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Created 02 March 2026 • Updated 02 March 2026

Skims

When a skim or uplift is performed against a point of house terminal or money belt operator using the Count in Office action, it must first be recorded in the finance module before you can proceed with other actions, such as making a declaration. You will be notified by an entry in the Things to Do List that there are outstanding skims.

Quick Reference Guide
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Quick Steps for Skims

Follow these steps to action outstanding skims:

🔑 Login to Aztec

Get started by logging into Aztec and open the Finance module

🔃 Skims

Select Cash Management → Skims → click Complete Skim

🪙 Select Outstanding Skim

Select the Outstanding Skim → click Next

💰 Select Destination Safe

Select the Safe (from which the money is being added) → click Next

❗ This step is only shown if you have more than one safe

❗ Remember if you have already added the money to the safe when the skim was performed to select the correct safe

💷 Enter Amount Skimmed

Enter Skimmed Amount → click Finish

Skims Topics
Navigate to Finance → Cash Management → Skims

Completing Skims

Follow these steps to complete a skim:

  Click Complete Skim | Select Skim | Click Next → Select the Destination Safe | Click Next → Enter the Amount Skimmed | Click Finish
 

Select the required skim to be completed

On this step you might:

  • See skims shown for point of sale terminals only if drawer inserts are not used

  • See money belts if money has been skimmed and set as count in office

  

Select the required safe where money will be added to

You will not be shown this step if:

  • There is only 1 safe configured

On this step you might:

  • Not see the safe balance

  

Enter the amount of money skimmed

On this step you might:

  • See rows by denomination rather than a cash total

  • Be prompted to click next and enter your back of house password and or counter signatory
   

 

Editing Skims

When selecting skims the list of entries are displayed by day and the options available are View | Edit | Delete

This only applies to weekly sign off, if using daily sign off only the current days entries are displayed

The following rules apply to editing skims:

  • An entry can only be edited if the back of house operator has permission configured against their job role to edit skims

  • When the terminal / insert or money belt has been declared it is no loner possible to edit the skim

Select a change received entry and follow these steps to edit:

  Confirm the Destination Safe | Click Next → Confirm the Amount Skimmed | Click Finish    
 

Confirm the required safe where money will be added to

You will not be shown this step if:

  • There is only 1 safe configured

On this step you might:

  • Not see the safe balance

  

Confirm the amount of money skimmed

On this step you might:

  • See rows by denomination rather than a cash total

  • Be prompted to click next and enter your back of house password and or counter signatory

    
   

 

 

Deleting Skims

When selecting skims the list of entries are displayed by day and the options available are View | Edit | Delete

This only applies to weekly sign off, if using daily sign off only the current days entries are displayed

The following rules apply to deleting skims:

  • An entry can only be deleted if the back of house operator has permission configured against their job role to delete skims

  • When the terminal / insert or money belt has been declared it is no loner possible to delete the skim

Select an entry and follow these steps to delete:

  • Click Delete

  • Confirm Yes to delete the skim entry

  • The value of the skim will be removed from the Destination Safe and the action will be required to be completed again before a declaration can be completed