Universal Exchange is a busy currency exchange and international money transfer shop in Auburn. Our customers are travellers, families sending money home, and local businesses from right across our community. We are a small,
close team where everyone is trusted with real responsibility from day one.
THE ROLE
You are the face of the shop. You serve customers at the counter, handle cash and foreign currency accurately, and keep our records and workspace in order.
Full training is provided on our systems and on exchange rates - what we cannot train is care, honesty and attention to detail.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Serve walk-in customers and handle currency exchange transactions
- Count, check and balance cash accurately, in several currencies
- Process international money transfers and complete customer ID checks
- Enter every transaction into our computer system correctly
- Balance the till and help with end-of-day close
- Keep the counter, back office and stock organised, clean and presentable
- Answer phone and counter enquiries about rates and services
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Confident and accurate with numbers and cash handling
- Comfortable with computers - you can learn new software quickly and type
accurately (we will train you on our system)
- Well presented and skilled - you are the first thing customers see
- Naturally organised, with a tidy workspace and a system for everything
- Honest and reliable - you will be trusted with significant amounts of cash
- Calm and polite under pressure, including at busy times
- Good spoken English
- Available across our trading week, Monday to Saturday
NICE TO HAVE (not essential - we will train you)
- A second language is an advantage with our customer base
- Retail, banking, cashier or customer service experience
- Experience with foreign currency, remittance or AUSTRAC/AML requirements
WHAT WE OFFER
- Full training on currency, compliance and our systems
- A stable, respectful small team - no call-centre scripts
- Pay to be discussed at interview, based on your experience
IMPORTANT This role involves handling cash and customer identity documents. The successful applicant must provide 100 points of ID and consent to a police check. You must have the right to work in Australia.