Contractors & Trades
Bookkeeping for contractors and trades in Tennessee
Roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, remodeling. Whether you bill by job or by the hour, your books need to work the same way your business does: job by job, not just one big number at the end of the month.
Running a roofing company? See how I handle roofing bookkeeping.
Why generic bookkeeping falls short here
A P&L that doesn't break out by job isn't telling you where you are actually making money.
Most bookkeeping treats a $40,000 kitchen remodel and a $400 service call the same way: one more deposit, one more expense. You can't tell which jobs are actually making money and which ones are quietly losing it.
Progress billing and supplier invoices that show up three weeks after the crew left the job site need to be tracked against the specific job they belong to, not just categorized and forgotten.
I set up job costing from day one, so every job has its own real numbers: labor, materials, subs, and most importantly actual profit.
What I handle
The contractor-specific parts.
Job Costing
Every job gets its own P&L: labor, materials, subcontractors, and what's left over, so you know which types of work are actually worth chasing.
Progress Billing
Draws and progress invoices matched to the schedule of values, so billing keeps pace with the work.
Supplier Invoice Timing
Invoices that land weeks after the job's done get coded back to the right job and the right month, not dumped into whatever period they arrived in.
Equipment & Vehicle Tracking
Trucks, tools, and equipment tracked separately so you know what they're actually costing you to own and run.
Tax-Ready Year End
A package built for how a contractor's tax return actually works: cost of goods sold, work in progress, and everything your preparer needs without a scramble in March.
Not sure if this fits your trade?
Let's have a conversation and figure that out together.