Job costing, cash flow, and financial systems for utilities and underground subcontractors doing $1M–$12M.
01
Cash Runs Out Before Pay Apps Clear
Underground work has massive upfront equipment and material costs — pipe, manholes, boring equipment — that hit long before you can bill progress.
02
No Job-Level Visibility
Unit price contracts make job costing complicated. Most utilities subs don't know if a job is profitable until quantities are reconciled at the end.
03
The Books Don't Match Reality
Bonding requirements and equipment financing create cash constraints that compound every time you take on a new project.
Job Costing Built for Utilities & Underground Contractors
We build your job costing around unit price structures so you can track actual vs. estimated quantities in real time and catch overruns early.
WIP & Cash Flow Visibility
We model your equipment costs — owned and rented — into your job cost so your true cost per unit is accurate on every bid going forward.
Trade-Specific CFO Advisory
We manage your financial presentation for bonding so your working capital ratios support the aggregate bonded work you need to grow.
Common Questions
Straight answers.
Do you specialize in utilities and underground?
Yes. We work specifically with subcontractors and GCs in the $1M–$12M revenue range across concrete, civil, utilities, SWPPP, electrical, and specialty trades including utilities and underground. We understand the billing cycles, contract structures, and margin benchmarks specific to your work.
What's included in the monthly fee?
Core Financial includes ControlQore setup, job costing aligned to your estimates, full-service bookkeeping, and bank reconciliations. Executive Financial adds monthly CFO advisory meetings, controllership, and strategic accountability. No payroll. No scope gaps.
How long does onboarding take?
60 days. We migrate your books to the start of your last taxable year, set up ControlQore, and build your job costing structure from scratch. You're fully operational in two months.
What is ControlQore?
ControlQore is the job costing and WIP platform we use for all clients. Purpose-built for contractors, more affordable than legacy tools, and AI-infused. We set it up and manage it — you don't have to learn it.
How is this different from a bookkeeper?
A bookkeeper records what happened. We tell you what it means and what to do about it. We align job costing to your estimates, track WIP monthly, and hold strategic accountability meetings so problems get fixed — not just documented.