finance by etlas guide: 8 tips to keep your venue’s numbers up to date

Enter fixed costs once

Rent, electricity, accountant: enter them for one month and copy them to the next.

Where Finance → Results → Copy month

A photo of every invoice

The supplier invoice reads itself: you just check it and save.

Where Finance → Invoices

Sales, on their own

With the etlas till, sales come in on their own; if not, import them as a CSV.

Where Finance → Sales

Set the year’s budget

Month by month or from your Excel. Without a budget you can’t tell if you’re on track.

Where Finance → Budget

Check the month halfway through

On the 15th there’s still time to fix things. On the 31st, there isn’t.

Where Finance → Home

VAT, before the quarter arrives

The monthly VAT summary saves you surprises when the return is due.

Where Finance → VAT

Staff costs, included

Without staff costs, the numbers lie.

Where Finance → Results

Check the margin on every dish

If a supplier puts prices up, see which dish stops making money.

Where Back office → Recipes