Complex General Cashier Job at Loews Arlington Hotel in Arlington

Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center is a state-of-the-art, full-service meetings and resort destination that caters to groups of all sizes, as well as families who are looking for a world-class experience in the epicenter of the premier sports and entertainment district in the country. Centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth between iconic sports stadiums, Globe Life Field, home of the 2023 World Series Texas Rangers and AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, the 888-room resort features five restaurants and lounges, two pools with an authentic sandy beach, cabanas and a water slide as well as a fitness center, full-service spa and salon and 266,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

This position is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate collection and disposition of cash and checks, received from the various revenue centers, on a daily basis.  Additional responsibilities include overseeing adherence to cash handling policies and procedures by personnel, gathering of information and generation of reports concerning cashier operations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Oversees cashier activities to ensure adherence to policies and procedures for cash handling operations
• Retrieves cashier deposit envelopes from drop safe daily
• Audits cashier deposit envelopes for accuracy
• Prepares cashier "due back" envelopes whenever necessary to maintain cashier bank total
• Balances daily cash, and  prepares bank deposits for pick-up by armored car
• Prepares daily deposit  records for  Hotel cashiers to ensure accurate reporting and recording of deposit information 
• Organizes and maintains records/files for cashier deposit envelopes, daily deposit log sheets, credit card and cash deposit records
• Prepares daily and monthly cashier over/short report(s), assists cashier when necessary to determine cause, informs management, recommends corrective actions
• Maintains General Cashier, primary operating fund bank
• Inventories General Cashier bank daily/weekly/monthly to ensure accuracy of transactions
• Anticipates cash requirements, prepares and transmits necessary change requests to bank in order to provide cashiers with sufficient operating funds
• Makes change for cashiers as necessary to maintains appropriate operating fund totals
• Disburses petty cash funds, when presented with properly prepared and signed petty cash voucher
• Maintains petty cash disbursement records, transmits same to Assistant Controller for ledger posting
• Issues and controls all cashier house banks, controls vault combination and keys
• Maintains records and contracts for all cashier house banks, and provides H.R. with copies as necessary Accounting/General Cashier
• Conducts un-announced monthly audits of cashier house banks
• Copies all checks received by hotel cashiers and maintains a log of same for reference
• Obtains daily foreign currency exchange rate information and transmits same to cashiers
• Separates foreign currency exchange funds for pick-up

General

• Promotes applies teamwork skill at all times
• Notifies appropriate individual promptly and fully of problems and/or unusual matters of significance
• Is polite, friendly, and helpful to guests, management and fellow employees
• Attends appropriate hotel meetings and training sessions
• Complies with required safety regulations and procedures
• Complies with hotel and department standards, policies and rules
• Recycles whenever possible
• Remains current with hotel information and changes
• Complies with hotel uniform and grooming standards
• Maintains cleanliness and excellent condition of equipment and work area
• Executes emergency procedures in accordance with hotel standards

Qualifications

• High School diploma or higher
• Three years experience as General Cashier, or accounting related position
• Superior cash handling ability
• Computer skills, keyboard 30wpm, Win95, Word, Excel, ability to operate basic office equipment
• Effective organizational and communication skills
• Able to push, stand, stoop, bend, and lift items weighing up to 25 pounds repetitively
• Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays