Bank Balance vs GL Account Balance

Bank Balance vs GL Account Balance

To make sure your bank balances to the GL, you should verify that the “Statement Balance + Uncleared” value on the reconciliation report (circled in red in image below) and the GL account balance for that bank account as of the same date match.  There are a few reasons these values may not match.  When you approve a bank rec it takes a snapshot of the system as of that time so the “Statement Balance + Uncleared” value on the reconciliation report is showing the balance according to that snapshot. Reasons You Might Not Balance Example 1 “Entered a transaction after … Continued
My Reports: Assigning Report Roles

My Reports: Assigning Report Roles

Report Roles grant access to specific Reports found in ‘My Reports’.  Click here for more information on My Reports   Assign Report Roles Report Roles can be be assigned using two different methods: Manually on the User Record Using ‘Mass Role Update’   Assign on User Record User Records are located in the ‘Users’ list in the ‘Administration’ subsection of the Accounting Module.  Open the User Record of the User that will have the Report Role assigned and navigate to the ‘User Roles’ tab. User Report Roles are located in the section located to the right of the tab.   … Continued
Profit & Loss – Operations Statement

Profit & Loss – Operations Statement

Shows weekly profit and loss for any combination of locations for one period with comparison to period budget (with variances) and comparison to period prior year (with variance.)
Item Theoretical Cost Analysis

Item Theoretical Cost Analysis

COGS totals for any span of periods, then broken down by locations.  The report utilizes purchases, stock counts, and budgets based on the cost of menu items sold (Pmix) to come up with a difference between actual and expected.  It then breaks down how much of the difference is attributable to item price increases/decreases, waste & spoilage, and all other reasons.  From this report the user can easily see where to focus time and energy tightening the control of food costs.
Location Reporting Categories

Location Reporting Categories

Reporting Categories provide you 10 user defined categories you can assign to locations to group them on reports.  For example, if your company is separated into regions, then you can name 1 of the 10 categories as Region and then setup your regions in the system and assign them to locations.  Then when running reports you’ll have the option to filter by region and can select which regions you want to see on the report.  You can use all 10 of the categories or none of them, however you choose to set it up. To Setup Categories Open Preferences and go … Continued
My Reports Overview

My Reports Overview

  Overview My Reports is the home to all reports in Restaurant365.  Reports are sorted and displayed on tabs that group the reports together, including User defined ‘Favorites’.  In order to view or access any report, a User must first be assigned to a Report Role that contains the specific Report.  Users will not be able to view, or run, any Reports that are not part of that Users’ Report Role.  Report Roles can be created and managed by an administrator and can be assigned to as many or few Users as needed. Security Users with the security role of … Continued
Restaurant Operational Reports

Restaurant Operational Reports

Restaurant Operations reports are divided into seven different categories: 1. Inventory 2. Sales 3. Labor 4. Vendor 5. Customer 6. Human Resources 7. Location Inventory Reports:       Item Cost % Breakout Item Cost Analysis – Location Side by Side Item Theoretical Quantity Analysis Item Theoretical Cost Analysis Item Price Verification Item Price Change Analysis Stock Usage Period Purchase Analysis by Vendor Daily COGS Activity Purchase Analysis by Location Purchase Analysis by Vendor Stock Count Quantities Recipe Cost Breakout Report Sales Reports: Average Gross Sales & Ticket Count Report Average Sales by Hour Menu Price Analysis Menu Item Analysis Labor Reports: Sales … Continued
Profit & Loss – Location Side by Side

Profit & Loss – Location Side by Side

Shows week, period, or YTD totals for any combination of locations side by side with a total column.  Can drill down into any transaction to view source transactions.
Item Price Verification

Item Price Verification

Displays the average price paid for key items over a period of time and compares those to the contracted price and also the high and low for the time period.  Use this report to ensure that the price paid for items is the same across all your stores
Business Analytics – Show Prior Year

Business Analytics – Show Prior Year

  To show the comparison of any report over the prior year(s), you need to include “Fiscal Year” in the columns.  By the way, the prior year must contain data, to show the prior year. Fiscal Day, Week, and Period will be the same each year, so if you use Fiscal Year, Week, or Period as the column and then filter the report for a specific Fiscal Period, Week, or Day, that should give you what you’re looking for.  In my example above I filtered to Week 40 and it shows the years side by side for week 40. You could also add a … Continued