Surprise count
In one sentenceA physical count of cash or inventory at a time not announced in advance, compared with the book balance to detect any shortage or surplus.
Simply put
The value of a surprise count lies in the surprise: the employee cannot temporarily cover a shortage because they do not know when it will happen.
It is usually done on cash boxes, custodies and expensive items, and its record is signed by the person doing the count and the employee responsible.
Worked example
A pharmacy branch manager counted the cashier's cash box by surprise in the middle of the shift, and the balance in the system is 5,000 SAR.
Cash box balance in the system5,000
Cash actually counted4,850
5,000 − 4,850150
Shortage in the cash box150 SAR
in FullScreen ERP
The Stocktaking app records quantities by scanning barcodes from a phone and gives surplus and shortage reports by quantity and by the value of the goods. Stocktaking app