City and County of San Francisco

Under supervision, the Cashier I, receives receipts for and deposits money in varying amounts. The essential functions of this job include: receiving daily deposits and payments from individuals, corporation, federal, state and local governments; inspecting currency, checks, warrants and other financial instruments for completeness and accuracy; applying payments to proper tax types or accounts; reconciling daily collections including checks, cash and/or warrants to appropriate records/accounts; maintaining daily balance sheets on all transactions; and providing services to customers in person or over the phone in a professional and courteous manner.

The Cashier I is the entry level position to the series. The nature of this position requires extensive public contact, ability to type 25 wpm and use a 10 key adding machine by touch.

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According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Receives daily deposits and payments from a wide variety of sources; counts cash, checks and warrants received to issure amounts balance with receipts.

2. Inspects monies received for accuracy and correctness; prepares necessary forms for transmitting funds for deposit.

3. Maintains daily work sheets for all transactions.

4. Reconciles daily collections in order to assure that money for deposit is allocated to proper tax types or accounts.

5. Applies payments to proper tax types or accounts.

6. Processes large volume of payments.

7. Provides services to customers in person or over the phone.

8. May maintain revolving funds for payment of bills and the purchase of supplies.

Knowledge of: handling and accounting for varying amounts of money; checks, credit card/debit card or other financial instrument for their proper validation and endorsement.

Ability to: inspect daily deposits for counterfeit, make change and issue receipts rapidly and accurately; make simple arithmetical calculations; deal effectively and courteously with the public; solve problems in reconciling daily collections; read and comprehend written instructions; operate a personal computer and a 10-key adding machine by touch.

These minimum qualifications are to be used as a guide for establishing the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license which may be required for employment in the class. Although these minimum qualifications are typical of the class, additional minimum qualifications and special conditions may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the job announcement.

One (1) year (equivalent to 2,000 hours) of verifiable experience as a cashier receiving deposits, applying payments to proper accounts and reconciling collections.

NOTE: Experience such as a Cashier Grocery Checker, Restaurant Cashier, Store/Department Store Cashier, Gasoline/Service Station Cashier or other retail cashiering is not qualifying experience.

AMENDED: 2/12/10

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.