Cash Accountability Fundamental to the bank's security is accountability for cash in the vault and on the teller line. Many investigations are made unnecessarily complicated by a lack of controls on the facility's cash. What begins as a firm rule about who may enter the vault and under what circumstances weakens as employees get to know one another. When trust comes at the expense of security awareness, it must be tempered. Trust is ensured and enhanced by attention to the rules and regulations of cash handling.
Employees are most comfortable with rules that define their practices.
Consistency in the way cash is handled and transferred also limits the bank's exposure to loss. Are drawers and locks in working order. Another aspect of loss prevention is the physical security of the facility. Management changes may create confusion over who is responsible for the monitoring of the physical security of the bank, ATM and drive-up locations. Like all loss prevention functions this area should be monitored by senior management.