Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Office Cashiers receive payments from customers, issue receipts, return change due, and meet the public and explain charging and billing policies.

What the job involves

  • Scans, weighs and records prices of goods

  • Receives and processes payments for goods and services by cash, cheques, gift vouchers, credit and debit cards and other payment types

  • Issues sales dockets and gives change

  • Maintains supplies of change, wrapping and other materials used

  • Counts and records money received and balances against register sales records, and prepares money for deposit in financial institutions

  • Records and balances petty cash disbursements

  • Operates a computer terminal to administer the store's financial transaction system

  • Cashes authorised cheques