Cashier (Cape Town) at Sun International

Job Purpose

• Responsible to be the frontline customer service point for facilitating the flow and securing of cash from transactional exchanges with guests, satellite stations and other cash desk areas on the gaming floor (including caions and vault) and to assist with count processes as required, in line with internal professional standards and gaming regulations.

Key Performance Areas

Prepared Work Area

• Check work area and ensure all equipment is functioning and ready for service
• Check cleanliness of own section or station
• Communicate and follow-up on the correction of any equipment faults or defects

 Customer Engagement

• Connect with all guests by providing them with a warm welcome, greeting them with a friendly smile, acknowledging them on arrival and departure, and ensuring respect at all times
• Interact with guests and provide professional service standards and relevant solutions
• Identifies customers and understand their preferences
• Educate customers on business unit facilities, products and current promotions
• Handle any customer complaints, requests and / or suggestions to resolution, escalating if necessary

Cash Desk Transactions

• Handle all player transaction requirements with regards the exchange of cash, chips,vouchers and smart cards and paying out ‘winnings’
• Reconciliations (treasury, automated cashier machine, chip) are completed daily
• Calculate and execute pay-outs
• Accurately conduct financial transactions on the gaming systems
• Identifies and escalates suspicious transactions and possible fraudulent activity
• Conduct cash-ups and reconcile float at the end of service
• Substantiate and report on any float variances
• Secure and transport float as required
• Guest information and copies of trading and transactional documentation is accurately recorded in the system
• Supporting documents have been generated for auditing purposes

Requirements

Education

• Grade 12 or equivalent

Experience

• Previous experience in a customer facing / cashiering role
• Experience in the gaming industry would be an advantage
• Successful completion of the Cashier Training School requirements.

Skills and Knowledge

Core & personal behavioural competencies

• Problem Solving
• Collecting Information (listening; asking questions)
• Dealing with Customers
• Attention to detail
• Checking (accuracy in the handling and recording of transactions)
• Following Instructions
• Emotional resilience
• Honesty in the handling of cash
• Presentable

Technical/ proficiency competencies

• English verbal communication skills
• Numerical skills (calculations)
• Cash / credit transaction knowledge
• Detect fraudulent currency
• FICA threshold and suspicious transaction reporting
• Cash desk equipment usage and maintenance
• Cashiering administration
• Count
• Basic computer skills