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Bookkeeping for Cleaning & Janitorial

Labor is seventy percent of the invoice, so a point of margin is a payroll question.

Remote bookkeeping — monthly close, cleanup, and books ready for your CPA.

Commercial cleaning is a payroll business with thin margins and high staff turnover, which means the difference between a profitable contract and a loss-making one is a few hours a week that nobody is tracking. Where crews are treated as subcontractors, the classification question sits underneath everything, and where supplies and equipment are bought centrally but consumed per site, contract-level profitability is invisible.

Labor per site

Fully loaded with taxes and insurance, contract by contract.

Underpriced accounts surface

Before renewal, while you can still do something.

Supplies allocated

To the sites that actually consume them.

Classification consistent

Employed and contracted crews handled the same way every time.

What we handle

  • Labor cost tracked per contract or per site, fully loaded with taxes and insurance
  • Contract-level profitability so underpriced accounts surface before renewal
  • Supplies and equipment allocated to the sites that consume them
  • Worker classification treated consistently, with 1099 reporting supported
  • Recurring contract billing tracked against the periods it covers

Common problems we fix

  • One payroll figure across every contract, so no account can be evaluated
  • Subcontracted crews with no W-9s collected until January
  • Supplies as a single overhead line, hiding the sites that consume the most
  • Contracts renewed at last year’s rate because nobody could see the margin

We keep the books. You run the business.

Categorization, reconciliation, month-end close, and clean financial statements — with nothing left for you to chase.

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How It Works

1

Free review

We look at how your cleaning and janitorial books are set up today.

2

Fix the structure

Chart of accounts rebuilt around how your industry actually earns and spends.

3

Catch up

Anything behind gets cleaned up at a fixed quoted price.

4

Close monthly

Current, reconciled books every month — ready for your CPA.

Cleaning & Janitorial — Frequently Asked Questions

Do you understand cleaning and janitorial specifically?

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Yes — that is the point of setting the books up by industry. Commercial cleaning is a payroll business with thin margins and high staff turnover, which means the difference between a profitable contract and a loss-making one is a few hours a week that nobody is tracking. Where crews are treated as subcontractors, the classification question sits underneath everything, and where supplies and equipment are bought centrally but consumed per site, contract-level profitability is invisible.

Do you work in my existing accounting file?

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Yes. We work inside your file so you keep ownership and full visibility. If you do not have one set up yet, we build it around your industry from the start.

Can you help if I am months behind?

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That is our specialty. Cleanup is quoted at a fixed price after a short no-obligation review, so you know the cost before any work begins.

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Bookkeeping built for cleaning and janitorial

Book a free consultation and we will tell you what your books need — and what it costs.

  • Done-for-you
  • Solo or group
  • Nationwide

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