Restaurant Financial Management for Managers
Restaurant Manager Training
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Take control of your bottom line. This practical restaurant financial management course gives restaurant and hospitality managers the skills to control costs, improve profitability, and make confident financial decisions. Learn to interpret P&L statements, build budgets, manage food and labour costs, price menus effectively, forecast cash flow, calculate break-even points and respond to financial performance variances.
Who it’s for
Restaurant Managers Operators Supervisors
Financial Management Modules & Curriculum
What financial management is, key financial vocabulary, the three financial statements, the restaurant profit model, the 5 KPIs every manager must track weekly
Revenue budgeting, fixed vs. variable cost budgeting, the master operating budget template, variance analysis, the monthly budget review discipline.
Food cost %, beverage cost %, labour cost %, industry benchmarks, COGS calculation, waste tracking, controlling the three biggest cost drivers in a restaurant.
The P&L Statement in full, the Balance Sheet fundamentals, key financial ratios, reading a management account, identifying warning signs in financial data.
Contribution margin analysis, the BCG menu matrix (Stars/Plowhorses/Puzzles/Dogs), cost-plus vs. value-based pricing, break-even analysis per item, price change strategies.
Why profitable restaurants fail from cash problems, the cash conversion cycle, building a 13-week cash flow forecast, improving cash inflows, managing payment terms, energy disruption and infrastructure cost impact.
POS system financial data, restaurant management software, cloud accounting tools, digital inventory integration, financial dashboards, what technology cannot replace.
Capital expenditure decisions, ROI calculations, managing through difficult periods, the financial review rhythm, continuous improvement in financial management.
The rules
Pass mark 70% on every module · 30 days’ access from enrolment
“The lessons your staff will actually finish, written for the floor, not the lecture hall.” — Robin van Rensburg, Hospitrain
R1200.00
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