#7 - Contractor Accounting That Actually Helps You Scale w/ Erin Andrews

On The Contractor’s Edge, the host interviews Erin Andrews, CEO of Level Accounting, about building better contractor businesses through proactive monthly accounting, payroll, bookkeeping, and tax planning. Aaron shares her background working largely with trades, frustrations with business owners treating accounting as an afterthought, and issues with once-a-year accountants and an industry talent shortage. They discuss why end-of-year “buy a truck for write-offs” thinking is flawed, what a strong accountant relationship looks like, and what contractors should review monthly: job profitability, gross margin, overhead, net profit, and tax liability. They connect marketing metrics to forecasting, highlight common scaling stress points around $1–$2M, address AR and cash-flow problems, recommend planning ahead with clean books and lines of credit, and cover software ecosystems including QuickBooks Online, JobTread, integrations, and cost codes. -- Erin's Links -- https://levelaccountingfirm.com https://www.facebook.com/erin.h.andrews/   🔥Get Your Free JobTread Prompt Bible →  https://better-boss.ai/jobtread-ai-prompt-bible/ 🔥 Book Your FREE Growth Audit → https://cal.com/mybetterboss.ai/jobtread-free-growth-audit-call 📞 CONNECT WITH BETTER BOSS: 🌐 Website: https://better-boss.ai 📧 Brittney: [email protected] 📞 Phone: (720) 636-9500 📍 Highlands Ranch, Colorado ⚡ We only take limited clients per month. Every single one has given us 5 stars. You didn't start your business to be stuck in the day-to-day. You started for freedom, for family, and for something better. Better starts now. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly videos on building systems that actually work for contractors. Better Boss | JobTread Certified Implementation Partner Highlands Ranch, Colorado https://better-boss.ai 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 01:07 Aaron’s Origin Story 03:18 Accounting Pet Peeves 05:52 Year Round Tax Planning 09:02 Monthly Metrics That Matter 11:43 Scaling Past Two Million 15:44 Software Stack for Contractors 18:15 Desktop vs Online and Sync Risks 20:17 Cost Codes and Integrations 22:20 Doubling Revenue and Labor Burden 23:49 Labor Burden Basics 24:51 Overhead and Expense Control 25:37 Auditing with AI Tools 26:18 Social Media Origin Story 28:43 Authentic Content Tips 31:26 Answer Questions Strategy 32:51 How to Contact Level 34:39 KPIs That Matter 36:24 AR and Collections Fixes 38:03 Cash Flow and Credit Lines 41:03 Financing to Close More 41:57 Closing Advice and Wrap