FRACTIONAL CFO FOR LANDSCAPING CONTRACTORS.
We run the finance function for landscaping subcontractors doing $1M to $12M: job costing aligned to the way you estimate, a 13 week cash flow forecast, monthly WIP, and a CFO in the room every month. Pricing starts at $1,900 per month.
Landscaping is two businesses whose profits are worth different amounts, so we run divisional P&Ls before anything else. Commercial maintenance books run 14 to 20 percent EBITDA on more than 90 percent recurring revenue and command 6 to 9 times EBITDA from private equity platforms, while design and build install trades at 4 to 5.5 times, so the same profit dollar prices differently depending on which division earned it. We build crew-day P&Ls and route density reports next, because a three-person crew on a spread commercial route can log six or more unpaid person-hours of drive time in one day inside pricing built on property time rather than crew time. Then we keep a scope log against the twelve-month contract, put 3 to 5 percent escalators tied to CPI in the terms, and engage renewals 90 to 120 days before expiration.
THE THREE THINGS THAT DRAIN THE CASH.
The Mix That Sets the Multiple
Maintenance books trade at 6 to 9x and install books at 4 to 5.5x, and the same profit dollar is worth different amounts depending on which earned it. Divisional P&Ls aren't accounting hygiene; they're the exit strategy.
The Windshield Tax
Six-plus unpaid person-hours a day of drive time hides inside route pricing built on property time instead of crew time. Route density and crew-day P&Ls are where the thin 5 percent floor gets lifted.
The Favor That Became the Baseline
Twelve-month contracts absorb informal additions until the extras are the expectation. The scope log and quoted enhancements keep the annuity an annuity instead of a slow leak. (cfos-job-profitability-system) ---
WHAT WE CHANGE.
FLAT MONTHLY FEE. NO SURPRISES.
Priced by trailing 12 month revenue. No hourly billing. No payroll. No add-ons.
| Last 12 months revenue | Monthly fee |
|---|---|
| Up to $1M | $1,900 to $2,900 |
| $1M to $3.5M | $2,600 to $3,900 |
| $3.5M to $6.5M | $3,800 to $5,700 |
| $6.5M to $9.5M | $5,100 to $7,100 |
| $9.5M to $12.5M | $6,100 to $8,500 |
| $12.5M to $15.5M | $7,400 to $11,000 |
| $15.5M to $18.5M | $9,400 to $13,500 |
| $18.5M+ | Quoted individually |
Range reflects the three tiers below. Which one you're in depends on how much of the work you want off your desk. No payroll. No hidden line items.
You stop guessing.
You get the CFO work. Job costing built against the way you estimate, a 13 week cash forecast, monthly WIP, and a meeting every month that ends in decisions rather than a report.
Your bookkeeper keeps doing the books.
You stop touching the books.
Everything in Core, and we run the bookkeeping and the controllership as well. Nobody in your office is answering coding questions or chasing a reconciliation at month end.
We do the books. No payroll.
Every job shows its margin while it's still running.
Everything in Executive, plus the job costing and WIP platform set up, loaded with your cost codes, and managed for you every month. You never have to learn it.
We do the job costing.
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