Cash Management
Vivid POS’s Cash Management feature allows you to track and control your restaurant’s cash flow. Here are the steps to use the Cash Management feature optimally.
Product
- Pay In are used to track the amount added to the cash drawer.
- Clicking the button will open this screen where you will need to enter the amount added to the cash drawer.
- In this example we have added $10.00 as a Pay In amount.
- Enter the reason for adding the money or select the one from pre-defined reasons.
- Click Apply.
- Pay Outs are used to track the money that is paid to someone in exchange for goods or services. For example, money paid for repairs or to the suppliers, etc.
- Clicking the button will open this screen where you need to enter the amount spent.
- Put the reason for pay out.
- And select the name of the employee to whom the money has been paid.
- Click Apply.
Closing a Cash Drawer
- All the details will be reflected in the cash drawer register.
- At the bottom, the Cash Sale and Cash Drawer Total (Cash Sale + Till + Pay In – Pay Out) will be calculated automatically.
- In this example, the Cash Sale is $152.84 and the Cash Drawer Total is $187.84.
- Tap the field under the Enter Actual Cash and put the actual cash value.
- Also, click the Media Count and enter the denominations as you did before.
- Finally, click the Close the Drawer button at the bottom right corner.
Cash Drawer Summary Report
- Starting Cash
This is the starting balance in the cash drawer. We also call it Till amount.
- Cash Sale
These are cash transactions record for orders paid for in cash.
- Pay In
Pay In is used to track the amount added to the cash drawer.
- Pay Out
Pay Outs are used to track the money that is paid to someone in exchange for goods, services, or any specific reason. For example, money paid for repairs or suppliers, etc.
- Tip Out
This is the cash given from an active drawer for tips or gratuities to the employees.
- Expected Closeout Cash
This is the expected amount in the cash drawer at the closeout calculated by the POS.
- Actual Closeout Cash
This is the actual amount found in the cash drawer at the closeout.
- Over
If actual cash is greater than the expected cash.
- Under
If actual cash is less than the expected cash.