It is tiresome talking with a newsagents, or any retailer for that matter, where theft has occurred and only recently been discovered, and where the business has few or no rules around the processing of cash at the end of the shift.
I say tiresome because my advice has not changed in years. It is advice I have shared here before and elsewhere. It is also basic business management advice.
Retailers who are sloppy with cash management and end of shift reconciliation are more likely mohave employee theft in their business that is undetected for longer.
Using your computer system and taking a structured rule-based approach to end of shift processing means you are more likely to detect theft sooner. You also provide fewer opportunities for theft to occur, because of the structured checks and balances.
Balancing the register is easy if you and your employees are disciplined in how they transact business the=rough the day and to the end of the day. Get this right and the cost of theft in your business will be less.