BSCS Officer Cash Exam case studies
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The BSCS Officer (Cash) examination is a recruitment and screening test used by Bank Service Cashier Service-type employers in Pakistan to identify candidates for cash-handling officer roles at branch level. It is aimed at graduates who will be entrusted with physical cash, teller transactions, vault custody, and the associated records and controls. Because the role sits at the point where money, customers, and regulation meet, the exam does not test a single subject. It samples cash operations and vault management, banking law and compliance including anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer duties, accounting and reconciliation, quantitative aptitude with data interpretation, English and business communication, general knowledge and Pakistan economy, computer literacy and banking software, and analytical reasoning. The BSCS Officer Cash Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,582 words.
1Shortage at the Close of Day
You are the cash officer closing the counter at a branch in Lahore. The teller, Rukhsana, counted her drawer three times and is short by PKR 4,300.
528 words, about 3 min2Vault Limit Versus a Large Withdrawal
at a branch in Karachi. The vault's approved cash holding limit is PKR 8,000,000 and the vault currently holds PKR 7,650,000.
513 words, about 3 min3Structuring Signals in a Deposit Pattern
A teller refers a walk-in customer to you. Over the past nine working days the customer has made seven cash deposits into a personal account: PKR 480,000, PKR 495,000, PKR 470,000, PKR 500,000, PKR 490,000, PKR 485,000 and PKR 475,000.
557 words, about 3 min4Reconciliation Break in the Suspense Account
At month-end you are reconciling the branch's suspense account. The general ledger suspense balance is PKR 1,275,400 debit.
498 words, about 2 min5Reading a Branch Performance Table
You are given the following branch data for two quarters (all amounts in PKR millions). Item Q1 Q2 --- --- --- Cash deposits 1,200 1,380 Cash withdrawals 980 1,150 Demand drafts issued 320 300 Cheques paid 610 655 New accounts opened 420 504 Staff count 14 15 Branch targets for Q2 were: deposits growth of 12% over Q1, withdrawals growth no more than 15%, and new accounts growth of 15%.
486 words, about 2 min