Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers

Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers operate cash registers and receive payments from customers, and issue receipts and return change due.

What the job involves

• Scanning, weighing and recording prices of goods

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

• Issuing sales dockets and giving change

• Maintaining supplies of change, wrapping and other materials used at checkout

• Counting and recording money received and balancing against register sales records, and preparing money for deposit in financial institutions

• Recording and balancing petty cash disbursements

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

• Cashing authorised cheques