For owner-led trade contractors in the Hudson Valley
Know what yourjobs are making.Before they're over.
Bookkeeping is the baseline. We build the job costing, WIP and labor burden tracking behind it, so you can protect margin while the job is still running.
$250, credited to your first month · I review your books. I don't change them.
Maple St kitchen running 6 pts under bid margin
Route 52 under billed $9,700
Margin on each job
See what each job made, not just the company.
Bids built on real costs
Price with the fully loaded cost of an hour.
Cash you can see coming
Catch over and under billing before it bites.
Books closed on time
A monthly close while decisions still matter.
Sound familiar?
Four places profit leaks out.
Contractors don't lose money because they're bad at the work. They lose it because the numbers are wrong. Here's where it leaks.
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- HVAC
- Landscape + Hardscape
- Pools
- Remodeling + GC
- Roofing
- Cleaning + Janitorial
- Specialty trades
Murky job costing
You're not sure which jobs are profitable and which ones are bleeding margin. Bidding feels like a guessing game.
Working out of the bank balance.
Labor burden confusion
You don't know your fully loaded labor cost. Miss it, and the profit can disappear before the job starts.
Bad math steals margin.
The WIP problem
Your WIP schedule isn't reconciled to the financials, leaving you blind to over billing, under billing and the true position of active jobs.
Over billed can look like profit until the job catches up.
Reactive reporting
Your P&L shows up weeks after the month ends. By then the job has moved on, and so has the money.
Flying blind until tax time.
Here's the math
Same job. Two different profits.
Many books stop at materials and wages. Move the sliders to add what they leave out.
Contract minus materials and wages.
After burden and overhead are counted.
Want this for your actual jobs?
$250, credited to your first month · I review your books. I don't change them.
The field and the financials
Two of us look at your numbers. One from the books, one from the field.
I work the books. My husband, Barry, has 40+ years on jobsites. When the numbers point to the field, he helps me look there.
Meet the teamFinds where the numbers are breaking down, job by job and month by month.
B.S. Accounting · Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional · QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor, Level 2 · IMA member
Construction, remodeling, landscape and hardscape, pools, and related trades. Barry helps contractors look at the operational realities behind their financial results.
Services
Build your profit margins with the same precision you build your projects.
I quote monthly pricing after the diagnostic, once I've seen what your books need. No hourly billing.
Core
Wild StartFor contractors who need the books built right first, so the numbers can be trusted.
Performance
Polished GrowthFor established contractors with crews who need to know which jobs make money.
Advisory
Powerhouse StrategyFor growing contractors planning hires, equipment, and cash ahead of time.
The $250 Diagnostic
Know what you're working with before you commit to anything.
I go through your books before we talk. On the call, I'll show you what's working, what isn't, and what it would take to fix it. No monthly commitment.
“These numbers give you a clear view of the business you’re working so hard to build. Getting there takes both of us. I build the structure. You keep the information coming.”
Christina Lier, Founder
$250, credited to your first month · Findings within 3 business days of access
Free guide
Bad math steals margin. Here's where.
The 5 Job Costing Mistakes That Drain Contractor Profitability
The markup vs. margin trap, what belongs in labor burden, and why your bank balance can fool you. Practical fixes you can start this month.
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Questions
Before you book.
Do you do taxes?
Not at this time. Wild Pink is a management accounting firm. We work alongside your CPA and hand them clean, reconciled books at year end.
My books are behind. Is cleanup included?
Cleanup is quoted separately as a one-time project, based on how far behind the books are. It stays separate from your monthly fee, so you know both numbers up front.
Who will I work with?
I lead your engagement and handle your books, reporting and analysis. When the numbers point to a problem in the field, like a job running long or a bid that keeps missing, Barry's 40+ years of contractor experience can help us figure out what's happening on the job. That only happens with your approval, and he sees only what he needs for that question.
No more mystery margins
Let's run the numbers.
Start with the $250 Diagnostic.
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