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Cash Up

Cash Up is the process of reconciling your till at the end of a shift or trading day - comparing what the POS recorded against what you physically counted. Do this every shift or end of day.

Open Cash Up

  1. Tap Operations in the navigation.
  2. Tap Cash Up.

The screen lists all completed cashups with columns for date, terminal, cash amount, card amount, float, safe drop, and total sales.

Pratham POS Cash Up list - completed cashup rows with date, terminal, amounts, and view/delete actions

Create a new cashup

Tap Add Cashup to open the cashup form.

1. Select date and terminal

  1. Select the Terminal from the dropdown - choose a specific terminal or All Terminals.
  2. Select the Settlement Date - the dropdown shows all dates that have pending (unreconciled) orders.
  3. Cashup Start Time fills in automatically from your POS settings - it is read-only.

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Once you select a date and terminal, the form automatically fills in the expected amounts based on what the POS recorded for that period.

2. Enter primary amounts

FieldWhat to enter
Float AmountThe starting cash you are keeping for the next shift
Cash AmountThe total cash you counted in the till
Card AmountThe total card transactions from your EFTPOS terminal report
Bank / Safe DropCash you transferred to the safe or bank during the shift
Money Taken OutAny other cash removed from the till (e.g., petty cash run)

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Tap Enter by denomination next to the Cash Amount field to open the denomination calculator. Enter the quantity of each note and coin - the calculator totals it and fills the Cash Amount for you.

3. Review adjustment amounts

These fields are pre-filled by the POS and show what was recorded during the period. Check them for accuracy.

FieldWhat it shows
Void AmountTotal value of voided orders
Cancelled AmountTotal value of cancelled orders
Total Discount AmountTotal discounts applied across all orders

4. Review additional payment methods

If your venue accepts gift cards, store credit, or other payment methods, each one appears as its own field. The POS pre-fills the expected amount - enter the actual amount you have on record.

5. Add a note (optional)

Enter any notes in the Note field - for example, reasons for a discrepancy or a handover message for the next shift.

6. Confirm and submit

  1. Tap Submit (or Complete Cash Up).
  2. A confirmation prompt appears - review all amounts before continuing.
  3. Tap Confirm to finalise.

WARNING

Once submitted, a cashup cannot be undone or edited. Double-check all amounts before confirming.

Pratham POS cash reconciliation form - enter actual till and EFTPOS amounts for end-of-shift cash-up

Cashup summary

After a successful submission, the cashup summary appears automatically.

Sales metrics

MetricDescription
Sales AmountTotal sales for the period
Number of SalesTotal order count
Sales AverageAverage order value
Float AmountFloat kept for the next shift
Safe DropCash transferred to safe or bank
Money Taken OutOther cash removed from the till

Adjustment metrics

MetricDescription
Void Orders AmountTotal value of voided orders
Void Order CountNumber of voided orders
Cancelled Orders AmountTotal value of cancelled orders
Cancelled Order CountNumber of cancelled orders

Payment method breakdown

A table shows each payment method with:

ColumnWhat it shows
Payment TypeCash, Card, Gift Card, or other methods
Expected AmountWhat the POS recorded for this method
Actual AmountWhat you entered
DifferenceExpected minus actual - shown in green, red, or grey

Tap Print to print the End of Day Report.

Pratham POS cash reconciliation report - completed cash-up with sales summary, discrepancies, and payment breakdown

Denomination calculator

The denomination calculator helps you count cash accurately without mental arithmetic.

  1. In the cashup form, tap Enter by denomination next to Cash Amount.
  2. Enter the quantity of each note ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100) and each coin ($0.05, $0.10, $0.20, $0.50, $1, $2).
  3. The calculator shows a running subtotal per denomination and a grand total at the top.
  4. Tap Apply Total to copy the total back into the Cash Amount field.
  5. Tap Reset to clear all counts and start again.

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The denominations shown match your location's currency (AUD, NZD, USD, GBP, or EUR).

Pratham POS denomination calculator - enter note and coin quantities to calculate total cash amount

Record a cash advance

If cash is taken from the till during a shift - for example, a petty cash run or a supply purchase - record it immediately so it appears in the cashup.

  1. Tap Operations in the navigation.
  2. Tap Advance Cash.
  3. The date fills in automatically.
  4. Enter the amount taken out.
  5. Enter a note explaining the reason.
  6. Tap Accept.

Cash advances appear as Money Taken Out in the cashup form and are automatically included in the discrepancy calculation.

Pratham POS Advance Cash form - record cash taken from the till during a shift

View and manage past cashups

  1. Tap Operations → Cash Up.
  2. All completed cashups are listed with date, terminal, and amounts.
  3. Tap the eye icon on any row to view the full cashup summary and reprint the report.
  4. Tap the trash icon to delete a cashup record.

Manager only

Deleting a cashup record permanently removes it from history. Only do this if the cashup was created in error.

Multi-terminal venues

Each terminal's cashup is tracked separately. The terminal name appears in every cashup row so you can identify which till you are reconciling. Select All Terminals in the form to do a combined cashup across all terminals at once.

End-of-shift checklist

Before tapping Submit:

  • [ ] All orders are completed, voided, or cancelled - no orders accidentally left open
  • [ ] Cash drawer counted (use denomination calculator if needed)
  • [ ] EFTPOS terminal end-of-day report printed
  • [ ] Safe drop amounts entered
  • [ ] Cash advances entered
  • [ ] Additional payment method amounts checked
  • [ ] Discrepancies investigated and noted

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