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OM Unit 4
Arkansas Frameworks Glossary Terms for Office Managment Unit 4: Financial Info
Term | Definition |
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Automated Teller Machine (ATM) | an electronic machine from which cash deposits and withdrawals can be made |
Bank reconciliation | bringing into agreement a bank statement with a party’s cash account records |
Blank endorsement | an endorsement that consists only of the endorser’s signature on the back of a check |
Cash | refers both to actual cash (coins and bills), checks, money orders, and funds in checking accounts in a banking institution |
Cash over | relating to a petty cash system by which there is a cash discrepancy showing more money on hand than the related records indicate |
Cash short | relating to a petty cash system by which there is a cash discrepancy showing less cash on hand than the related records indicate |
Check | a written order to a bank to make payment against the depositor’s funds in that bank |
Checking account | a bank account from which payments can be ordered by a depositor |
Commission | a fee paid to an employee, usually based on a percentage of the value of what the employee sells or processes |
Deduction | an item that reduces gross pay earned by an employee |
Deposit | the placement of cash (coins, bills, checks) into an account |
Depositor | the individual who places cash (coins, bills, checks) into an account |
Electronic banking | use of a computer and a telecommunications network to transfer funds from one fund to another |
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) | the use of a computer and a telecommunications network to transfer funds from one party to another |
Employee earnings record | a business form used to record details affecting payments made to an individual employee |
Endorsement in full | an endorsement found on the back of a check indicating the new owner of a check; also known as a special endorsement |
Gross pay | the salary paid to an employee before any deductions are withheld |
Hourly wage | the amount of money an employee earns for each hour of work |
Net pay | the total earnings paid to an employee after payroll taxes and other deductions are withheld |
Overtime pay | the amount of pay an employee receives as an incentive for working over the regular work day or work week |
Payroll | the total amount earned by all employees for a pay period |
Payroll register | a business form used to record payroll information on all employees for a pay period |
Petty cash record | a form used in a petty cash system to record all disbursements and receipts |
Petty cash summary report | a form used in a petty cash system used to summarize expenditures |
Petty cash system | a system established by a business that keeps a small amount of cash on hand for making small payments |
Regular pay | an amount paid to an employee for performing work excluding overtime pay and commission earned |
Replenish | relating to a petty cash system by which the cash box amount is restored to its original level of cash |
Restrictive endorsement | an endorsement found on the back of a check restricting further transfer of a check’s ownership |
Salary | the money paid for employee services |
Signature card | a bank document prepared by an account holder that is a key to the bank account security that documents who may sign checks on particular bank accounts |
Special endorsement | an endorsement indicating a new owner of a check; also known as an endorsement in full |
Time card | a card that is required of employees to record their arrival and departure times for payroll purposes |