CFO for Excavation
Contractors.

Financial systems for excavation contractors doing $1M–$12M. Excavating, earthmoving, mass excavation — we build job costing around true equipment cost, changed site conditions, and the seasonal cash flow patterns that make excavation financially different from every other trade.

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SPM vs. Other CFO Firms

Most CFO Firms Serving This Trade

High revenue minimums — most won't serve under $5M
Advisory only — no bookkeeping, no implementation
No job costing setup or ControlQore management
No monthly WIP as standard deliverable
No pricing published — discovery call required
No vetted partner network for bonding, lending, or liens
No prevailing wage specialty

The Construction CFO — SPM

Serves $1M–$12M — starts at $1,900/month
Full implementation — bookkeeping, job costing, CFO advisory
ControlQore setup and managed for you every month
Monthly WIP standard in Executive tier
Full pricing published — no discovery call to find out costs
Vetted partners for bonding, lending, lien services, payroll
Prevailing wage and Davis-Bacon specialty

What We See in This Business

Equipment Cost Is Your Biggest Blind Spot

Excavators, dozers, scrapers, and haul trucks are your largest cost — but most excavation contractors use a rough hourly rate that doesn't reflect true ownership cost. Your bids are either leaving money on the table or losing jobs you should win.

Changed Conditions Never Get Billed

Underground surprises — rock, groundwater, buried debris, contaminated soil — create cost overruns that should be change orders. Most excavation contractors absorb the cost because they don't have the documentation process to support a claim.

Seasonal Gaps Destroy Annual Profit

Winter shutdowns, wet springs, and slow bid seasons create cash gaps that can wipe out an entire summer of profit. Most excavation contractors survive slow season on credit lines instead of cash flow forecasts.

How SPM Fixes It

True Equipment Cost Per Job

We build ownership and operating cost into your ControlQore job costing at the classification level so every bid and every job uses accurate equipment rates.

Changed Condition Documentation

We implement a changed condition tracking process tied to your job cost so underground surprises get documented, priced, and submitted as change orders — not absorbed.

Seasonal Cash Flow Forecasting

Executive clients get 13-week cash flow forecasting that accounts for seasonal revenue patterns so winter gaps are planned and funded — not survived on emergency credit.

Service Tiers

Tier 01

Core Financial

Starts at $1,900 / month

ControlQore setup and management
Job costing aligned to your estimate structure
Cost-to-complete tracking — updated monthly
Full-service bookkeeping — minimum 30 min/week
Vendor payments via ACH (you approve, we initiate)
Accounts receivable management
Bank reconciliations and transaction matching
Controllership
1 monthly CFO meeting
60-day onboarding — books migrated to last taxable year

Executive Financial

Starts at $2,900 / month

Everything in Core Financial
Monthly WIP schedule — delivered every month, standard
13-week cash flow forecasting
CEO Report — monthly financial dashboard
3 CFO advisory meetings per month
Strategic accountability and actionable to-dos
Direct access to Josh Luebker

Pricing by Revenue

Revenue Range (Last 12 Months)	Core Financial Monthly	Executive Financial Monthly
Under $1M	$1,900	$2,900
$1M – $3M	$2,600	$3,600
$4M – $6M	$3,800	$5,500
$7M – $9M	$5,100	$6,900
$10M – $12M	$6,100	$8,500
$13M+	Quoted	Quoted

Vetted Partner Network

National Lien Services

When AR gets too long, we connect you directly to our lien services partner to protect what you've earned.