Jul 17, 2015
Profit Drain #1 In-House Bookkeeper
Until Your Construction Company - Reaches at least $5 million in
annual sales you cannot afford to hire a
qualified bookkeeper or construction accountant.
For Example - You Hire someone with bad habits who
is a Cheap Bookkeeper part time at $15.00
an hour for 10 hours a week thinking you will save
money. The problem with that is you may not understand the
true cost to have them on your payroll, including overhead, is
closer to $25.29 per hour. Click Here For More
Every Ten Minutes Your Bookkeeper Is Costing You $4.21
Every Ten Minutes A Day Of Unproductive Office Labor Could Cost Your Company $273.93 Every Year
At 10% Profit You Need $2,739.30 More Sales To Maintain
Profit Margin
In Some Cases - We can do more work for less money by providing you
with real construction bookkeeping and accounting + payroll
processing + monthly and quarterly tax reports + year end W-2, W-3
+ profit and growth management consulting + financial and job
costing reports + paperless data storage and more at a lower
overall cost and as an added bonus show you how to make more money
than you are now!
Profit Drain #2 Cheap Tools And Equipment
Cheap Tools And Equipment - Cost a lot of money that you cannot see; out-of-sight means out-of-mind. Invest in the best tools and equipment you can afford because in the short run you will save money. Construction workers who take pride in their work produce better results faster with fewer repairs if they have quality tools and equipment.
Every Ten Minutes Your Construction Worker Costs You $5.94
Every Ten Minutes A Day Of Unproductive Construction Worker
Labor:
For Employee #01 Could Cost The Company $1,544.42 Each
Year
At 10% Profit You Need $15,544.20 More Sales To Maintain Profit
Margin
For Example - Your best construction worker asks for
a tool:
· It costs $1,200.00
· It will save ten minutes a day in
labor
· It will last 3 years
· The standard response is the
company can't afford it!
Highly Profitable - Construction company owner's will
ask their construction accountant to calculate
the projected the Return on Investment (ROI) is and
then consult their Strategic Business Plan to make an
informed decision.
In This Example - It may make sense to finance the purchase
even if it means using a credit card at 12% interest because the
net return is $3,289.36 which is 245% ROI.
Two Contractors Doing Similar Work - For similar customers with the similar direct and indirect construction costs will have massively different KPI Reports including the Profit and Loss Statements. Size matters when it comes to piles of money and bigger profits!
Construction Success is a few simple disciplines practiced everyday
Construction Failure is a few errors in judgment repeated everyday
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I trust this podcast helps you understand that outsourcing your contractors bookkeeping services to us is about more than just “doing the bookkeeping”; it is about taking holistic approach to your entire construction company and helping support you as a contractor and as a person.
We understand the good, bad and the ugly about owning and operating construction companies because we have had several of them and we sincerely care about you and your construction company!
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In closing, I want to caution you that we may or may not be a good fit for your contracting company. This guide will help you learn what to look for in outsourced construction accounting.
Thank you very much and I hope you understand we really do care
about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever
hire our services.
Bye for now until our next episode here on the Contractors Success
MAP Podcast.
Warm Regards,
Randal DeHart | Contractors Accountant