Financials that show which jobs actually make money.
Real job costing. Crew and truck profitability. Recurring vs. project revenue. We do accounting and fractional CFO for plumbing, HVAC, electrical, landscaping, cleaning, and other trades — the way trades books should be done.
Job costing is the whole game.
If you can't tell which jobs make money and which lose it, you're flying blind. Most general bookkeepers can't do real job costing — so trades owners end up running their business off "the bank account looks okay this week," which is how growth quietly becomes a cash crisis.
True job-level P&L
Materials, labor (loaded with burden), subs, equipment — all coded to the job. You finally know which jobs, which crews, and which service lines actually make money.
Crew & truck profitability
Per-crew gross margin, billable hours utilization, and equipment cost per job. The data that tells you whether to add a crew, fire one, or buy another truck.
Recurring vs. project revenue
Service contracts, maintenance plans, recurring routes — tracked separately from one-off project revenue so you see the real recurring base of the business.
WIP & over/under billing
For project-heavy shops (HVAC install, electrical retrofit, landscaping installs) — proper work-in-progress accounting so revenue ties to job stage, not invoice date.
Equipment & fleet
Trucks, trailers, mowers, excavators — tracked by asset, with depreciation, maintenance, and proper allocation to jobs. We work with Section 179 and bonus depreciation alongside your tax CPA.
Multi-entity if you have it
OpCo + equipment-holding LLC, real estate sub, multiple service lines — we handle the entity sprawl that happens as a trades business matures.
If you run trucks, we probably know your business.
Plumbing & HVAC
Service + install. Recurring maintenance contracts. Multi-truck operations.
Electrical
Residential service, commercial install, low-voltage. Project-billing complexity.
Landscaping & lawn care
Routes, seasonality, equipment cycles, snow removal cross-over.
Cleaning & janitorial
Recurring contract revenue, labor optimization, multi-site.
Roofing
Insurance work, project WIP, supplier relationships.
Pest control
Recurring routes, chemical inventory, multi-state if you've grown.
Painting
Crew profitability, bid accuracy, residential vs. commercial mix.
Other trades
If you run trucks and crews, the math is similar. Talk to us.
The cash crunch that comes with growth.
Trades businesses growing fast almost always hit a cash wall. Materials get bought before customers pay. Payroll runs every two weeks regardless. New trucks need cash today and earn cash next quarter. We help you see it coming and plan around it — instead of finding out the hard way.
- Cash forecast that anticipates seasonal dips
- Hire / truck / location decisions modeled before you commit
- Pricing analysis — are your bids actually winning the right work?
- Service mix analysis — what's the highest-margin work you should chase?
- Lender-ready financials and supporting schedules when you need to fund growth
What trades & services owners ask before signing.
Do you integrate with ServiceTitan / Jobber / Housecall Pro?
Can you do real job costing?
What about union shops with prevailing wage?
Do you handle workers' comp audits?
We're seasonal — does that matter?
Section 179 and equipment financing?
Ready to talk to people who actually know your industry?
30-minute call. No obligation. We'll tell you straight whether we can help — or who can.