Camile Thai
Since launching in 2010, Camile Thai has grown to 45 branches across Ireland and is expanding rapidly in the UK. To manage this complex franchise model, the business adopted AccountsIQ five years ago. With AccountsIQ, Camile Thai can seamlessly add new restaurants, consolidate accounts monthly, and integrate with systems like MarketMan to gain detailed business intelligence. This case study explores how AccountsIQ supports Camile Thai’s award-winning growth.
The Challenge
Rapid growth meant Camile Thai had outgrown QuickBooks and needed an accounting system that could support its expanding franchise model. With each restaurant operating as a separate entity, the business required full network visibility, easier consolidation, and user-friendly reporting for both head office and franchisees. The challenge was to find a Cloud-based solution that was scalable, simple for non-accountants to use, and capable of supporting multi-currency operations as the business grew in the UK.
The Solution
The Solution
Camile Thai rolled out AccountsIQ as a Cloud-based finance platform for its entire franchise. Each restaurant runs as a separate database, yet all are integrated to give head office complete visibility.
“We’ve been using AccountsIQ as our main accounting software for about five years,” says Maurice Woulfe, Financial Controller. “We moved from QuickBooks because we were growing so fast. AccountsIQ facilitates growth; we can add new restaurants and still consolidate monthly. It’s all really easy.”
Onboarding new franchisees is straightforward — the system is ready immediately with no technical setup required.
“We can set them up and transfer the business ownership very quickly,” explains Financial Accountant, Eoghain Grant. “In fact, it’s ready right out of the box. We don’t need to configure anything; our franchisees just read the help file and they’re ready to go with it.”
Camile Thai also worked with AccountsIQ to integrate MarketMan, their restaurant inventory management system. This integration provides detailed insights into stock levels, dish profitability, and variance analysis.
“It’s so important to us that AccountsIQ integrates with MarketMan,” says Eoghain. “It means we’ll have detailed information on everything from our stock levels to our most profitable dishes.”
The Results
The combination of automation, reporting, and integration has transformed finance operations for Camile Thai. Consolidation that previously took days in Excel is now handled in hours within AccountsIQ, with greater accuracy and fewer errors.
“AccountsIQ is a big timesaver at month end,” says Maurice. “It’s much easier than doing consolidation in Excel; it’s more user friendly and we have fewer errors. The user-friendly FX functionality is also important now that we’re growing fast in the UK.”
Restaurant managers benefit from a simple, Cloud-based platform that eliminates manual entry and duplications. The finance team gains detailed multi-dimensional reporting at both branch and group level, while automatic system upgrades ensure minimal IT overhead. “We love using AccountsIQ,” adds Eoghain. “The AccountsIQ team were super-responsive; they helped us map out what we needed and worked around our schedule to keep the project on track.”
With AccountsIQ, Camile Thai has a finance system built for growth.
“It makes life so much easier,” concludes Maurice. “It’s Cloud-based so you don’t need a lot of processing power; you can run it on a small laptop in a restaurant. There are no issues with upgrades because they’re done automatically. You also don’t need to be an experienced accountant to use it.”
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