Who does Accountific serve?

Accountific serves food business owners across Canada — including coffee shops, bakeries, food trucks, and restaurants. If you run a food or beverage business and need bookkeeping, payroll, or tax compliance support, Accountific can help.

What bookkeeping services does Accountific offer?

Accountific offers three core services: weekly bookkeeping to keep you informed of your finances in real time, payroll processing covering gross pay, tips, stat holidays, EI, CPP, and CRA remittances, and full tax compliance including GST, PST, payroll deductions, Liquor Tax, and WorkSafe filings.

Does Accountific use Xero?

Yes. Accountific is a Xero Partner. They use Xero's cloud-based accounting software along with automation tools to make the bookkeeping process simple, seamless, and straightforward for food business owners.

How do I get started with Accountific?

Getting started is easy. Book a free consultation at https://calendly.com/davidmonteith to tell David about your business. He will review your specific needs, then engage to set up or review your existing books and automate the process going forward.

How often will my books be updated?

Accountific provides weekly bookkeeping — not annually, not quarterly, and not just monthly. This means you always have an accurate, real-time picture of your business finances.

What is Accountific's process?

Accountific follows a four-step process: (1) Book a consultation to review your specific needs; (2) Engage — begin setting up or reviewing your existing books; (3) Automate — use automation to make the process simple and seamless; (4) Control — accurate, complete books put you in charge of your business finances.

Who is the founder of Accountific?

Accountific was founded by David Monteith, a digital entrepreneur with over three decades of experience in business management, accounting, and small business finance. He is also the CFO of Great Work Online, a digital marketing agency focused on Toast POS marketing activation for independent restaurants in Canada and the US.

Does Accountific handle CRA remittances?

Yes. As part of payroll services, Accountific accurately calculates and submits CRA payroll remittances on time, covering EI, CPP, and income tax deductions.

When and where is the NEXT Food Expo taking place?

The NEXT Foodservice + Hospitality Expo runs on September 13 and 14, 2026, at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta. Doors are open from 10am to 4pm on both days, with a mixer following day one. It is positioned as Western Canada's new B2B foodservice and hospitality expo, built for chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, bartenders, buyers, and operators. The format extends beyond a conventional exhibitor floor to include live demonstrations, competitions, and education stages. Full event details, tickets, and the program are available at nextfoodexpo.com.

What is David Monteith speaking about at NEXT Food Expo?

David Monteith, founder of Accountific, is delivering a workshop titled Where the Margin Went: Fixing the Numbers Inside Food and Beverage. It is a working session rather than a lecture, and its core is menu costing: how to cost your big-ticket, high-volume dishes quickly, arrive at a real number, and price against it with confidence. From there it addresses the numbers underneath the plate, the places margin quietly leaks out of a food business, and how to identify them before they become expensive. He is also joining a main stage panel called The Future of Financials in Foodservice, a wider conversation about where the money side of the industry is heading.

When are David Monteith's sessions at NEXT Food Expo?

David is speaking on both days of the expo. His workshop, Where the Margin Went: Fixing the Numbers Inside Food and Beverage, runs on Sunday, September 13 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM, and again on Monday, September 14 from 1:45 PM to 2:15 PM. Both sessions take place in the Business Basics Workshop, Speaker Room 2, so attendees who miss the Sunday session can catch the same workshop on Monday. He also appears on the main stage on Monday, September 14 at 11:45 AM for the panel The Future of Financials in Foodservice.

Who should attend David Monteith's menu costing workshop?

The workshop is built for operators who have never costed a dish from the ingredients up, and for those who costed their menu when they opened and have not revisited it since. It suits restaurant owners, café and bar operators, chefs, and anyone responsible for pricing decisions in a food and beverage business. Because it is a practical working session, attendees leave with a method they can apply to their own menu the same week rather than a set of notes. Menu costing is an area where capable operators routinely lose money simply because no one showed them the mechanics.

Who else is speaking at the NEXT Food Expo?

The speaker roster reflects the strength of Western Canada's growing foodservice market, with names from Restaurants Canada, Sysco, and Beyond Meat, alongside some of Calgary's most recognised operators. David Monteith appears on that official speaker roster representing Accountific, and his speaker profile can be found on the event website. The full program, including all speakers and session times, is published at nextfoodexpo.com.

Why is the NEXT Food Expo being held in Calgary?

Western Canada's foodservice market is growing faster than most of the country, and Calgary in particular has seen dining-out spending climb sharply over the past few years. A market expanding at that rate benefits from a dedicated venue where operators, chefs, suppliers, and buyers can convene, and NEXT is designed to meet that momentum. For years Western Canada lacked a major foodservice show of its own, and the expo is built to fill that gap for the region's operators.

How can I connect with David Monteith at the NEXT Food Expo?

Operators planning to attend can reach out to David directly ahead of the show. He is happy to share session details, help attendees plan their two days, or simply connect while both are in Calgary. A consultation can be booked directly at https://calendly.com/davidmonteith, which also works for anyone who cannot make it to Calgary but wants to continue the conversation after the event.

Accountific’s Founder Takes the Stage Both Days at Western Canada’s New Foodservice and Hospitality Expo

We’ve got some news we’re genuinely excited about. David Monteith, our founder, is speaking at the NEXT Foodservice + Hospitality Expo in Calgary this September, and not just once. He’s on the stage both days.

If you run a restaurant, a café, a bar, or any kind of food business in Western Canada, this is one to put in the calendar now.

What is NEXT Food Expo?

NEXT bills itself as Western Canada’s new B2B foodservice and hospitality expo, and it’s built for exactly the people Accountific works with: chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, bartenders, buyers, and operators. It’s less a traditional trade show and more a mix of exhibitors, live demos, competitions, and education stages, all pointed at where the industry is heading.

There’s a reason it’s landing in Calgary. Western Canada’s foodservice market is growing faster than most of the country, and Calgary in particular has seen dining-out spending climb sharply over the past few years. The show is meeting that momentum head-on, and the speaker roster reflects it, with names from Restaurants Canada, Sysco, Beyond Meat, and some of Calgary’s most recognized operators all on the program.

It runs September 13 and 14, 2026, at the BMO Centre, 10 am to 4 pm both days, with a mixer after day one.

David’s workshop: Where the Margin Went

David is running a workshop called Where the Margin Went: Fixing the Numbers Inside Food and Beverage, and because it’s a favourite topic of ours, he’s delivering it both days.

It’s a working session, not a lecture. The heart of it is menu costing: how to cost your big-ticket, high-volume dishes quickly, get to a real number, and price against it with confidence. From there it’s about the numbers underneath the plate, the places margin quietly leaks out of a food business, and how to see them before they cost you.

For operators who’ve never costed a dish from the ingredients up, or who costed the menu at open and haven’t touched it since, this is a fast way into a skill that protects your margins. You can catch it on Sunday, September 13 from 1:00 to 1:30 PM, or Monday, September 14 from 1:45 to 2:15 PM, both in the Business Basics Workshop, Speaker Room 2.

The main stage panel: The Future of Financials in Foodservice

On Monday, September 14 at 11:45 AM, David joins the main stage for a panel called The Future of Financials in Foodservice.

It’s a wider conversation about where the money side of the industry is heading, the tools, the habits, and the shifts that will separate the operators who thrive from the ones who just get by. If you want the big-picture view before you go deep in the workshop, this is the one to catch.

Come say hello

This is a big moment for David and for Accountific, and we’d love to see familiar faces in the room. If you’re planning to be at NEXT, or you’re on the fence and want more information, reach out to David directly. He’s happy to share session details, help you plan your two days, or just connect while you’re both there.

You can find the full event details, tickets, and program at nextfoodexpo.com, and David’s speaker profile is here. If you are heading to the show and want to meet up with David, email him at david@accountific.co or text / call him at 604-336-6575.

David Monteith, founder of Accountific, is a seasoned digital entrepreneur and a Xero Silver Partner Advisor with over three decades of business management and financial expertise. He specialises in providing tailored Xero solutions for food and beverage businesses, streamlining accounting processes and delivering valuable financial insights that drive client success. David also serves as CFO of Great Work Online, a digital marketing agency serving food and beverage businesses, where he leads budgeting, financial oversight, and business management. This dual perspective gives Accountific clients more than bookkeeping mechanics — it brings a strategic view of how financial systems support better decisions, stronger operations, and long-term growth.

David Monteith Is Speaking at NEXT Food Expo in Calgary

Accountific’s Founder Takes the Stage Both Days at Western Canada’s New Foodservice and Hospitality Expo

What is NEXT Food Expo?

David’s workshop: Where the Margin Went

The main stage panel: The Future of Financials in Foodservice

Come say hello

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