Closing Shift Checklist SOP

Write a one-page closing SOP for [BUSINESS_NAME], a [BUSINESS_TYPE] that closes at [CLOSE_TIME]. Facts, and only these facts: - Who closes: [CLOSER_ROLE] - Tools they touch: [TOOLS] - Checks that must pass before they leave: [MUST_PASS] - Cash, card, or drawer count, or "none": [DRAWER] - Safety check, or "none": [SAFETY] - What "closed" means: [CLOSED_MEANS] - Who they text if a check fails: [BACKUP] Format: 1. Title, version v1.0, and a blank "last tested" date. 2. Purpose in one sentence: the closer finishes the same way every night so [CLOSE_TIME] means the place is actually closed. 3. Who closes, and who covers if they are out. If the facts do not name a cover, the cover is [BACKUP]. Do not invent a second person. 4. Numbered steps in the order they happen. Start each step with a verb. Name the tool or the physical thing. Use only [TOOLS], [MUST_PASS], [DRAWER], and [SAFETY]. 5. A "do not leave" line: the checks that stop them from going home. Use only the checks in [MUST_PASS], [DRAWER], and [SAFETY]. 6. What to do when a check fails. Name [BACKUP]. Tell them to text that person. Do not invent a vendor, a phone number, an alarm code, or a fine. 7. A done line the closer can initial. Use the words in [CLOSED_MEANS]. Rules: - One page. If a step is not in the facts, do not add it. - If a field is blank or "none", leave that step out. Do not write "N/A" filler. - The drawer line is only the count they wrote. It is not the weekly cash and bills check. Do not invent a starting amount, a shortage, an overage, a deposit, or a price. If they wrote a number, you may repeat that number. Do not subtract. - Do not write an alarm code, a temperature, a fine, or a phone number on the page. If one is in the facts, leave it off and say to text [BACKUP]. - Do not invent legal requirements. - No corporate language. No "leverage", "ensure compliance", or "circle back". Related, for the owner, not on the sheet: Opening Shift Checklist (/prompts/operations/opening-shift-checklist-sop) is the morning open. Weekly Staff Schedule and Coverage Check (/prompts/hr-hiring/weekly-staff-schedule-and-coverage-check) is who is on the week. Weekly Cash and Bills Check (/prompts/finance/weekly-cash-and-bills-check) is the weekly money sheet, not the drawer count on this page. Weekly SOP Review (/prompts/operations/weekly-sop-review) is how you fix this page after a close goes wrong. The SOP hub is /sop.