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Cashiers as a Resource

Training Opportunity - Student Bill Training

Training Opportunity - Balancing Service and Safety
Back to Top Cashiers as a Resource
The Cashiers Office has the administrative responsibility for all cash collections of the campus. Cashiers has the authority to provide the following services to other campus departments:
  • Receive and deposit funds.
  • Act as advisor for all cash handling activities of the campus.
  • Verify that deposits of Cash Receipts Locations and Cash Transmittal Locations are handled and prepared in accordance with University policy and procedures.
  • Supply departments with temporary change funds.
  • Conduct periodic reviews of all cash handling activities to determine that all systems are functioning as intended and that applicable standards are being followed.
  • Monitor Direct Deposit areas for timely deposits and recording of those deposits.
  • Provide banking services for all departments not authorized to deal directly with the bank.
  • Submit foreign funds received by the University to the depository bank for exchange.
  • Set up Cost Centers (e.g. Student Health, Bookstore).
  • Assist with Cash Receipts Report (CRR's) access and questions.
  • Cash University employee personal checks up to $50/day. (Employee ID must be presented.)
Cash Receipts - includes coins, currency, checks, money orders, credit cards and other payment forms which may be processed by a financial institution.
Cash Receipts Location - a physical location (other than the Campus Cashiers Office) for the collection of money for or payment of money to the University. A Cash Receipts Location forwards its receipts to a Cash Transmital Location, if it is not itself a Cash Transmittal Location.
Cash Transmittal Location - a Cash Receipts Location that is authorized to transmit money received directly to the campus bank account, the Campus Cashiers Office, or the credit card processing company.
Cash Receiving Locations - Cash Receiving Locations must be authorized by the Campus Business Services Office (Office of Investment and Banking).

More detailed information may be found in the Cash Receipts Manual or the Business Policy and Procedure Manual.

We are here to serve you! If you are a department and have questions or would like cash handling training or advisement please call us at 573-882-6855. You may also contact us via e-mail above.

Back to Top Training Opportunity - Student Bill Training
Seminar Dates and Times: Provided upon request for groups of 5 or more.
Seminar Location: Location designated by the party requesting the training. Training sites can also be provided, if necessary, for groups of 5 - 24 participants.
Seminar Description: This session is provided to help faculty, staff, and administrators involved in the student process to understand the UMC monthly billing statement and the billing process. The session takes approximately 1 hour. The session covers the format of the monthly billing statement, the presentation of charges by cost-center, and computational excercises to help the participant learn how the total due, billed balance, and minimum payment are calculated.


Back to Top Training Opportunity - Balancing Service and Safety
Seminar Dates and Times: Provided upon request for groups of 5 or more.
Seminar Location: Location designated by the party requesting the training. Training sites can also be provided, if necessary, for groups of 5 - 24 participants.
Seminar Description: This session is intended to be a guide for the safe handling of money on the UMC campus. This is a great opportunity for learning how you can handle and safe-keep your monetary items (cash, currency, checks, credit cards, and student charges), and process them according to University Policies. This course is a must for those newly promoted into roles responsible for receiving, processing, or depositing monetary items. It is also an excellent opportunity for new hires to get a good overall look at their responsibilities in regards to safe cash handling and collection.


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