Cheryl McConnell
Okmulgee
Summary
Energetic and hardworking team member with 12+ years of experience working in the casino environment - both soft count and vault departments. Reliable and highly organized, proactive and punctual. Operates well within team-oriented environments. Polished and professional team member skilled at counting and precisely handling all funds to maximize accounting accuracy and meet strict gaming compliance standards. Courteous and respectful with fellow team-members, as well as customers. Excellent listening and time management skills with strong attention to detail and superior work ethic. I desire to consistently learn new skills and adapt at improving old ones. Also motivated and strong team player committed to assisting co-workers and management with all activities necessary for gaming success. Proven expertise in general accounting and finance concepts.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Vault Cashier
Creek Nation Casino -Okmulgee
Okmulgee
07.2008 - Current
- Balance daily cash deposits and bank vault inventory
- Continually count daily funds with manual and machine-assisted methods.
- Offer every customer exceptional service levels by remaining friendly and professional during every transaction.
- Supply Main Cage cashiers with coin and currency as needed and any specific assistance required
- Count and verify cash amounts at shift start and balance funds prior to shift end or close.
- Maintain optimal financial controls by securing funds and making accurate transactions
- Order money from BOK to ensure proper cash and coin amounts are maintained and inventory levels are appropriate for daily operation
- Facilitate a wide range of financial transactions and handle any paperwork that may be required in an efficient and timely manner
- Count, bag, label and seal deposits for Loomis pick-up
- Prepare, load, pull, and count Kiosk cartridges
- Adhere to financial services security and audit procedures.
- Offer to take on additional shifts during holidays and other busy periods to alleviate staffing shortages.
- Take on any additional duties as needed
Vault Cashier
River Spirit
Tulsa
10.2016 - 06.2017
- Counted, verified, and responsible for large cash, coin, and chip amounts at shift start
- Continually counted daily funds manually and with machine assisted methods
- Counted main cage cashier tips and table games
- Balanced funds beginning and ending shift.
Teller
Brinks, Inc.
Tulsa
05.2015 - 10.2016
- Adhered to financial services security and audit procedures.
- Counted numerous cage boxes daily credited to various banking institutions. To ensure balancing for the end of the day totals.
- Balanced daily cash deposits and vault inventory with zero error rate.
- Adhered to regulatory and company security and audit procedures.
- Reported daily averages and shortages to operations department.
- Supplied tellers with coin and currency as needed.
- Balanced daily cash deposits and bank vault inventory with zero error rate.
- Trained new employees
- Entered member transaction data into online banking software.
- Processed monetary transactions such as accepting deposits. Quickly and accurately counted cash and coin by hand and with the use of counting machines. Compared data and entered into computer system said deposit amounts to the appropriate banking companies.
- Processed, verified and reconciled inbound and outbound currency transactions
- Completed data entry for all currency transactions
- Prepared outbound currency orders and replenishments
Mailroom Inserter
Okmulgee Times
Okmulgee
01.2005 - 07.2008
- Quickly inserted appropriate advertisement flyer according to calender date into daily printed newspaper
- Labeled newspapers for mail distribution with correct address labels
- Bagged and tagged mail bags and transported to post office
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Photography
OSU-IT
OkmulgeeSkills
- Safe and vault operation
- Friendly
- Flexible
- Approachable
- Reliable
- Excel
- MS Word
- Coin counting
- Issue resolution
- Customer greeting
- Cash counting
- Merchandise restocking
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
Accomplishments
- Achieved “Employee of the Quarter” in 2020.
- Recognized as Employee of the Year for 2019 for outstanding performance and team contributions.
- Received employee of the month in 2019
- Recipient of numerous company based cash incentives set forth for not calling-out or being late
Additional Information
Leadership and Team Building
Timeline
Vault Cashier
River Spirit
10.2016 - 06.2017
Teller
Brinks, Inc.
05.2015 - 10.2016
Vault Cashier
Creek Nation Casino -Okmulgee
07.2008 - Current
Mailroom Inserter
Okmulgee Times
01.2005 - 07.2008
Some College (No Degree) - Photography
OSU-IT