Bookkeeping that shows which jobs actually paid.
Electricians, plumbers, painters, landscapers — you know which jobs felt good. We show you which ones made money: profit per job, per crew, and per service type, straight out of the software you already use.
Your books balance. But do they tell you which jobs to stop taking?
Most trade businesses run on gut feel: you quote fast, invoice late, and materials and hours quietly leak on every job. Your P&L says you're profitable overall — but it can't tell you that small repair jobs lose money every month while the big renovations carry the business. That's the gap we close.
What we track for you
The numbers a trade business actually needs — set up once, reported every month.
Profit per job
Every job costed — revenue in, labour, materials and subbies out — so you see the real margin, not a guess.
Labour vs quoted hours
Where the crew's time actually went against what you quoted — the leak most tradies never see.
Materials & markup
Untracked materials and thin markups add up fast. We catch them before they eat the job.
Per-service profit
Which service lines pull their weight — install vs maintenance vs callouts — so you price and chase the right work.
Three steps to numbers you'll actually use
We clean up the books
Catch-up, tidy-up, reconcile — whether you're six months behind or just uneasy about what's in there.
We build your profit system
We restructure your Xero, MYOB or QBO around jobs, crews and services — same software, set up to answer questions.
You see the money made
A short monthly report in plain English: what made money, what didn't, and the one or two things worth acting on.
Trade bookkeeping questions
Do I have to change accounting software?
No. We set up the Xero, MYOB or QuickBooks Online file you already use so it reports profit by job — same software, restructured to answer real questions.
How do you track profit per job for a small trade business?
We structure your accounts around tracking categories for each job, crew or service type, then code labour, materials and subcontractor costs against them. Your monthly report then shows which jobs actually made money.
I'm months behind on my books — can you still help?
Yes. We start with a catch-up and clean-up to get your file accurate and current, then keep it that way every month.
Find out where your trade business makes money.
Book a free 20-minute call, or run the free margin estimator first to see roughly what you're leaking.