FRACTIONAL CFO FOR WATERPROOFING CONTRACTORS.
We run the finance function for waterproofing 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.
Waterproofing sells a decade of silence, so the finance function is built around a liability that surfaces years after final payment. The industry spends about $8 billion a year fixing failed waterproofing and below-grade remediation exceeds $150 a square foot, which is why this trade's 26 to 29 percent gross margin is an insurance premium rather than a fat rate. We accrue warranty per job instead of hoping, because a warranty commits future crew hours against revenue recognized years earlier and a company without the accrual re-earns its old jobs every spring. Then we make documentation a deliverable: stage photos, written substrate acceptance, witnessed flood and spray tests, and burial turnover records, since buried work gets judged a decade later by whatever paper exists.
THE THREE THINGS THAT DRAIN THE CASH.
The Uncharged Premium
The industry spends $8 billion a year fixing failed waterproofing, and below-grade remediation exceeds $150 per square foot. The trade's 26-to-29 percent gross margin is the insurance premium for that tail; discounting it's underwriting catastrophe risk for free.
The Ten-Year Photograph
Buried work gets judged a decade later by whatever paper exists. Photo-documented installation, written substrate acceptance, and witnessed water tests are the only testimony the membrane will ever give.
The Unreserved Callback
Warranties commit future crew-hours against revenue recognized years earlier. A per-job warranty accrual is what separates a 7.5-plus percent net from a company that re-earns its old jobs every spring. (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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