FRACTIONAL CFO FOR LOW VOLTAGE / AV CONTRACTORS.
We run the finance function for low voltage / av 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.
Low voltage sells by the drop, and the trade's whole margin problem is that nobody agrees what a drop includes. We define it in writing before the contract signs, meaning pull plus terminations plus testing plus labeling plus documentation, and we log base counts so added drops become change orders instead of favors. Billing then rides the test reports and the label schedule, because cable pulled and not certified is inventory sitting in a ceiling rather than revenue, and a subcontractor already waits 56 days on average after submitting a pay application. On the AV side we write commissioning protocols with defined pass conditions, since acceptance without criteria means the job closes when the client's taste is satisfied and that day never appears on your calendar.
THE THREE THINGS THAT DRAIN THE CASH.
The Undefined Drop
The trade sells by the drop, and an undefined drop (pull only, or pull-terminate-test-label-document?) makes every unit price a future argument. Define the unit, log the count, and added drops become change orders instead of favors.
The Untested Ceiling
Cable that's pulled but not certified is inventory, not revenue: billing rides the fluke reports and the label schedule. Documentation-complete is the collection strategy, per drop, daily.
The Subjective Punch
AV acceptance without written criteria means the job closes when the client's taste is satisfied, which is never on the contractor's calendar. Commissioning protocols with defined pass conditions are how integration projects end on paper. (cfos-cash-flow-cycle-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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