Are you a Builder or Tradie looking for an Accountant to help you?
My name is Alan and I have been a professional Accountant in business for over 10 years. For all of that time I have had clients in the trades and construction, I get along very well with people in these industries and enjoy helping young tradies go out on their own for the first time as well as more challenging engagements like helping fix up large businesses that have gotten a bit out of control.
Over the years I have assisted with a range of services that are specific to trades and construction – an example of some common issues I have helped with are;
- Setting up Purchase order and Invoicing systems to agree with head contractor’s requirements
- Quoting on everything from $500 domestic jobs to 200 unit apartments and civil construction work
- Pricing and modeling business expansion plans (for example adding a second team of concretors or a second team of plumbers)
- Setting up payroll and contractor payment systems and working out how much to charge your staff out for
- Explaining the basics of cashflow management and helping set up systems to make sure the business does not run out of cash
- Assistance with sourcing finance for new machinery, cars and cashflow funding
- Quoting on domestic construction jobs – ie getting your pricing and stage payments right so you make a profit and also don’t run out of cash as the job goes on
Generally the challenges facing businesses in these industries are the same irrespective of your trade or area you work but in case you have any doubts some of the trades I have worked with are;
- Carpentry
- Plumbing (all types)
- Bricklayers
- Kitchen and other cabinetry
- Electricians
- Bathrooms
- Caulkers
- Builders
- Developers
- Data cabling including foxtel and nbn
- Concretors
- Earthmoving
- Rubbish removal
- Civil construction