Andrew has been buying and selling timber slabs for some years, and has recently started repairing furniture. The business transactions are still recorded in a cash receipts book, and then transferred to an Excel Workbook, but Andrew intends to move to an electronic accountancy system in the future. It is the first of May and, as Andrews bookkeeper, you are to balance the Petty Cash box for the previous month and prepare for its reimbursement. The Petty Cash box and log were started a month ago, so that Andrew can have better oversight of what is being spent by the office staff. It is also your job to collect and batch the previous days cash, cheques, and EFTPOS receipts, balancing that against the previous days transactions. You will then participate in a meeting with your assessor, who will be roleplaying Andrew. His approval is needed for the months Petty Cash vouchers and for the Journal before it can be posted to Ledger, as set out in Andrews Slabs Financial Policy and Procedures. You will then role play the visit to the bank to reconcile the petty cash box and to deposit the previous days cheques and cash takings.

7. At the meeting you will be expected to:

• Give the Petty Cash Vouchers and Petty Cash Receipts to your assessor for authorisation.
• Make any changes to your Workbook entries that are requested.
• Obtain authorisation to post the Journals to Ledger.
• Detail what cash and cheques you will be bringing to the bank, role playing the process of depositing these and receiving a receipt.
• Give the amount of cash that you wish to withdraw for the Petty Cash Reconciliation, also role playing this and your receipt of the withdrawal slip.
• Describe how you would file these two documents.

During the meeting, you will be required to demonstrate effective communication skills as follows:

• Use of appropriate style (formal), tone (encouraging, respectful) and vocabulary (professional, business language) for the meeting
• Active listening skills
• Asking questions and listening to responses to clarify understanding.

Date Voucher Number Particulars Total Paid Who paid Apr 1 1001 Taxi Fare 27.50 David 3 1002 Ring binders 8.80 Angela 8 1003 Coffee and sugar for staff room 28.60 Angela 12 1004 Fruit for staff room 12.30 Angela 18 1005 Carton of paper for photocopier 19.80 Angela 23 1006 Taxi fare 16.50 David 25 1007 New kettle for staff room 26.40 Andrew 25 1008 Taxi fare 25.30 Andrew 29 1009 Fruit for staff room 13.20 Angela