The HVAC Bookkeeper: Stop Being Busy and Broke: Job Costing, Pricing Cash Flow for Heating Air Conditioning Contractors

Busy is not the same as profitable.Most heating and cooling companies do not close because the work dried up. They close with a full schedule, a good crew and a reputation worth having - because the prices were set from memory and the costs were never counted.This is the desk copy for the owner who wants that to stop.Inside- The four-stream split that shows which part of the company is subsidising the rest- The loaded hourly cost of a technician: wages, taxes, insurance, vehicle, and every unbilled hour- Markup against margin, and the keystroke that corrects it- A chart of accounts a trade owner can actually read- Job costing on the truck: three fields, no new software- A thirteen-week cash map for the shoulder season- Flat-rate task building, service agreement maths, and after-hours rates worth answering the phone for- Hiring, payroll, and what replacing a technician really costs- A one-page Monday dashboard: nine numbers, twenty minutes, once a weekHow it is writtenPlain language and real dollars. The worked examples reconcile if you check them. And a closing note tells you exactly which figures are industry benchmarks and where each one came from - because a number you cannot source is a number you should not price from.A practical reference for owners, office managers, and anyone stepping up to run the business side of a heating and air-conditioning company. It also makes a straightforward gift for someone who is very good at the trade and losing money at the business.Paperkeel Press - The Commercial Small Business Guides