Run the month-end bar stock take

Count, cost and check the bars and cellar, then find out where the gaps came from.

1. Fix the count time and freeze deliveries
2. Print count sheets by location
3. Count the cellar and each bar
4. Weigh or measure open bottles the same way each month. Most people forget this: Changing how open bottles are counted makes the figures jump for no reason
5. Match deliveries and transfers to invoices
6. Work out gross profit by bar
7. Look into any loss over the agreed limit
8. Send the stock report to finance (Financial controller signs off)

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