The invention provides a bill handling device, which can prevent bill damage and bill jamming, improve convey reliability and realize high-speed conveying of bill. Provided is a bill handling device which comprises: a bill deposit/withdrawal opening (10) where bills to be deposited/withdrawn are collected; a bill discrimination unit (40) for distinguishing bills; a temporary storage part (20) for temporarily collecting and storing bills; bill storage units (30 - 33) for storing and re-separating bills; and bill conveyance paths (50 - 61) for conveying bills to the bill storage units (30 - 33), wherein the bill conveyance paths are each driven by an independent motor, and the bill conveyance speed of the bill conveyance paths is subject to stepwise acceleration control.