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Plumbing Bookkeeping

Plumbing Bookkeeping

Most plumbing owners are making decisions on financials that are wrong.

Cash-basis books that mask your real margins. A chart of accounts that lumps all revenue together. Zero connection between ServiceTitan and your P&L. Your financials don’t tell you which service lines, techs, or job types actually make money — and that’s costing you real dollars. We fix all of it.

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The Problem

What we see with most plumbing companies’ books

Bookkeeping for plumbing isn’t the same as bookkeeping for a retail store or a law firm. Between service calls, new construction, drain cleaning, and commercial work — the financial complexity is real, and generic bookkeepers miss it.
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Cash-basis books hiding real profitability

A big repipe payment clears and revenue looks great — but the materials were purchased weeks ago and the labor was last pay period. Cash-basis accounting masks your true margins and makes it impossible to compare yourself to industry benchmarks.

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ServiceTitan data sitting in a silo

You have thousands of completed jobs in ServiceTitan with revenue, cost, and tech performance data — but none of it ties to your QuickBooks. Your bookkeeper reconciles bank statements. They never touch your operational platform.

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No visibility into what’s actually profitable

Service calls, new construction, drain cleaning, and commercial work are all lumped into one revenue line. COGS doesn’t separate parts from labor from subcontractors. You can’t see gross profit by department — so you have no idea which side of the business is making money and which is dragging you down.

Financials delivered too late to act on

By the time you see last month’s numbers, you’ve already made this month’s decisions blind. Plumbing companies with seasonal swings and fluctuating job mix need timely financial visibility — not a stale report from your tax preparer.

What’s Included

Plumbing bookkeeping built for operators, not tax preparers

Every deliverable is designed to help you make decisions — not just file taxes at year-end.

Accrual-Basis Monthly Financials

See your true profitability every month — not a cash-basis P&L that spikes when a big repipe payment clears and crashes the next week. We deliver accrual-basis financials closed within 15 business days, with revenue matched to when it was earned. This is the standard PE buyers expect, and it’s the only way to benchmark your margins accurately.

PE-Standard Chart of Accounts

Know exactly which service lines and departments make money — and which ones are bleeding margin. We restructure your chart of accounts to separate service vs. new construction vs. drain vs. commercial revenue, break COGS into parts, labor, subcontractors, and equipment, and deliver department-level P&Ls. This is the same structure used by PE-backed platforms and the standard top industry coaching groups build to.

ServiceTitan ↔ QBO Integration

End the mystery of why ServiceTitan and QuickBooks show different numbers. We reconcile revenue, job costing, and tech performance data from ServiceTitan to your QBO general ledger every month — so your financial statements actually reflect what’s happening in the field.

Accounts Payable & Receivable

Stop losing money to missed bills, late payments, and aging receivables nobody is chasing. We handle vendor bill entry, payment tracking, aging management, and collections follow-up for commercial accounts — so cash doesn’t leak through the cracks.

Payroll Reconciliation

See the true labor cost by department — not just total payroll. We reconcile commissions, spiffs, tech comp, and office salaries to the right departments every month. When comp is allocated wrong, your department margins are wrong, and you can’t tell which crews are profitable.

Monthly Financial Package

A financial package you can actually use in your Monday meeting. P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and a management summary that tells you what changed, why it changed, and what to do about it. Not a 30-page PDF nobody reads — a focused brief built for operators.

Bookkeeping is the foundation. When you’re ready for margin analysis by department, cash flow forecasting, comp modeling, and exit planning — see our Plumbing Fractional CFO Services →

Why Profitability Partners

We don’t just do your books — we understand your business

Built specifically for home services

We work exclusively with plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and roofing companies. We know your revenue cycles, how new construction versus service mix hits margins, and how your tech comp plans flow through the P&L. Your bookkeeper shouldn’t need a tutorial on what a service agreement or drain contract looks like.

PE-grade financial rigor

Our team has reviewed financials on 200+ home services acquisitions. We know exactly what private equity buyers look at — and we build your books to that standard from day one, whether you plan to sell or not.

ServiceTitan expertise

We’re one of the only accounting firms that actually works inside ServiceTitan. We pull reporting, reconcile to QBO, and use your operational data to inform the financials — so your books and your dispatch board tell the same story.

15 days
Average monthly close timeline
100%
Accrual-basis delivery — every client, no exceptions
PE-standard
Chart of accounts and reporting used by PE-backed platforms

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from my current bookkeeper?
Most bookkeepers categorize transactions and reconcile bank statements. They don’t restructure your chart of accounts to PE standards, integrate ServiceTitan data, or deliver accrual-basis financials with department-level gross profit. We do all of that — because we’ve seen what best-in-class plumbing financials look like from the buyer’s side of the table.
Do I need to switch from my current accounting software?
No. We work in QuickBooks Online and integrate with ServiceTitan, HouseCall Pro, Jobber, and other field service platforms. We meet you where you are and optimize from there.
What size plumbing company is this for?
We typically work with plumbing companies doing $3M–$30M+ in revenue. Whether you’re a growing operation looking to professionalize your books or a multi-location platform preparing for a private equity exit, the service scales to your needs.
How quickly can you get started?
Onboarding typically takes 2–3 weeks. We review your current books, restructure the chart of accounts, connect your systems, and begin the first monthly close. Most clients are fully transitioned within one close cycle.
Can you also help with operational reporting, forecasting, or exit prep?
Absolutely. Bookkeeping is the foundation, but our four core services are Accounting, Operational Reporting, Financial Forecasting, and Exit Planning. Many clients start with bookkeeping and layer on additional services as they grow. Learn more about our full services →
What does plumbing bookkeeping cost?
Most of our plumbing bookkeeping engagements run between $3,500–$5,000/month depending on transaction volume, number of locations, and whether you need ServiceTitan integration. We scope everything on the initial call after reviewing your current books — no surprises.
What if my current bookkeeper pushes back on switching?
We work with your existing team when it makes sense. But we’re often brought in specifically because the current bookkeeping isn’t working — the chart of accounts is wrong for plumbing, ServiceTitan isn’t connected to the financials, and the P&L doesn’t break out departments. If your bookkeeper can restructure to PE standards and integrate your field service data, great. If not, we handle the transition and make it painless.
What makes plumbing bookkeeping different from regular bookkeeping?
Plumbing companies have complexity that generic bookkeepers miss — job costing that spans weeks across service, new construction, and drain work, tech commission and spiff structures, ServiceTitan data that needs to flow into the financials, and department-level margin analysis that requires a trade-specific chart of accounts. A bookkeeper who also does restaurants and law firms doesn’t know this world. We’ve built our entire practice around it.
Can you work with HouseCall Pro / Jobber / FieldEdge?
Yes. ServiceTitan is our specialty and deepest integration, but we also work with HouseCall Pro, Jobber, FieldEdge, and other field service platforms. The financial infrastructure we build works regardless of your operational software.

Ready to Get Started?

See what PE-grade plumbing books look like

Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll review your current financials and show you exactly what we’d change — no obligation.

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Find Out What Your Margins Should Be →

One HVAC client went from 9% to 17% net margin — that’s +$7M in exit value.

Real client result — not a hypothetical

In a free 30-minute call, we’ll show you exactly where your margins are leaking — and what to fix first.

Your true margins, fully loaded — we calculate your real cost per job including labor burden, materials, and subcontractor costs, then benchmark against top performers so you see exactly where you’re leaving money
The dollar impact of each gap — we quantify what every margin leak and overhead inefficiency is actually costing you per month, so nothing stays hidden
The 3-5 highest-ROI fixes — ranked by impact, so you know exactly where to start
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