Roofing

Part-Time CFO and Controller for Roofing Companies

Busy after every storm, short on cash between them? Monthly numbers by job and by season, from a team led by a former construction CFO.

Sound Familiar?

If two or more of these sound familiar, let’s talk.

What We Do

Roofing Accounting and CFO Services

Roofing accounting has to keep up with weather, crews and insurance checks. Residential jobs turn over fast, insurance work pays in stages, and commercial jobs bring retainage and pay applications. We close your books every month and give you job costs, cash and a forecast you can plan the season around.

Every month

  • Books closed and reconciled on time
  • Job costing on every roof: materials, labor and subcontracted crews
  • Insurance and customer payments tracked until the last check clears
  • Retainage and pay applications on commercial jobs
  • A 13-week cash flow forecast
  • A monthly meeting to walk you through the numbers

When you need it

  • An annual budget and business plan
  • Lines of credit and term loans
  • Bonding support for commercial and public work
  • Cleanup of books that are behind
  • Getting ready to sell or bring in a partner
Learn more in our guide to construction cash flow, see how we handle WIP and job costing, or see all our services.

Why It Matters

Why Roofing Cash Is Hard to Plan

A roofing company’s busiest weeks often follow a storm, which is also when it has to buy the most material and pay the most labor before any customer pays. Insurance work adds a wait: claims are often paid in stages, and the final payment can come weeks after the roof is finished.
Commercial roofing brings its own timing: retainage held until the job closes out, and pay applications that have to match the work. A forecast built around those dates shows how much cash or credit you need, and which jobs are tying it up.

What We Track for Roofing Companies

Profit by Job

Materials, labor and crews against each job’s estimate.

Insurance Payments

Every claim payment, from the first check to the final one.

Retainage

What commercial customers are holding back and when it’s due.

Storm-Season Cash

A forecast for the surge and the slow months after.

Results

Results for Contractors

Negotiated a construction company’s line of credit up to $200,000 and a larger bonding line, so it could take on more public work.

Meet Alan

Led by a Former Construction CFO

Alan G. Lefkowitz, CPA, founded CFO Strategies in 2009 and has more than 30 years of financial leadership experience. For over 10 years he was CFO of mid-sized construction and real estate companies, overseeing the financial performance of major New York projects, including the Yankee Stadium and the Goldman Sachs office tower. Today he and his team bring that experience to contractors who need CFO-level help without a full-time hire.

From First Call to Monthly Reporting

1. Book a Call

Tell us about your company, your software and what isn’t working.

2. Free Cash Flow Review

We look at your books, WIP and cash position and tell you what we’d fix first.

3. Cleanup and Setup

We clean up what needs fixing and set up job costing and monthly reporting.

4. Monthly Reporting

Every month you get clear reports on job profitability, WIP and cash.

We can usually start within a couple of weeks, after a short review of your books. See how it works or view our pricing.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers for roofing company owners.

Yes. Roofers are among our clients, along with general contractors, subcontractors, HVAC companies and builders.

Closing the books every month, job costing on each roof, tracking insurance and customer payments, retainage on commercial jobs, payroll and sales tax filings, and a forecast of cash for the months ahead.

We track each claim’s payments against the job, so you know what’s still owed and when it should come in, and the cash forecast plans for the wait.

Yes. We track retainage, review pay applications, keep your WIP schedule current and prepare the reports banks and bonding companies ask for.

QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation and Sage Intacct. See what we do in each one.

No. We work at will and ask for 30 days’ notice.

See Where Your Roofing Company Stands

Book a free consultation. We’ll look at your numbers and tell you what we’d fix first, with no obligation.

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