Café & Restaurant Bookkeeping

About Service

GoBookaroo is the bookkeeper Norwest and Hills District cafés and restaurants turn to when daily takings, wages and supplier payments feel impossible to keep on top of. We keep your books organised so you always know your real cash position.

We handle daily reconciliations, payroll, and GST-ready transaction coding, so your records stay accurate and BAS-ready — even with the daily cash and card mix hospitality brings.

Who This Service Is For

Café and Restaurant Owners
Daily takings, wages and supplier bills are piling up faster than you can process them.

Venues With Casual Staff
You need payroll, super and rosters handled accurately every pay run.

Time-Poor Business Owners
You’re running service, not sitting behind a screen doing reconciliations.

Businesses Wanting Cash Flow Visibility
You want to know your real margins, not just guess from what’s in the till.

Venues Wanting BAS-Ready Records
You want GST and BAS handled without the quarterly scramble.

Café owner reviewing bookkeeping records on a laptop over coffee

Our services include :

Our services include :

Daily takings reconciliation – cash and card matched and reconciled every day.

Timesheet management – setup and monitoring of staff hours.

Payroll processing – casual, part-time and full-time staff paid correctly, every time.

Employee onboarding & offboarding – smooth entry and exit processes.

GST-ready transaction coding and reporting – accurate coding, ready for BAS and reporting.

Leave tracking – annual, sick, and long-service leave records.

Supplier and cost tracking – know your real margins, not just what's in the till.

GoBookaroo bookkeeper consulting with a café or restaurant owner
Restaurant owners reviewing financial reports with their bookkeeper

How Your Norwest Bookkeeper Helps Cafés and Restaurants

We Keep Your Books Accurate and Up to Date

GoBookaroo acts as your bookkeeping partner, reconciling daily takings, processing payroll and keeping your GST-ready transaction coding accurate so you always know your real cash position.

We help you:

  • Reconcile daily takings across cash and card
  • Process payroll, including casual and part-time staff
  • Track supplier payments and cost of goods
  • Code transactions accurately for GST and BAS-readiness
  • Keep your chart of accounts clean and organised

You focus on service — we make sure the books reflect what’s really happening in the business.

Why Choose GoBookaroo

  • Experienced with the fast-moving bookkeeping needs of cafes and restaurants
  • Clear, jargon-free communication
  • Fixed pricing with no hidden costs
  • Remote support available Australia-wide
  • Face-to-face meetings available in Norwest and the Hills District
  • No lock-in contracts — cancel or change plans anytime
  • 5-star rated with 50+ verified reviews

How It Works

1. Book a Free Consultation

Tell us how your books currently work and what’s falling behind. No pressure, no obligation.

2. We Set Up or Clean Up Your Books

We get daily reconciliations, payroll and GST-ready transaction coding organised and working properly.

3. Ongoing Support

We keep your books accurate every week, so you always know your real cash position.

Important Information

GoBookaroo provides bookkeeping and business admin support only.
We are not a registered BAS Agent, Tax Agent or accountant unless stated otherwise, and do not provide tax advice or lodge BAS on your behalf.

Our role is to reconcile and organise your records — keeping your books accurate and ready for your registered BAS agent or accountant to review and lodge.

The Challenge

Without the right support, hospitality bookkeeping can spiral fast.

  • Daily takings left unreconciled for weeks
  • Payroll errors with casual or part-time staff
  • No clear view of real margins after cost of goods and wages
  • Supplier bills tracked inconsistently or not at all
  • Records that aren’t ready when BAS time comes around

Without daily reconciliation, it’s guesswork whether the venue is actually turning a profit.

GOBOOKAROO’S VISION

Bookkeeping Done Properly. Numbers You Can Trust.

Your books are only as good as the bookkeeping behind them. Reconciled daily and coded correctly, they show you exactly where your venue stands financially, not just what’s in the till.

At GoBookaroo, we keep your daily takings, payroll and GST-ready transaction coding accurate and organised, so your numbers are ready whenever you need them.

You focus on service. We make sure the books keep up with it.

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Can you handle daily cash and card reconciliations?

Yes — this is core to hospitality bookkeeping and one of our most common jobs.

Yes — including casual, part-time and full-time staff, super and correct award-based pay where applicable.

Yes — we assess where things stand and get you caught up before it becomes a bigger problem.

Yes — we keep records reconciled and coded correctly so your BAS agent or accountant can lodge with confidence.

Both — a one-off catch-up, or ongoing weekly/monthly bookkeeping to keep on top of daily takings and payroll.

Book Your Free Consultation

Get your daily takings, payroll and GST sorted properly.

GoBookaroo offers a free, no-obligation consultation for cafés and restaurants across Australia looking to get their bookkeeping sorted. Let’s get your numbers accurate and up to date.

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