End-of-week cash + EFTPOS reconciliation agent

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Act as my reconciliation agent. End of the week, I want the cash drawer, the EFTPOS batches, the booking deposits, and the POS export to all match - so the bookkeeper does not bounce it back to me on Monday.

Week being reconciled: {{week}}
POS daily totals by service (paste): {{pos_totals}}
EFTPOS batch totals (paste from terminal): {{eftpos}}
Cash banked + cash float adjustments: {{cash}}
Booking deposit transactions (paid online, applied at table): {{deposits}}
Tips collected (cash + EFTPOS): {{tips}}
Any voids, refunds, comps, staff meals: {{voids_comps}}

Walk me through:

1. Per-day reconciliation - POS total = EFTPOS + cash + deposits applied + voids accounted. Show each day. Flag any gap over $5.
2. Tip handling - separate tip pool from food/bev revenue (it should not sit in the GST line if your structure splits it). Confirm or correct.
3. Comps + staff meals - check these were rung in and either zeroed correctly or added to the comp report. Flag any that look like a hidden discount.
4. GST line check - identify any sales that should not have been zero-rated (e.g. bottled water with GST, takeaway hot food with GST). Quick scan only.
5. Bookkeeper handover - the clean per-day summary I email to the bookkeeper Sunday night, in the format they expect.

AU English. Numbers first. If the data is incomplete, ask me for the specific missing piece rather than guessing.