Restaurants & Food Service

You know your food cost is too high. You just don't know by how much.

Between tip tracking, delivery app fees, fluctuating food costs, and a POS system that speaks a different language than your books, restaurant finances are a full-time job on top of your full-time job.

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CPACertified Public Accountant

Big 4Accounting Firm Experience

Fortune 500Corporate Finance Background

Flat RateNo Surprise Fees

Eliza Anderson, CPA and founder of Peace of Mind Bookkeeping

Founder · CPA

Hi, I'm Eliza.

CPA. Big 4 firm. Fortune 500. Now I do your books.

I started my career at a Big 4 accounting firm and went on to a Fortune 500 company. Everything documented, everything reconciled, everything reviewed.

Then I'd talk to friends running small businesses and realized that what felt straightforward to me was the thing they dreaded most. Not because they were bad at business, but because bookkeeping wasn't their expertise.

I started Peace of Mind so small business owners could stop worrying about their books and get back to what they do best.

Know your real food cost percentage every month. Before the leaks run all year.

Every month, a clean P&L with revenue, COGS, labor, and delivery app fees broken out. Food cost creeping past 32%? You'll see it before it eats your margin. Not at tax time. Not next year. Now.

Toast matches your bank account. Tips recorded right. Delivery fees tracked by platform.

We reconcile POS data to your accounts every month, so no more mystery discrepancies. Cash tips, credit card tips, and tip-outs documented correctly for compliance. DoorDash, Uber Eats, and GrubHub each tracked separately so you see what third-party orders really cost you.

Tax-ready financials. No reconstructing the year from POS dumps at filing time.

Your P&L, balance sheet, and general ledger in your tax preparer's hands on schedule. No last-minute scramble through a folder of supplier invoices and POS reports. No rush fees, no extensions.

Sound like what you need?

Free 30-minute call with me. No script, no pitch deck. We talk through your books and you decide if it’s a fit.

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— Eliza, CPA

We Talk

A quick conversation. No homework beforehand. Tell Eliza where things stand and what’s been piling up. Behind on months? She’s seen worse. You’ll hang up with a clear picture of what happens next.

We Take Over

We connect to your accounts and take it from there. We handle everything without pulling you back in. If we ever need something, you get one clear question, not a vague to-do list.

You Stop Thinking About It

Every month, a clean report lands in your inbox. Not jargon. Just enough that you actually know where you stand.

That's the whole job. No surprises, no drama. Just your numbers, done.

Made for Restaurants & Food Servicevol. one · peace of mind

On restaurants & food service.

Your industry isn’t a
template.

So we don’t treat it like one. We built a practice around the specific, inconvenient, easily-missed parts of how your business actually runs.

Heard last quarter

“I know I'm leaving money on the table. I just don't have time to figure out where.”
Owner of a two-location restaurant, watching food cost climb past 34%

An index of what we cover

Toast & Square reconciliationTip trackingDelivery app feesFood cost %Tip-outs & tip poolsCOGS trackingSupplier invoicesCash deposits

One price. No surprises.

A real CPA. Cancel anytime. Books done by the 15th.

Limited · Next 20 clients

$300

$250/month

Only 20 spots

Locked in for life.

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Month-to-month · Cancel with 30 days’ notice · No setup fee

Behind on your books? Or starting from a mess?

Same pricing either way — 75% of the monthly rate for each month we need to catch up or clean up.

I’m about6 months behind

6 months of catch-up@ $187.50/mo

Catch-up estimate$1,125

75% of the $250 monthly rate, for each month behind.

Real number after a 30-min call. — E.

See the full catch-up breakdown →

Everything you need to know

Honest answers to the things people actually ask before signing on.

My books are basically just POS reports and a folder of invoices. Can you work with that?

Yes. Most restaurants we onboard are starting from exactly that. POS reports, supplier invoices, and a bank account. We pull it all together into a proper bookkeeping system, categorize everything, and get you caught up. No judgment.

How do you handle tip tracking and reporting?

We set up proper recording for cash tips, credit card tips, tip pools, and tip-outs. Everything is documented for tax compliance. If you're not sure whether your current tip practices are reported correctly, we'll flag that during onboarding so you can fix it before it becomes a problem.

We use Toast. Does that work with your process?

Yes. We work with Toast, Square, Aloha, Clover, and most other POS systems. We reconcile your POS data with your bank account and books every month so the numbers actually match.

Can you help me figure out my real food cost percentage?

That's a big part of what we do. We track your COGS against your revenue so you can see your actual food cost percentage each month. If it's creeping up, you'll know before it eats your margin. The target for most restaurants is 28-35%, and we'll make sure you always know where you stand.

What about delivery app fees? Nobody tracks those for me.

We do. DoorDash, Uber Eats, GrubHub, all of them take different percentages and structure their payouts differently. We break out what each platform actually costs you so you can decide whether the volume is worth the margin hit.

What's included in the flat rate, and who's it for?

Every month:

All accounts reconciled
Transactions categorized in QBO
Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet
Plain-English summary
Year-end export for your tax preparer
Email replies within 1 business day
Books closed by the 15th

Onboarding (one-time, included):

Chart of accounts built for your industry
QBO setup or migration

The flat rate fits you if:

Cash-basis accounting
Under 200 transactions/month
You use QuickBooks Online (or will)
No inventory tracking
You handle invoicing and AR
You handle bill pay and AP
Payroll handled elsewhere
Single entity, US-based

Don’t fit this box? That’s what custom quotes are for. Book a 30-min call →

My books are a mess. Like, really bad. Can you still help?

Yes. This is actually the most common situation we see. Whether you're a few months behind or a few years behind, we do catch-up bookkeeping to get everything cleaned up and current. It's a normal part of what we do.

You only do bookkeeping. What about my taxes and payroll?

Bookkeeping is the daily and monthly recordkeeping that makes taxes, payroll, and everything else possible. We know exactly where our lane ends. Your books will be in perfect shape when your tax preparer needs them.

I already use QuickBooks. Do I need to switch anything?

Nope. We're QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certified and that's what most of our clients use. If you're on Xero or something else, we can work with that too. If you're not on any platform yet, we'll get you set up.

Can I really afford a bookkeeper?

One flat rate: $250/month for our next 20 clients, $300/month after that. Most business owners spend 5-10 hours a month on bookkeeping they're not good at. How much is your time worth? On top of that, clean books mean fewer missed deductions and lower tax prep fees. For most clients, the service pays for itself.

How is this different from the bookkeeper my friend recommended?

There are good bookkeepers out there. The difference here is experience and standards. Your bookkeeper is a certified public accountant trained at a Big 4 accounting firm and a Fortune 500 company. That means systems, rigor, and processes that most small business bookkeepers have never been exposed to. You get that same level of attention to detail applied to your business.

How long does it take to get started?

Setup is fast. Once we connect to your accounts, most clients are up and running within a couple of weeks. If your books need catch-up work, we'll give you a clear timeline and price before we start.

Got a question that’s not on this list? Just ask me directly.

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