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PAO 2-2

Section: ACCOUNTING AND REMITTANCE

Subsection: CASH RECEIPTS--PUBLIC SERVICE HEALTH CARE PLAN (PSHCP), DENTAL, DISABILITY INSURANCE (DI)

  OUTLINE
    Procedures to be followed on receipt of "cash" (cheque or money order payable to the Receiver General for Canada) and to be applied to the appropriate accounts.
    LEAVE WITHOUT PAY (LWOP) REGISTER: A LWOP Register is maintained for both PSHCP and DENTAL cash receipts received in the PAO. The PSHCP LWOP register is maintained on a PC Windows software program which is updated by the PAO clerk from the information on the PWGSC-TPSGC 2278 ( PDF 335k) (all pay offices are updated to a database). The DENTAL LWOP register is maintained on a Lotus program which is updated by the PAO clerk from the information on the PWGSC-TPSGC 2278-1 ( PDF 355k).
PROCEDURES
  Mail room clerk receives from pay and benefits offices cash receipts (cheques) for moneys received from an employee, along with any applicable forms indicating where the cheque should be deposited ie: 2278's ( PDF 335k), 2278-1's ( PDF 355k), transmittal etc. and proceed as follows:
  Mail Room Clerk
 
  • PASS by hand all cheques and applicable attachments to the PAO cashier
    ON RECEIPT OF CASH PAYMENTS ( CHEQUES) proceed as follows:
PAO Cashier
 
  • SORT cheques by accounts ( ie: PSHCP, DENTAL , DI, CROWN etc.);
 
  • COMPLETE a separate GC 109 cash blotter on Lotus spreadsheet for each account (maximum of 25 cheques per blotter) and LOG each cash payment applicable;
 
  • PRINT two copies of each cash blotter and ATTACH applicable forms (ie PWGSC-TPSGC 2278 [ PDF 335k]), transmittal etc.;
 
  • If a post-dated cheque is identified HI-LIGHT specific payment, ADJUST totals on cash blotter copy. PRINT second copy of cash blotter, ATTACH post-dated cheque and FILE for future deposit;
 
  • PASS copies of cash blotters to PAO clerk responsible for accounts;
 
  • ENSURE applicable attachments are received in order to identify and post to applicable LWOP Register system details of the cash payments, (ie: PSHCP LWOP SYSTEM, etc.);
 
 
  • If any cash receipts unpostable re: insufficient information, INDICATE on cash blotter to return cheque to Client department and ADJUST totals.
    WHEN ALL CASH BLOTTERS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO APPLICABLE DETAIL SYSTEMS proceed as follows:
   
  • LOG ON to the Common Departmental Financial System (CDFS), SELECT "RECEIPT" from the main menu;
   
  • CREATE and SAVE a receipt for total amounts (less post-dated and unpostables) for each cash blotter and NOTATE CDFS Receipt number on cash blotter;
   
  • EXIT RECEIPT and SELECT DEPOSIT from main menu;
   
  • COMBINE all RECEIPTS that have been updated to CDFS and SAVE. NOTATE deposits' CDFS number on cash blotters;
   
  • RETURN Cash blotters grouped by batch and any applicable documents to be returned for unpostables ( ie: 2278 forms) to PAO Cashier.
   
NOTE: Subject to operational conditions this activity will be supplemented with desktop procedures.
   
  • PULL all cheques that are listed on returned cash blotters (exclude those unpostable and post-dated) and TOTAL amounts. BALANCE cheque amounts to cash blotters;
   
  • LOG ON to CDFS, SELECT DEPOSIT from the main menu and FINALISE the deposit;
   
  • EXIT DEPOSIT screen;
   
  • PREPARE deposit slip.

Last Update: March 1999

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