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Cash up one or more Point of Sale (POS) systems

URN: PPL.C269
Business Sectors (Suites): Retail
Developed by: People 1st
Approved on: 2025

Overview

This standard is about your responsibility for cashing up one or more POS systems. This includes identifying and dealing with discrepancies. It is very important that cash and cash equivalents are kept secure when cashing up.

This standard is for staff who are responsible for cashing up.

When you have completed this standard you will be able to demonstrate your understanding of and ability to:

  • Cash up one or more Point of Sale (POS) systems

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. cash up one or more POS systems in line with your workplace routines and procedures
  2. identify POS system discrepancies and deal with these in line with your workplace procedures and within the limits of your authority
  3. follow your workplace procedures to report discrepancies promptly to the correct person where the level of authority is above that given to you to resolve problems
  4. follow your workplace procedures for keeping cash, cash equivalents and yourself secure throughout the cashing up process
  5. follow your workplace procedures for cash and cash equivalent deliveries and uplifts
  6. use cashing up equipment correctly following your workplace procedures

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. your workplace routines and procedures for cashing up one or more POS systems
  2. how to check for any discrepancies
  3. the reasons why discrepancies occur
  4. the level of your authority to deal with discrepancies
  5. who to contact regarding discrepancies not within your authority
  6. your workplace procedures for keeping cash, cash equivalents and yourself secure throughout the cashing up process
  7. your workplace procedures for taking cash and cash equivalent deliveries and cash uplifts
  8. what equipment to use for cashing up and how to use it correctly following your workplace procedures

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2030

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Skillsmart Retail

Original URN

SSR.C269

Relevant Occupations

Retail and Commercial Enterprise, Retailing and Wholesaling, Sales and Customer Services Occupations, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers

SOC Code

7111

Keywords

Retailing; retailers; cashes up; cashes-up; cashing up; cashing-up; cash-up; totalling; totals; tills