This position is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate collection and disposition of cash and checks, received from the various revenue centers, on a daily basis.  Additional responsibilities include overseeing adherence to cash handling policies and procedures by personnel, gathering of information and generation of reports concerning cashier operations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Oversees cashier activities to ensure adherence to policies and procedures for cash handling operations
• Retrieves cashier deposit envelopes from drop safe daily
• Audits cashier deposit envelopes for accuracy
• Prepares cashier “due back” envelopes whenever necessary to maintain cashier bank total
• Balances daily cash, and  prepares bank deposits for pick-up by armored car
• Prepares daily deposit  records for  Hotel cashiers to ensure accurate reporting and recording of deposit information 
• Organizes and maintains records/files for cashier deposit envelopes, daily deposit log sheets, credit card and cash deposit records
• Prepares daily and monthly cashier over/short report(s), assists cashier when necessary to determine cause, informs management, recommends corrective actions
• Maintains General Cashier, primary operating fund bank
• Inventories General Cashier bank daily/weekly/monthly to ensure accuracy of transactions
• Anticipates cash requirements, prepares and transmits necessary change requests to bank in order to provide cashiers with sufficient operating funds
• Makes change for cashiers as necessary to maintains appropriate operating fund totals
• Disburses petty cash funds, when presented with properly prepared and signed petty cash voucher
• Maintains petty cash disbursement records, transmits same to Assistant Controller for ledger posting
• Issues and controls all cashier house banks, controls vault combination and keys
• Maintains records and contracts for all cashier house banks, and provides H.R. with copies as necessary Accounting/General Cashier
• Conducts un-announced monthly audits of cashier house banks
• Copies all checks received by hotel cashiers and maintains a log of same for reference
• Obtains daily foreign currency exchange rate information and transmits same to cashiers
• Separates foreign currency exchange funds for pick-up

General

• Promotes applies teamwork skill at all times
• Notifies appropriate individual promptly and fully of problems and/or unusual matters of significance
• Is polite, friendly, and helpful to guests, management and fellow employees
• Attends appropriate hotel meetings and training sessions
• Complies with required safety regulations and procedures
• Complies with hotel and department standards, policies and rules
• Recycles whenever possible
• Remains current with hotel information and changes
• Complies with hotel uniform and grooming standards
• Maintains cleanliness and excellent condition of equipment and work area
• Executes emergency procedures in accordance with hotel standards

Qualifications

• High School diploma or higher
• Three years experience as General Cashier, or accounting related position
• Superior cash handling ability
• Computer skills, keyboard 30wpm, Win95, Word, Excel, ability to operate basic office equipment
• Effective organizational and communication skills
• Able to push, stand, stoop, bend, and lift items weighing up to 25 pounds repetitively
• Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays