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SOPNO:
ACCTGCASH00411/15
DEPARTMENT: ACCOUNTINGSUBSECTION:CASH
SUBJECT:
CASHANDCHECKDEPOSITSISSUEDATE:November10,2015
POLICY:Cashandcheckdepositsshouldbecompletelyandaccuratelyrecordedandreconciled.
PROCEDURE:
1. Allcashandcheckdepositsshouldbemadeintactonadailybasis.Depositsmustbeproperty
reconciledtoensurethattheyareaccuratelyrecorded.Exceptionstodailydepositswillbeapproved
bytheVPofFinanceandHotelAccounting.
2. Inorderforcheckstoberecordedproperly,thecheckmustbeloggedbyanemployeeindependent
fromtheaccountingfunctionbyreviewingallincomingmailandinterceptingallchecks.Thechecklog
shouldincludethechecknumber,payeeandamount.Thecheckswillbephotocopiedandendorsed
ForDepositOnlyanddroppedintheDropSafe.Acopyofthelog,andthephotocopyofthechecks
willbeforwardedtoaccountingforposting.
3. TheGeneralCashiermustreconcilethebankbalancesperthesealedenvelopestotheDropLog(as
notedinACCTGCASH0035/15),whichinturnwillbereconciledtothePropertyManagementSystem.
Anyvariancesmustbedocumentedonthedropsheet.
4. ACashVarianceReportspecifictoeachdepartmentshouldbeprepareditemizingoveragesand
shortagesforallcashhandlingpersonnel.Thereportshouldbedistributedupondiscoveryofthe
variance,butnotfewerthanonceperweek,totherespectiveDepartmentHeadforfollowupon
variances.Areportofcashvariancesconsolidatedbycashiermustalsobedistributedmonthlytothe
DirectorofAccountingandGeneralManager.
5. Anindependentandauthorizedserviceprovider(e.g.armoredcarservice)mustmakedepositstothe
bankandanexecutedcontractandcertificateofinsuranceshouldbemaintainedonfile.Armored
CarServicePickUpLogmustbemaintainedonadailybasis.Allpickupsmustbeproperlyrecorded
onthelogbytheGeneralCashierandsignedforbytheArmoredCarServicerepresentative.
6. Onadailybasis,theCorporateStaffAccountantmustverifythetotaldepositamountpertheGeneral
Ledgertodepositverificationfromthebank,includinganonlinebankstatementprintoutoradeposit
ticketreceivedfromthebank.Anyvariancesmustbedocumented,researchedandresolved.The
depositreconciliationmustbesignedanddatedbytheindividual.