No charge per close
Close as often as you like: per shift, per day or whenever the person running the till changes.
Cash control · Till reconciliation
The till close that accounts for every euro.
Cash, every card terminal and Bizum on one screen, with no scrolling. When something is off, Mesero tells you how much, in which method and why, and nobody closes without explaining it.
- Count by note
- Several card terminals
- Blind count
- Checked opening
- Day summary
Every method reconciled
€431 missing? No: €5.
A €426.20 payment went through the card terminal but was recorded as cash. A close that only checks the cash says €431.20 is missing, and the hunt begins.
Mesero reconciles every method at once: the cash comes out short, the card comes out over by almost the same amount, and the net difference shows what is really missing.
Example
- CashCounted against the cash payments−€431.20
- CardBoth terminals against the card payments+€426.20Not reconciled
- BizumAgainst the Bizum paymentsMatchesNot reconciled
What is missing€5.00
With every method, the card is over by almost what the cash is short: €5 is missing, and the reason is written down.
How it works
Four steps, one screen.
On the POS tablet or computer the whole close fits on screen: the count on the left, one big keypad in the middle and the reconciliation on the right. Nobody has to scroll to find the close button. (Screens in Spanish.)
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Step 1
Count the cash
By note and coin, or just type the total. One keypad works for every field.
Those allowed to see reports have the expected sum underneath: float + cash sales + cash in − cash out. Those who are not, count blind.
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Step 2
Type each card terminal's total
With two banks, each terminal gets its own line, and Mesero remembers their names for the next close. What the card should show already includes the card tips, like the terminal's own report.
Bizum, transfers and vouchers work the same way.
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Step 3
Check the reconciliation
Each method turns green or red as you type, with the net difference. If something does not match, the close asks for a reason.
Whatever you do not count is recorded as “not counted”, never as matching. And the close warns about tables still open with money owed.
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Step 4
Take the takings, leave the float
Say what leaves the drawer — leave the float or take it all — and the till closes with what stays for tomorrow.
The cash-up ticket comes out of the printer.
After the close
The screen shows the takings, what stays in the drawer for tomorrow and the reason for each difference, with the button to print the cash-up. The cash-up is an internal control: it is not sent to the tax agency.
Control without watching anyone
The till sets the rules, not the manager.
Most differences are mistakes, not theft. But a close that lets people close without explaining anything, or open with less money than there was, invites both. These rules enforce themselves, every shift.
- Blind count. Staff who may not see reports count without knowing how much should be there. They only learn whether it matches.
- Checked opening. Whoever opens counts the drawer. If it does not match what the last close left, plus the cash taken since, they must write a reason, and you see it.
- No difference without a reason. Not in the cash, not on a card terminal: the till does not close until it is explained.
- Manager PIN, if you want it, to open and close the till and to take money out, employee by employee.
- Drawer log. Every time the drawer opens it is recorded with who, when, from which terminal and why, with the receipt photo when it is a payment.
- Open tables. Before closing, the till warns about tables still open with money owed.
For the owner
Every close, kept in full detail.
From the dashboard you see each close exactly as it was left: who opened and who closed, at what time, what was expected and counted for each method, the split across terminals, the count by note, the takings and the reason for each difference.
- Close history with its verdict, matched or the difference, and the net difference for the period.
- Opening differences, flagged in the history with what should have been there and the opener's reason.
- Cash movements: cash in, drops, supplier payments and tip-outs, with who made them.
- The day's summary inside the close for those allowed to see it: sales, tickets, covers, average ticket, tips and cash out.
- Cash-up ticket to print or reprint any time. A waiter's prints blind: only what they counted.
Compared
What changes from a typical till close.
Many POS systems reconcile the cash and leave the rest to guesswork. These are the differences you notice the first night something does not add up.
| At the close | Mesero | Typical till close |
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| What gets reconciled | Cash, each card terminal, Bizum and every other method | The cash; the rest is assumed |
| A payment under the wrong method | Net difference: you see what is really missing | One difference per method, no net |
| Card tips | Included in what the terminal should show | The terminal looks “over” by the tips |
| What the waiter sees | Blind count: only whether it matches | What should be there, before counting |
| Opening with less money | The opening is checked and needs a reason | Nobody notices |
| Closing with a difference | Only with the reason written | Depends on who closes |
| On screen | Everything visible, no scrolling | Scroll down to reach the close button |
Price
Included in the POS.
Cash control is not an add-on: it comes with every POS plan, alongside receipts, printing and VeriFactu.
Your usual card terminal
You type the total from its end-of-day report. Your bank's terminal works as it is, without changing payment provider.
From the phone too
The till also opens and closes from the Mesero Comandas app, on the same till as the venue.
FAQ
What people ask before their first close.
If your question is not here, write to us: a person from the team replies.
Talk to the teamWhat is a till reconciliation (cash-up)?
Checking, at closing time, that the money you have matches what was charged: the cash in the drawer and the total on each card terminal or payment app. In Mesero it happens on one screen, and the system works out what should be there from the payments, the tips and the cash movements of the shift.
What if the card terminal does not match?
The close shows it in red with the difference and asks for a reason before closing, exactly as it does for cash. When the cash comes out short and the card comes out over by almost the same amount, the net difference shows what is really missing: nearly always one payment recorded under the wrong method.
Can waiters see how much should be in the till?
Not if they are not allowed to see reports. They count blind: they type what is there and only learn whether it matches. What was expected, the differences and the reasons are for the manager or the owner.
What if someone opens the till with less money than the last close left?
Whoever opens counts the drawer. If the count does not match what the last close left, plus the cash taken since, they must write a reason to open, and the owner sees the difference and the reason in the history and on the printed cash-up.
Do card tips make the card terminal look over?
No. What the card should show includes the tips charged on it, like the terminal's own end-of-day report, and the screen says how much of it is tips. Cash tips count towards the drawer.
Is the cash-up sent to the Spanish tax agency?
No. The cash-up is an internal control for the venue. What goes to the tax agency are the receipts and invoices, which Mesero issues under VeriFactu.
Next step
Do your next close in Mesero.
90 days free, no card. The first close that does not match will already tell you where the difference is.
- EverymethodCash, card terminals, Bizum.
- Blindfor the teamThey only learn if it matches.
- A reasonfor each differenceAt closing and at opening.
- OnescreenNo scrolling.