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Everything prospective clients usually ask before their first call.

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02 — Hospitality

WHERE IT BREAKS DOWN

— Departmental reporting that doesn't follow USALI structure


— Franchise and management fees that get buried in one line item


— Seasonal cash flow swings with no forecast to plan around


— Lodging and F&B revenue blended together

WHAT WE HANDLE

✓ USALI-compliant chart of accounts and

departmental P&L


✓ Franchise fee tracking and reconciliation


✓ Seasonal cash flow forecasting


✓ Clean separation of lodging vs. F&B performance

Free tool: Sample USALI Chart of Accounts →

03 — Food & Beverage

WHERE IT BREAKS DOWN

— Prime cost that creeps up before anyone notices


— Tip reporting and payroll compliance that eat a weekend


— Multiple locations with no consolidated view


— Vendor pricing that changes faster than the books catch up

WHAT WE HANDLE

✓ Weekly prime cost tracking against target


✓ Tip credit and payroll compliance


✓ Multi-location consolidation


✓ Vendor cost and COGS management

Free tool: Weekly Prime Cost Calculator →

04 — Medical Spa

WHERE IT BREAKS DOWN

— Membership and package revenue booked as cash instead of earned over time


— Provider compensation models that are hard to audit


— Retail inventory mixed in with service revenue


— Reporting that doesn't hold up under compliance scrutiny

WHAT WE HANDLE

✓ Deferred revenue recognition for memberships and packages


✓ Provider commission and compensation tracking


✓ Retail inventory separated from service revenue


✓ Compliance-ready financial reporting

Free tool: Membership & Package Revenue Tracker →

05 — SaaS

WHERE IT BREAKS DOWN

— Revenue recognized on cash received instead of ASC 606


— Deferred revenue schedules that don't hold up to investor diligence


— MRR and ARR reported inconsistently month to month


— Cash in the bank mistaken for real runway

WHAT WE HANDLE

✓ ASC 606-compliant revenue recognition


✓ Deferred revenue schedules built for diligence


✓ MRR / ARR reporting and cohort tracking


✓ Runway modeling based on burn and commitments

Don't see your exact business type?

These five are where I've built the deepest expertise, but the underlying skills—clean books, clear financial reporting, and real financial strategy—travel across industries. Let's talk about your specific setup and see how I can help.

Services

Bookkeeping

Full-Service Accounting

Fractional CFO

Industries

​DTC / E-commerce

Hospitality & F&B Medical Spas

SaaS

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