Restaurant Cash Handling Financial Control Checklist

A free Excel resource from the OPERIX operational library.

Review before using

Use the restaurant cash handling financial control checklist workbook as a starting point for your operating procedures. Open the original file to review its worksheets, inspection items and available recording fields before using it with your team.

OPERIX_Restaurant_Cash_Handling_Financial_Control_Checklist.xlsx

How to use it

Choose the procedures relevant to your business and equipment.
Adapt the checklist to your internal standards and local requirements.
Assign responsibility, record the date and keep completed records.
Follow up on observations and review the checklist regularly.

The preview opens the original Google Drive file. Download the same unchanged Excel file directly from this website.

INSIDE THE ORIGINAL WORKBOOK

Preview the Checklist

1 checklist worksheets · 45 items in the original workbook

The first eight items from each checklist worksheet are shown below in the original file’s language. Download the unchanged workbook for all items, recording fields and instructions.

Cash Control Checklist45 items

Is the opening cash float counted and recorded by an authorized employee?
Is the float amount consistent with the approved amount for the till or cashier?
Are till access credentials and keys restricted to authorized personnel?
Is the assigned cashier or till responsibility documented for the shift?
Are tills, payment terminals, and receipt printers ready for service?
Are sales entered through the approved sales system or documented process?
Are receipts provided according to company policy and local requirements?
Are manual transactions controlled, recorded, and reconciled when systems are unavailable?

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