Step by step
Check the trading day
See one trading day in full, every branch and till, and check the money against what the tills, M-Pesa and the card machines say.
The trading day puts one day’s selling and money on one page: what you sold against a typical day, how customers paid, each till’s cash against what it should hold, deposits, M-Pesa and card machines, and the things a manager would want to look at. Today reads as it stands so far; a past day is final.
Open Sales › Trading day
Under the title, Kila names the day, its hours and the branches, such as “Fri 30 Oct, 09:00 → 23:00 · 2 branches”.
Choose the day
Today so far, Yesterday, or Choose a day and pick a date. Today says Open: so far (X) with the number of tills still open; a past day says Closed: final (Z).
Steps 2 to 4 on one screen. Choose the branch
Whole business, or one branch. A branch manager sees their own branches.
Read At a glance
Gross sales, Returns, Discounts, Net sales, Sales, Average sale and Items sold; the owner also sees Gross profit and Margin. Each is set against the typical day, such as “The average of the last 4 Fridays up to the same time.”
Check the money
Money check: “Cash counted against what the tills expected, deposits, M-Pesa against Safaricom, card machines against the bank.” Each part is marked All in order, Needs a look or A problem. Cash in the tills lists every shift with its Expected and Counted cash, Over or short and Paid out; a till still open says Still selling.
Look into what is flagged
Things to check lists what a manager would want to look at, such as Discounts and prices above the limits, approved by a manager or Alcohol refused outside the licensed hours, with how many and how much. Tap one to see each sale, shift or approval behind it, and tap that to open it. Under By till and shift, each shift has its X reading while it is open and its Z report once it is closed.
Print it or download it
Print gives “A one-page summary on A4.” CSV downloads the day for a spreadsheet.
Not available yet
eTIMS runs in test mode for now. The Tax and eTIMS card counts receipts Confirmed in test mode (not KRA): they are not sent to KRA, so Sent to KRA stays at 0.
Kila says the trading day is not for you
Link to this section: Kila says the trading day is not for youThe trading day is for owners, people who read reports, and supervisors who see sales and manage tills. A cashier prints an X reading of their own shift instead.
A till is short
Link to this section: A till is shortOpen the shift from Cash in the tills to see the count and the cashier’s note, then review it if it waits for review.
- Review a shift: accept or dispute a till’s difference.
- Deposit cash: the deposits the money check looks for.
- Print an X reading: one shift so far.
- How shifts and cash-ups work: what each till should hold.
Next: follow up anything flagged, then check yesterday’s final figures in the morning.