How to close the till without a calculator

For a lot of shops, the hardest ten minutes of the day are the last ten. The cashier counts the drawer, the number does not match the printout, and nobody can say whether the difference came from the morning shift, the afternoon shift or a card payment that was rung up as cash.

Here is how the same day looks in nexp.

1. Open with a float

When a cashier opens the till, they enter the opening float. From that moment every sale on that till belongs to that shift and that cashier. Cashiers sign in with their own PIN, so a sale can never be made under someone else's name, and one tap locks the till when they step away.

2. Every sale records how it was paid

Cash, card, or both on one bill. If the customer pays part in cash and part by card, both amounts are recorded. The change is worked out for the cashier.

3. Close the shift

At closing, nexp shows what should be in the drawer: the float plus the cash sales. Card sales are shown separately, so they can be checked against the card machine. The cashier counts, enters the amount, and any difference is kept against that shift and that cashier.

The point is not to catch anyone. It is to know, the same evening, which shift a difference belongs to, while people still remember what happened.

4. The owner sees it from home

The report works for any dates: today, this week, this month or a range you pick. It shows total sales, the cash and card split, sales by cashier and by order type, and the top products. It prints on one A4 page.

What you need

A computer, tablet or phone with Chrome or Edge, an internet connection, and if you like an 80 mm receipt printer and a USB barcode scanner. Nothing is installed on each machine.