RESTAURANT OWNERS
Boost Margins. Master Prime Cost.
Specialized restaurant bookkeeping services designed to help owners understand their numbers, control costs, and improve profitability.
My 3-Step Restaurant Accounting System
Here is my straightforward three-step approach to keeping your restaurant's finances clean, accurate, and always working in your favor.
CPA-Ready Books
Be prepared come tax time, with clean reports and zero panic.
Daily Reports
Stay on top of your numbers with up-to-date sales and expense data — so you always know exactly where your business stands.
Seamless Payroll
Payroll that integrates directly into QuickBooks, saving time and reducing human error.
I’ve been in your shoes—juggling payroll, chasing invoices, and hoping the books are right.
My food & beverage career started with a pair of rubber gloves and a dish pit. From there, I worked my way up through nearly every role the industry has to offer:
Dishwasher → Server → Sommelier → Manager → Bookkeeper & Administrator
I have lived every corner of this industry. I know the long hours, the razor-thin margins, the payroll stress, and the sinking feeling of not knowing if your numbers are right. I built a system that fixed all of that for a multi-department food & beverage operation — and now I bring that same system to restaurant owners just like you.
YOU DESERVE BETTER THAN GUESSWORK
What Does Restaurant Bookkeeping Include?
Restaurant bookkeeping includes more than entering expenses and reconciling a bank account. For food and beverage businesses, it means keeping sales, deposits, tips, vendor payments, payroll-related transactions, merchant fees, delivery app income, sales tax activity, food costs, beverage costs, and owner draws organized in a way that makes sense.
When these details are recorded clearly, your reports become much more useful. You can see where revenue is coming from, where costs are rising, and what your numbers are saying about the health of your business.
More Than Basic Bookkeeping for Restaurants
Food Cost and Tracking
Knowing where your food dollars are going is one of the most important parts of running a profitable restaurant. Food costs can shift quickly because of waste, vendor pricing, portioning, menu changes, and ordering habits.
I help keep these costs organized and visible so you can better understand what is happening in your kitchen and how it affects your bottom line.
Prime Cost Monitoring
Prime cost — the combination of food, beverage, and labor costs — is one of the most important numbers in a food and beverage business.
When this number is tracked consistently, you can see whether your highest costs are staying in line or slowly eating away at profit. I help organize your books so these numbers are easier to review and understand.
Inventory Management
Inventory affects food cost, ordering, waste, and cash flow. When inventory is not tracked consistently, it becomes harder to know what you have, what you need, and what it is really costing you.
I help support organized inventory tracking so your financial reports reflect your actual operations more clearly.
POS Integrations
Your point-of-sale system is the center of your daily sales activity. When it connects properly with QuickBooks Online, your sales, deposits, tips, taxes, and fees are easier to track.
I have experience with POS systems, including Toast, Square, Clover, and Aloha, and I help ensure your sales data flows into your books as cleanly as possible.
Cash Flow Reporting
Being busy does not always mean being profitable. Clear cash flow reporting helps you understand what is coming in, what is going out, and what may be ahead.
I provide easy-to-understand reports through QuickBooks Online so you can feel more confident, prepared, and in control of your business finances.
Sales Tax Considerations
Sales tax in the food and beverage industry can get complicated quickly. Rates, taxable items, exempt ingredients, prepared food, and local requirements all affect how sales tax should be handled.
I help keep your sales tax activity organized within QuickBooks Online, so your records are cleaner, easier to review, and less stressful when it is time to file.
Payroll and Tipped Employees
Restaurant payroll comes with extra moving pieces, especially when tipped employees are involved. Tips, tip credits, employee classifications, pay schedules, and payroll records all need careful attention.
With restaurant experience behind me, I understand how these details show up in real operations — not just on paper. My goal is to help keep payroll-related records accurate, organized, and easier to manage.
Multiple Revenue Streams
Many food and beverage businesses earn income from multiple sources, including dine-in, takeout, delivery apps, catering, events, merchandise, and private parties.
When those revenue streams are tracked clearly, your reports become much more useful. You can see where money is coming from, compare performance by category, and make better decisions about where to focus next.
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