Restaurant owners juggle thin margins, volatile food costs, high staff turnover, and strict compliance requirements—all while delivering consistent guest experiences. Financial blind spots around menu profitability, labor costs, and inventory wastage quickly erode hard-earned profits. Unlike generic bookkeeping, accounting for restaurants must capture POS data, tips, comps, voids, discounts, and delivery platform fees accurately.
Our specialized team provides comprehensive restaurant accounting services for independent restaurants, franchises, bars, cafes, and cloud kitchens delivering clear, actionable financial insight. With structured restaurant bookkeeping, you understand true food and labor costs, menu profitability, and cash flow enabling confident decisions about pricing, staffing, and expansion without losing financial control or compliance readiness across single or multiple locations.
$30,000+
yearly savings in average client accounting cost
20+
hours saved in a month for bookkeeping tasks
15+
states served across USA
Are You Dealing With Any of These?
Common Financial & Compliance Challenges Faced by Restaurants & Food Businesses
Unclear Daily Sales & Cash
Struggling to accurately reconcile POS reports, card settlements, and cash deposits on a daily basis.
Rising Food Costs
Food costs fluctuating wildly without visibility into waste, theft, portion control, or pricing issues.
Labor Cost Overruns
Payroll, overtime, and tip expenses eroding margins without clear labor-to-sales visibility.
Menu Profitability Blind Spots
Uncertainty about which menu items drive profit versus those increasing workload without returns.
Vendor Invoice Chaos
Lost invoices, duplicate payments, and missed early-payment discounts negatively impacting cash flow.
Tax & Tip Compliance Stress
Confusion around sales tax, payroll filings, and proper tip reporting creating ongoing compliance anxiety.
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Struggling with messy books or
delayed reports?
What We Offer
Our restaurant accounting services combine hospitality industry expertise with comprehensive financial management—delivering solutions tailored to your daily operational, staffing, and profitability challenges.
We record daily sales, tips, discounts, refunds, and delivery platform fees, then reconcile activity against deposits—producing accurate Profit & Loss statements tailored specifically to accounting for restaurants.
We reconcile bank accounts, credit card settlements, payment gateways, delivery apps, and petty cash—ensuring every shift’s sales and payouts are captured without leakage.
We organize vendor invoices, schedule payments, prevent duplicates, and track food, beverage, and overhead costs by category—delivering disciplined restaurant bookkeeping.
We align payroll reports with your books—ensuring wages, overtime, and tips are recorded accurately to support compliant payroll tax filings and tip reporting.
We build restaurant-specific charts of accounts separating food, beverage, labor, controllable expenses, and occupancy costs—enabling precise prime cost tracking and margin analysis.
We complete disciplined monthly closes, post necessary adjustments, and deliver timely Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reports with decision-ready insights.
We develop budgets and forecasts that factor in seasonality, promotions, and capacity constraints—helping you plan staffing, purchasing, and pricing proactively.
We track KPIs including food cost percentage, labor-to-sales ratio, average check size, and table turns—highlighting operational performance and improvement opportunities.
We analyze vendor pricing, usage trends, and operating expenses—identifying savings opportunities that protect quality while improving profitability across locations.
We clean up backlogged records, reconcile historical data, and prepare year-end financials—supporting smooth tax preparation and lender-ready reporting.
Our Fractional CFO services provide cash flow forecasting, menu and pricing strategy, new-location feasibility analysis, and lender negotiations—delivering executive-level insight without full-time CFO costs.
Why Restaurants Benefit From Us
Our restaurant-focused accounting services are designed to improve margins, stabilize cash flow, and deliver actionable financial clarity—without adding administrative burden.
We understand prime costs, delivery platform fees, POS complexities, tip structures, and hospitality economics that generic bookkeepers often overlook.
Clear breakdowns of food, beverage, and labor costs allow you to react quickly to margin pressure and correct issues before they impact profitability.
Financial reports are translated into practical, easy-to-understand insights that owners and managers can act on immediately.
Predictable vendor payments, organized deposits, and clear inventory visibility reduce cash surprises and financial stress.
Spend less time reconciling numbers and chasing reports—and more time focusing on guests, staff, and growing your restaurant.
Accurate, well-documented records support proper tip reporting, payroll filings, and sales tax compliance—reducing audit and penalty risk.
Why Choose Us
We specialize in accounting for restaurants—combining hospitality expertise, operational clarity, and compliance precision to help restaurant owners operate profitably and scale with confidence.
Restaurant-Focused Team
Specialists experienced in restaurant bookkeeping, POS integrations, delivery platforms, and hospitality workflows—understanding the realities of restaurant operations.
Daily & Monthly Clarity
From daily sales summaries to detailed monthly financial reports, you always know how your restaurant is performing operationally and financially.
Straightforward Pricing
Transparent packages sized to your concept, transaction volume, and number of locations—with no hidden fees or surprise charges.
End-to-End Financial Support
Integrated bookkeeping, payables, reporting, and compliance—eliminating the need for multiple vendors or fragmented systems.
Insight-Driven Reporting
Reporting focused on the metrics restaurant owners actually use—menu profitability, labor ratios, food cost percentages, and growth decisions.
Built to Scale
Systems and processes designed to grow smoothly as you add new locations, concepts, or revenue channels.
Time Savings & Efficiency
Eliminating hours spent on manual reconciliation and reporting—letting you focus on operations, staff, and guest experience.
Enhanced Profitability
Identifying unprofitable menu items, optimal pricing strategies, and cost reduction opportunities that directly improve margins.
Real-Time Visibility
Instant access to sales, costs, labor metrics, and performance dashboards—anytime you need them.
Complete Regulatory Protection
Systematic tip reporting, payroll compliance, sales tax accuracy, and audit-ready records—protecting against penalties and disruptions.
Scalable Growth Support
Our accounting for restaurants expands seamlessly as you grow—without changing providers or disrupting operations.
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Locations We Serve
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Here's what customers are saying
NSKT Global has been with me since the very beginning of my startup journey. They helped me map out a realistic budget, set up my accounting system, and made sure all my tax obligations were handled without stress. Their guidance gave me the confidence to focus on growing my business, knowing the financial side was in expert hands.
Ciara Ashley
Founder
Skyeluxx Inc
I have been extremely happy with my support from NSKT Global. It initially started as basic accounting, but has evolved into a role where NSKT Global acts as one of my trusted partners from a Business Consulting standpoint. They have been instrumental in positioning my company for growth and have provided me with the insights into my business necessary to aid me in making the best strategy decisions.
Bernie Bartick
CFO & Treasurer
PPEC of Palm Beach , Florida
I am Kingsuk Mukherjee, an Indian expat working in the US for the last 15 years. NSKT Global, led by Mr. Nikhil Mahajan, has been instrumental in managing my taxation liabilities in both India and the US seamlessly. Their knowledge, professionalism, and prompt guidance make complex taxation matters simple and hassle-free. With back offices in both countries, they are uniquely positioned to handle cross-border taxation efficiently. I am highly satisfied with their services and strongly recommend them.
Kingsuk Mukherjee
Associate Director, IT
Mr Nikhil Mahajan and his firm NSKT Global helps me in managing taxation liabilities in both countries efficiently and seamlessly for my Indian and US investment portfolios. They are knowledgeable, meticulous, thorough and very prompt in addressing the real need of the taxation in each use case and provide their crisp analysis and professional guidance. I am very much satisfied with their service and impressed the way they provide collaborative partnership in handling my needs...
Kingsuk Mukherjee
Nikhil is diligent, proactive, and consistently ahead of deadlines—qualities that make a real difference when dealing with complex financial matters. His strong understanding of IRS laws and regulations gives me complete confidence in every filing and strategy we discuss. What sets him apart is his technical skill and adaptability. Whether it's navigating new tax rules, managing documentation, or working with modern tools and platforms, he makes the entire process seamless...
Vikram Singh
Nikhil is prompt and professional. I'm a recent graduate on Optional Practical Training (OPT). Nikhil and his team helped me figure out my taxes. They were very thorough in their research and I'm delighted with their service. I recommend him and will definitely continue to use his services.
Harshith Kothapalli
MSM'24 Graduate
University of Notre Dame
Nikhil is of the upmost respect when dealing with corporate and personal auditing. He responds quickly and efficiently, and performs quality service. I would recommend him for anything and greatly appreciate his due diligence and compassion towards everything he can assist with....
Heather Bywaters
Director of Business Development
Decca Energy- Midstream US
I highly recommend Nikhil for Federal Tax Reporting. Nikhil is honest, fair, professional, thorough and extremely knowledgeable in Federal taxes. We will definitely continue to use him.
Anita Schayot
Federal Tax Reporting Specialist
I have been working with Nikhil for ~a year now, and he has been immensely helpful. I came to him after another CPA firm made multiple errors in my tax submissions. After sorting that out he has further helped me to transition from a W-2 to a K-1, and helped me to discover additional areas of savings that I didn't realize I should have been receiving. He's also always prompt and professional.
Jolene Schaefer
Partner, Modern Executive Solutions
I own a health care start-up business and have worked with Nikhil over the past year. Our relationship started with basic accounting and has evolved to tax strategy, accrual accounting, and budget management. Beyond the accounting, we are working with Nikhil to develop comprehensive SOPs for each of my corporation's functional areas while uncovering new efficiencies..
Bernie Bartick
Co-founder and CFO, PPEC Palm Beach Florida
Nikhil is extremely hard working, committed and passionate about his work. He has definitely added a lot of value in my company in terms of SOPs, audits, and BI. I wish him all the best in all his endeavors.
Rachit Chawla
Founder & CEO, Multyfi
Nikhil is thorough in his work. Whatever work is given to him, he has always given a quality output. His skills in internal audit, taxation, etc. are commendable.
Sumit Dhingra
CA- Ex EY, Hughes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Most clients receive comprehensive monthly financial packages, with optional weekly flash reports covering sales, prime costs, and labor metrics—allowing quick adjustments to purchasing and staffing when performance trends shift.
Yes. We integrate with Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, and major delivery platforms. Sales, fees, refunds, and tips are mapped directly into your accounting system—eliminating manual spreadsheets and reconciliation errors.
We track purchases against sales, monitor food and beverage cost percentages by category, and flag anomalies that may indicate waste, theft, pricing issues, or portion control problems—helping protect margins early.
Yes. We provide location-level and consolidated financial reporting, enabling performance comparisons across outlets, identifying top performers, and supporting consistent financial controls as your brand expands.
Yes. We ensure tips, service charges, and wages are accurately recorded and aligned with payroll data—supporting IRS compliance and maintaining transparency with staff regarding earnings.
We typically request POS access, bank and card statements, vendor invoices, payroll reports, and existing financials. This allows us to quickly configure a restaurant-appropriate chart of accounts and workflows with minimal disruption.