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Restaurants & Food Services
Bookkeeping

Scope of Work & Integrations. Tailored financial management for restaurants, cafés, food trucks, and multi-location food services.

Part 1 — Scope of Work

Comprehensive bookkeeping tasks designed specifically for your food service business.

A. Standard Bookkeeping

Categorization

Daily sales, vendor purchases, and operational expenses sorted into correct accounts.

Reconciliation

Daily sales summary and monthly bank/credit card reconciliation ensuring zero discrepancies.

A/P & Vendor Bills

Food/beverage vendor bill entry, payment tracking, A/P aging.

Payroll

Employee payroll bookkeeping including hourly, tipped, and salaried staff.

Financial Statements

P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement.

Month/Year-End Close

Journal entries, cleanup/catch-up, sales tax support, CPA-ready books.

B. Restaurant-Specific Scope

POS Sales Reconciliation

Match Toast/Square/Clover daily sales, discounts, refunds, tips & tax against payment processor payouts and bank deposits.

Food & Beverage COGS

Purchases + Beginning Inventory − Ending Inventory = COGS, tracked as % of sales.

Inventory Tracking & Rec.

Physical counts, purchases, adjustments, and spoilage reconciled against accounting inventory.

Actual vs. Theoretical Cost

Compare recipe-based expected usage to actual usage to flag waste, over-portioning, or theft.

Prime Cost Calculation

Prime Cost = Food/Beverage COGS + Labor Cost, tracked weekly/monthly as % of sales.

Labor Cost Tracking

FOH/BOH payroll classification, payroll tax, benefits, and labor-to-sales ratio.

Tips Accounting

Credit card and cash tips, tip pooling/sharing, tips payable, and POS-to-payroll tip reconciliation.

Cash Reconciliation

Three-way match: POS cash sales ↔ register cash ↔ bank deposit, explaining any shortage/overage.

Delivery Platform Rec.

DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub — Gross Order − Platform Fee = Net Payout, reconciled to the bank.

Payment Processor Rec.

Gross Sales − Processing Fees = Net Deposit, matched against POS and bank.

Sales Tax Tracking

Tax collected/payable across food, beverage, alcohol, and delivery, which can carry different rates.

Food Vendor Invoices

Break down supplier invoices into meat, produce, dairy, dry goods, and packaging categories.

Food Waste/Spoilage

Track expired, spoiled, or over-prepared inventory and its impact on COGS.

Recipe/Menu Costing

Ingredient cost per dish vs. selling price to identify the most/least profitable menu items.

Multi-Location Accounting

Location-wise revenue, expenses, P&L, inter-location transfers, and shared cost allocation.

Daily Sales Journal Entries

Summarize POS daily totals into a single journal entry (cash, card, tax, tips) rather than transaction-by-transaction.

Gift Card Accounting

Track gift card sales as a liability until redeemed, then recognize revenue.

Discounts, Refunds & Voids

Reconcile POS discounts/comps/employee meals against QuickBooks and flag unusual activity.

Weekly Flash/KPI Reporting

Weekly sales, food cost %, labor %, prime cost %, and cash position ahead of the monthly P&L.

Budget vs. Actual & Cash Flow

Compare budgeted food/labor cost % to actual, and forecast cash needs around seasonality.

Service Package Flow

The step-by-step lifecycle of managing your restaurant financials securely and accurately.

Setup/Cleanup
Chart of Accounts & POS/GL Mapping
Daily Sales Journal Entries
POS, Delivery & Payment Processor Reconciliation
Inventory & Food/Beverage COGS
Labor & Tips Reconciliation
Prime Cost Reporting
Weekly Flash Report
Monthly P&L & Budget vs. Actual

Part 2 — Software Integrations

Connecting the best tools to streamline your restaurant operations.

Tier 1 — Highly Useful
Toast
Restaurant-specific POS — Sales Accounting Sync connects directly to QBO with location/GL mapping.
MarginEdge
Connects POS, vendor invoices, inventory & food cost to QBO — nightly sales data and near-real-time cost tracking.
Restaurant365 (R365)
Restaurant back-office/accounting platform — pushes GL, inventory, AP & labor data to QBO, strong for multi-location.
Square for Restaurants
Popular POS for small/medium restaurants and cafés — syncs sales, fees, and payouts to QBO.
7shifts
Scheduling & labor management — feeds hours/labor data into MarginEdge/R365 for prime cost tracking.
Tier 2 — Useful
DoorDash / Uber Eats / Grubhub
Delivery reconciliation workflow — gross order, platform fee, and net payout mapped to QBO.
Craftable
Inventory, food/beverage cost, recipe costing & purchasing, paired with QBO for accounting.
Bill.com / Melio
AP automation for food, beverage, and cleaning/maintenance vendor bills.
Gusto / QuickBooks Payroll
Hourly and tipped-employee payroll processing.

Integration Flow by Business Size

Business Size Recommended Integration Flow
Small
Square for Restaurants (POS, Café/Food Truck) ➔ QuickBooks Online
Medium
Toast (POS) ➔ 7shifts (Labor) ➔ Gusto (Payroll) ➔ QuickBooks Online
Large
MarginEdge or Restaurant365 (Food Cost/Inventory/GL) ➔ Toast7shiftsDoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub ReconciliationBill.comQuickBooks Online