Bookkeeping for roofers

What the books involve

• New roofs for builders: metal or tiled roofs on new homes claimed from each builder once installed, with every payment matched to its claim and any balance carried on a monthly list.
• Re-roofs and restorations: deposits, progress invoices and final payments from homeowners recorded against each house, so the amount still to collect on every job stays clear.
• Storm and leak repairs: jobs done for insurers or their repair builders invoiced with the claim or job reference they supply, then tracked until the remittance arrives.
• Roofing materials: metal sheeting, flashings, tiles, sarking and fixings ordered for each address matched to the supplier's statement, with roll-formed orders checked against the quantities quoted.
• Access equipment: scaffold, edge protection and boom lift hire charged to the job that used it, and equipment the business owns recorded with its finance as assets and loans.
• Skip bins and tip fees for old roofing taken off during re-roofs coded to their own account, so disposal costs on each job can be seen in the reports.