Bookkeeping for Roofing Contractors
Monthly bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online for roofing companies dealing with large project revenue, insurance work, material costs, and crews.
Big Jobs, Big Material Bills, Uneven Timing
Roofing revenue arrives in large chunks rather than a steady monthly stream, and a single job can involve a deposit, a material drop, a crew, and a final payment weeks apart. If those pieces are not recorded in the right periods, the P&L swings wildly and tells you nothing useful.
- Residential replacement and repair revenue
- Commercial and multi-family roofing projects
- Insurance claim and supplement payments
- Customer deposits and progress payments
- Storm-driven surges in volume
- Shingles, underlayment, and supply house purchases
- Crew wages and subcontracted labor
- Dumpsters, disposal, and permits
- Trucks, trailers, and equipment
- General liability and workers’ comp insurance
What Haverlin Handles
Job revenue and job costs recorded together
Material purchases and labor are matched to the work they belong to, so gross profit on roofing jobs is visible instead of buried.
Insurance and supplement payments tracked
Claim payments, supplements, and customer portions are recorded so you can see what was actually collected on a job.
Bank and credit card reconciliation
Every account reconciled monthly, so the QuickBooks balance matches the bank and errors get caught early.
Monthly financial statements
A Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet organized around how the business actually operates.
CPA-ready year-end records
Clean, reconciled books handed to your tax professional, with no January scramble.
Who This Fits
Haverlin works with owner-operated roofing companies doing residential replacement, repair, and light commercial work, whether crews are employees or subcontracted.
- Residential roof replacement and repair
- Storm and insurance restoration work
- Light commercial and multi-family roofing
- Owners who want to know real margin per job
Questions
Can you handle subcontractor payments and 1099s?
Subcontractor payments are tracked through the year so the totals are correct and organized when your tax professional prepares 1099s. Haverlin does not file the returns.
How are customer deposits handled?
Deposits are recorded as what they are until the work is done, so revenue reflects jobs actually completed rather than money collected in advance.
What about insurance supplements?
Supplement payments are recorded against the job so total collected revenue on that roof is clear, rather than appearing as unrelated deposits.
How much does it cost?
Monthly bookkeeping starts at $350/month. Final pricing depends on transaction volume, accounts, and the current condition of the books.
Know What Each Roof Actually Made
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