunds have proper authorization.
- Cash has been balanced.
- All discrepancies have been reported.
- End-of-shift report has been completed and submitted.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)
- The F&B Cashier will be evaluated based on:
- Accuracy of payment collection.
- 100% matching of POS receipts to customer bills.
- Accuracy of Restaurant and Bush Bar sales records.
- Accuracy of daily cash and POS reconciliation.
- Proper documentation of transactions.
- Prevention of revenue leakages.
- Proper handling of cash.
- Compliance with F&B financial controls.
- Prompt reporting of discrepancies.
- Accuracy and timely submission of daily cashier reports.
- Professional interaction with customers and F&B staff.
- Zero tolerance for unauthorized transactions.