Being a Food Service Accountant is a rewarding job that comes with many responsibilities. It's a job that requires a single person to be the financial watchdog for all food and beverage operations at a particular air base. The food service accountant should review all financial documents, such as purchase order documents, inventory sheets, and waste logs; then prepare reports to send to the Service Agency to report on the financial situation of the establishment. One person may be the accountant for multiple installations and the entire Air Force relies on that person to spot any major signs of waste at the installations the accountant is responsible for overseeing. Those lucky enough to be selected for this position are usually hand-picked and have demonstrated responsibility and great attention to detail. Being a food service accountant is a privilege with rewarding benefits that most people assigned to the same service section do not have the opportunity to enjoy. One of the benefits of being a restaurant accountant is a convenient and ideal work schedule. Most people who work in food service establishments work irregular hours, for example from 4:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., or 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Working the irregular hours that shift workers work makes it difficult to complete tasks outside of work during regular working hours. Shift workers often find that businesses and facilities are closed after work and are only open during the hours they need to sleep and rest for the next shift. In contrast, accountants normally work Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is much easier to deposit money in the bank during a lunch break or pay bills after work on an accountant's work schedule than with a 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift. The 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. shift that the accountant works is also ideal for people with children, as these hours are considered normal working hours and offer the most options when it comes to choose a daycare. Another advantage of being an accountant is the fact that it only takes three hours to complete the daily workload. Most employees working in the dining room barely have enough time to complete all daily tasks; while the accountant has enough time to complete all the daily tasks and more. The accountant can use this slow part of change to maximize personal and professional potential by enrolling in college courses, volunteering for core activities, completing any necessary training, or studying for upcoming promotional tests..