Accounting and Bookkeeping Service for Hospitality Industry - Hotel and all forms of Lodgings and Accommodation
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Problem Faced by Businesses in the Hospitality Industry
In the hospitality industry, high priority is given to customer satisfaction. It is highly dependent on the availability of leisure time and disposable income. People are spending more on experiences, and hence hospitality is growing. The hospitality industry consists of 4 sectors – lodging, food & beverage, travel & tourism and recreation. The food & beverage sector is one of the most popular sectors in hospitality. From restaurants, cafes, diners and clubs, there are endless types os businesses one can venture into. But there are some challenges faced by the hospitality industry, which are –
Unpredictable Events
The industry gets very quickly affected by an external factor, and in such case, people do not travel. The industry is highly dependent on the availability of leisure time and disposable income. It can suffer significantly to the extent that a lot of small businesses have to close their operation.
Limited Resources
Businesses have limited resources in terms of human resources and space. Hiring in-house bookkeepers and accountants mean losing out on operation space for workstations, placement computer systems, and so forth, which can be utilized for operational purposes.
Seasonal Business
A business might not have any guests for a while in off-seasons, while there might not be any vacancy available in peak seasons. The revenue is exceptionally fluctuating.
How does Princeton Consulting Help you Tackle these Issues?
We have provided accounting and bookkeeping for the hospitality industry for over a decade now. We understand how the industry and its different sectors operate, and we understand that Accounting and bookkeeping services in the hospitality industry are quite challenging. So, with our service, we help you tackle bookkeeping challenges with our bookkeeping and accounting services for the hospitality industry.
At Princeton, you can take advantage of a group of qualified accountants. Our experts will assist you at every step of your accounting and bookkeeping. By outsourcing your accounting and bookkeeping functions with us, you can be assured that you can start focusing on your core activity and also reduce your overhead expense.
For times like now, when the world is affected by COVID-19, the hospitality industry is at a halt. Our service will help you survive by helping you to reduce the human resource cost on the accounting department. Otherwise, our service help reduces your dependency on resources like physical space and payroll for hiring an in-house accountant.
Accounting for restaurants does not have to be as complex as you imagine. There are various accounting software for restaurant businesses that will ease accounting and bookkeeping for restaurants.
Services We offer at Princeton Consulting
We provide the following bookkeeping services –
- Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation
- Accounts Receivable & Payable Management
- Payroll Calculation & Tax Payments
- Inventory Management & Reconciliation
- Monthly Financials Statements
- Financial Ratios Reporting
- Budgeting Quarterly/Yearly
- Cash/Revenue/Expenses Forecasting
- KPI Reporting
- Strategic Advice on Managing Revenues, Expenses & Cash Flows
- Planning Individual & Corporation Taxes
- Finalizing State & Federal Taxes and Payments
Why Choose Princeton Consulting for your Accounting and Bookkeeping?
At Princeton Consulting, we provide you with the capacity to focus on the core function of your organization as we help you by taking care of your accounting and bookkeeping services in the hospitality industry. If you are looking for assistance with bookkeeping and accounting for restaurants, cafes, hotels or any other hospitality businesses, here is why you should choose us –
Experience
With over a decade of experience in providing hospitality bookkeeping services & hospitality accounting services which help businesses streamline their accounting,
Cost Reduction
An expert professional bookkeeper and accountant with high experience and in-depth knowledge of the hospitality industry can cost you 70% more than hiring our service.
Compliance
We make sure your business is compliant, helping you to avoid legal issues or penalties. We do so with ease as we are familiar with the accounting principles and existing rules and regulations prevailing to the industry.
Constant Consultation
You can reach out to us for any query, and we provide boundless phone and e-mail consultations with our experts, and they will prepare a customized plan for you based on your particular business needs.
Business Growth
We help bring scalability with our accounting and bookkeeping practices services provided by the expert as we take care of your vital function, and then you can focus on your core function.
Consistent Report
You can make use of the regular detailed financial reports and also customized reports as and when required. These reports help you to make crucial financial decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Hospitality accounting is a branch of accounting that deals with the hospitality industry's financial and accounting needs and procedures. The hospitality industry includes restaurants, hotels, entertainment firms, event firms, and other businesses that offer hospitality services. The hospitality industry manages several transactions daily, and accounting helps track all those transactions properly. The tracking and recording of financial transactions is accounting, which ultimately helps determine the business's financial status.
As the hospitality industry is growing day by day, there is an increase in the number of departments, services, and transactions. It is important to record the suitable transactions under the right services and departments. Any incorrect recording will affect the profitability of the business. Therefore, proper accounting and a good accountant are important.
Accounting involves recording and managing the transactions, preparing financial statements, and finalizing the financial reports based on the statements. Accounting makes sure that all the accounts are prepared accurately by following the compliance guidelines set up for the industry. Proper analysis of financial statements helps make future business plans while keeping in mind the business's financial status.
Even though accounting is vital for hotels, the business can face many issues if it is not managed correctly. One of the biggest problems arising from incorrect accounting is penalties caused by lack of compliance. Some of the biggest accounting problems faced by a hotel are:
• Spending too much time processing the invoices manually
• Difficulty in keeping track of the change in prices for every specific item
• Conducting manual audits that take too much time and have additional costs
• Loss of profits caused due to human errors while handling invoices, prices, etc.
• The lack of proper technology for accounting leads to manual work, which brings additional costs of wages, time spent, and errors.
• Lack of proper knowledge about the accounting software, if used, makes work harder instead of making it easy.