Cash Accountability
About The Position
The Cash Accountability role helps keep store finances accurate and secure. The employee counts and balances registers, manages cash in the safe, investigates discrepancies, and supports cashiers in serving customers. The role is primarily performed in a store environment and involves handling cash, registers, and financial records, with occasional deadline pressure and regular access to sensitive financial information. Safety and confidentiality are priorities. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent experience. Six months to one year of similar or related experience is preferred. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent experience.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers accurately and efficiently.
- Ability to carry out detailed written and verbal instructions carefully and precisely.
- Ability to file, post, sort, and organize materials and paperwork.
- Ability to read and follow product safety information as needed.
- Discretion and integrity when handling confidential financial information.
- Professional communication with customers, cashiers, and store leadership.
Nice To Haves
- Six months to one year of similar or related experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide prompt, friendly customer service and make customer interactions positive.
- Count registers after each cashier shift across all store areas and balance each register for cash and coin.
- Ensure cash pulls are placed in the safe and registers have adequate cash, loaning money from the safe as needed.
- Sort checks, coupons, payouts, and charges and file them in the appropriate register files.
- Calculate cash overages and shortages and investigate discrepancies.
- Approve checks written for cash or merchandise purchases.
- Reconcile money orders, Western Union, utilities, bank cards, gift cards, and other applicable items.
- Perform register operations and remain knowledgeable about look-up numbers, department numbers, and item features.
- Troubleshoot mechanical register issues, such as receipt paper jams, and act as a cashier when applicable.
- Train cashiers and maintain an ongoing training program.
- Operate menu-driven computer programs using a mouse, 10-key keypad, and alphanumeric keyboard.
- Assist in other store areas and complete special projects as assigned.
- Follow personal hygiene and dress standards, Hy-Vee policies, and store guidelines.
- Report to work as scheduled and on time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
