Bookkeeping for electricians

What the books involve

• Call-outs and small jobs: invoices raised from the job app when the work is done, and card payments taken at the job matched to them, so unpaid call-outs stand out.
• Wholesaler accounts: counter pick-ups and deliveries of cable, switchboards and fittings matched to the monthly statement, with each purchase charged to the job it was bought for.
• Work for builders: claims on new homes and commercial fit-outs tracked against each contract, including any amounts held back until the builder releases them.
• Job management apps such as simPRO or Tradify feeding invoices into Xero, with every synced invoice and payment checked against the bank feed before it is reconciled.
• Vans, tools and test equipment: vehicle running costs, fuel cards and tool purchases recorded consistently, so the cost of keeping each van on the road shows up in the monthly reports.