Our Process
Start where you are
Your books may be behind. Your accounting system may not match how your restaurant operates. You may not know which reports are accurate or where the problems started.
That's okay.
We'll begin by understanding what you have, what's causing trouble, and what you need from your bookkeeping. Then we'll give you a clear path from where things stand today to a dependable monthly process.
From first call to monthly close
Each stage has one job: understand the situation, define the work, build a reliable foundation, and keep the books moving.
We'll talk through your restaurant, your current bookkeeping process, and the problems you're trying to solve. Tell us what's working, what's behind, and where you need better information.
We'll review your accounting system and the records needed to understand its current condition. Depending on your setup, that may include bank, credit-card, payroll, POS, sales-tax, loan, and prior-year information.
We'll recommend a scope based on the condition of the books, transaction volume, number of accounts, payroll and POS complexity, cleanup needs, and reporting requirements.
Once you approve the engagement, we'll gather the required access, establish secure document sharing, and agree on how questions, requests, and monthly reviews will be handled.
If the books are behind or unreliable, we'll reconcile old activity, clean up categories, review account balances, and correct how transactions are recorded before the monthly process begins.
We'll keep the accounts current, complete the agreed month-end work, prepare financial statements, and meet with you each month to review the results.
Ongoing bookkeeping
Restaurant sales move through the POS and payment processors. Tips affect payroll. Vendor activity affects food and beverage costs. We keep those pieces connected so your reports reflect what's actually happening.
Timing
We don't impose the same closing date on every client. During onboarding, we'll agree on when records are due, when the books are expected to close, when statements will be delivered, and when the monthly review call will take place.
A dependable close requires both sides to know what's expected and when it's needed.
Communication
Most day-to-day communication happens through agreed channels. We can also meet by video when that's the better way to work through a question or review the reports.
We'll exchange documents through a secure shared folder and reach out when information is missing, a transaction needs clarification, or something deserves attention.
A focused engagement
During onboarding, we'll agree on what you provide, what we handle, and which responsibilities remain outside the engagement.
Restaurants are our primary focus, and we also work with selected small businesses when the fit is right. Tell us what accounting system you use, how current your books are, and what's not working. We'll review the situation and explain the next step.