Outsourced Restaurant & Hospitality Accounting Services

Aprio’s innovative back-office solutions, outsourced accounting and financial guidance, tax planning, and advisory services can help franchisees and restaurateurs alike achieve profitable growth.

Overview

Your Recipe for Financial Growth: Specialist-Led Outsourced Accounting

Without accurate, timely financials, you’re flying blind in the kitchen—missing key ingredients for growth like cost control, trend insights, and operational efficiency.

Aprio’s outsourced accounting services take financial headaches off your plate, leaving you free to focus on growing your business. Whether you're running a single concept or scaling across multiple units, our industry-focused accounting team can help you operate smarter, not harder, through:

  • Deposit Monitoring & Cash Oversight: Gain confidence that deposits and banking activity are accurately recorded, enabling stronger cash flow oversight and fewer surprises.
  • Vendor Management: Help avoid missed payments or strained relationships with vendors thanks to timely, efficient invoice processing.
  • Transaction Reconciliation: Help prevent discrepancies and reporting errors through consistent reconciliation of cash and credit card transactions.
  • Franchisor Accounts Receivable Oversight: Compile and process franchisee data weekly to initiate collections for royalty and advertising funds, maintaining timely payments and reliable financial reporting.
  • Smart Safe Tracking: Stay on top of cash balances with real-time visibility into smart safe activity, no guesswork required.
  • Vendor Record Maintenance: Help eliminate year-end headaches with clean, organized vendor records that streamline 1099 preparation and compliance.
  • Repairs & Maintenance Expense Tracking: Keep R&M costs under control and plan capital improvements more effectively with categorized expense tracking.
  • Accurate, Actionable Financial Statements: Make better business decisions with timely, clearly formatted GAAP or tax-basis financials.
  • Tax Strategy Alignment: Help ensure your accounting supports your broader tax strategy by staying aligned with your tax advisor throughout the year.
  • Transparent Reporting: Improve visibility and accountability with easy-to-understand reports that keep key stakeholders informed.

Who We Serve

Industry-Specific Advice for Restaurants and Franchises at Every Stage

Aprio is more than just an outsourced accounting firm—we're a strategic partner to hospitality groups at every stage of development. From single-location entrepreneurs to multi-unit owners/operators and private-equity-backed platforms, we deliver tailored financial solutions that help leaders operate with confidence.

Restaurant Entrepreneurs & Independent Concepts

We provide full-service outsourced accounting solutions—from daily bookkeeping and payroll to budgeting and cash flow management—so you can focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences.

Franchisees & Franchisers

We streamline financial processes across locations, help maintain compliance with franchisor reporting requirements, provide consistent reporting, and offer real-time performance insights to help you make informed decisions and grow with confidence.

Private-Equity Backed Multi-Unit Operators

We understand the pace and rigor of private equity. We deliver accurate, audit-ready financials, custom KPI dashboards, and investor-grade reporting that supports M&A activity, improves portfolio visibility, and enables scalable, data-driven growth strategies.

How We Help

Get Your Back-Of-House in Order and Confidently Serve Up Smart Business Decisions

With Aprio, you get more than just accounting—you get a growth partner. Whether you're operating a single location or scaling across multiple brands, our team delivers the technology, processes, and industry-specific specialization you need to streamline your financials, stay compliant, and make confident business decisions.

Outsourced financial accounting
Aprio provides industry-specific accounting support tailored to your needs—from sales tax and payroll to HR and compliance. Our outsourced financial accounting team handles everything from financial statements to bank reconciliations, delivering full-service solutions.
Comprehensive technology advisory
Aprio can support you through your tech roadmap from start to finish. With our industry-leading tech stack, we can evaluate your existing ERP for operational efficiency, guide you through software choice and implementation, and establish a single source of truth to help you manage expenses and AP billing solutions all in one place.
Business consulting
Aprio goes beyond traditional outsourced accounting and advisory services to provide your restaurant or franchise with holistic consulting solutions that empower long-term growth—from business valuation and restructuring to buy/sell-side due diligence.
Tax & assurance
Aprio delivers comprehensive tax and assurance solutions to keep you compliant and boost tax efficiency. Our tax and assurance solutions include annual individual and business tax planning and preparation, assurance reporting and audits, cash flow forecasting, restaurant valuation, and more.
HR & payroll services and outsourcing
Aprio partners with HR teams to answer pressing questions and provide technology solutions that can reduce time spent on payroll processing, tax compliance, and more.
Wealth management
Aprio’s financial advisors and investment professionals can integrate your entire financial picture—from financial planning and investment management to 401(k)s and tax planning—to help you achieve personal goals outside of your business.
Outsourced financial accounting
Comprehensive technology advisory
Business consulting
Tax & assurance
HR & payroll services and outsourcing
Wealth management

Why Aprio

Delivering High-Level Financial Proficiency and Strategic Guidance

Aprio understands the economic factors, structural complexities, and daily challenges of managing restaurants and franchise operations—and we’re here to take some of it off your plate. We’re committed to listening, collaborating, and intentionally delivering the results you need to grow your business with confidence.

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Years of experience in the restaurant and franchise industry

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Restaurant and franchise clients across 40 states

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McDonald's franchise owner operator clients (McDonalds)

Leadership

Dedicated Industry Professionals That Bring Intentional Accounting to the Table

Aprio’s experienced team of restaurant advisors are ready to engage with you as partners, offering comprehensive accounting services tailored to the exact needs of your business.

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