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Daily Cash, bKash and Nagad Reconciliation: A Simple Retail Closing Routine

A practical end-of-day routine for comparing POS payment totals with cash in the drawer and mobile-financial-service collections.

A sales total is not the same as a payment reconciliation

A shop can record ৳50,000 in sales and still finish the day with a mismatch. The reason is simple: sales are collected through different channels. Cash is in the drawer, bKash and Nagad are in mobile accounts, and Card/Bank payments may settle elsewhere.

A short closing routine helps you find mistakes while the day is still fresh.

Step 1: Separate totals by payment method

Do not reconcile only the grand total. Compare individual totals for:

  • Cash
  • bKash
  • Nagad
  • Card/Bank
  • Split payments, where one sale used more than one method

Step 2: Count the actual money or settlement

Count the physical cash after considering opening cash and approved cash movements. Check the relevant bKash/Nagad account totals or transaction references. Review Card/Bank settlement information where applicable.

Step 3: Investigate the difference, not just the total

Common causes include selecting the wrong payment type, entering an incorrect received amount, duplicate collection, an unrecorded expense, or a split payment entered as a single method.

Step 4: Keep the review repeatable

The best closing process is one a manager can complete every day without rebuilding a spreadsheet. Use the same order, the same payment categories and the same person responsible for sign-off.

DokanMate records Cash, bKash, Nagad and Card/Bank payment types and exposes operational reporting so the owner can compare how sales were collected instead of relying on a single combined number.