Step 01
Reconcile
We categorize transactions, reconcile bank accounts, and prepare monthly management reports using your bank, POS, payroll, and accounting data.
How it works
From messy books to clear decisions
Start with reliable books. Add weekly planning when you need to manage cash and labor sooner. Go deeper when you’re ready to analyze menu, inventory, and margin performance.
Step 02
Forecast
Weekly planning helps flag cash pressure, sales gaps, and labor overages before month-end, while there is still time to adjust.
Step 03
Optimize
For restaurants ready to go deeper, we add accrual-based accounting, labor analysis, inventory review, and recipe/menu costing to see what is really driving margin.
Built for restaurant operators
Financial support that fits how independent restaurants actually run
No system overhaul
We work with the POS, payroll, bank, and accounting tools you already use.
Restaurant-specific review
Reports are reviewed through sales, labor, vendor spend, cash timing, and margin — not just generic bookkeeping categories.
Remote and practical
Designed for busy owners who need accurate numbers and clear next steps without another complicated process.
Pricing Tiers
Choose the level of financial support your restaurant needs
Start with clean monthly books. Add weekly planning for cash and labor visibility. Move into performance work when you’re ready for accrual accounting, inventory, and menu-level margin analysis.
Starter
Starting at $500/mo
Monthly management bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, and owner-ready financial reports for restaurants that need clean baseline numbers.
- Monthly management books
- Bank reconciliation
- Monthly financial reports
- Transaction questions/review list
Growth
Starting at $1,500/mo
Adds budgeting, weekly sales and labor forecasting, and planned-vs-actual review so you can manage cash and labor before the month is over.
- Monthly operating budget
- Revenue forecast
- Labor forecast
- Forecast vs. actual review
- Variance notes and action items
Performance
Starting at $2,000/mo
Accrual-based restaurant accounting with weekly labor analysis, inventory review, recipe/menu costing, and margin review.
- Accrual accounting
- Weekly labor review
- Inventory and COGS analysis
- Recipe and menu costing
- Margin and prime-cost review
Next step
Ready for cleaner books and clearer decisions?
Tell us about your current bookkeeping setup and reporting needs. We’ll confirm whether Chef Ledger is the right level of support for your restaurant.