Chapter 5

Money in the account, but which job made it?

Tài khoản có tiền, vậy công trình nào lãi?

The chapter's question

How much did the job that just closed really earn, and how do I know that number?

Big idea

When money flows through one shared account, profit is just a feeling. Each job needs its own ledger, even if it is a single page.

In this chapter

  1. Part 5.1

    One code per job

    Can every expense of the workshop this month be tied to a specific job?

  2. Part 5.2

    Collections ahead of outgoing cash

    Does my payment schedule always stay ahead of what I pay out for materials and wages?

  3. Part 5.3

    A one-page closeout for each job

    When a job closes, do I have one page showing estimate, actual and the profit left?

  4. Part 5.4

    Feeding the last job into the next quote

    Has what the last job taught me been corrected in the take-off and the rates for the next quote?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Fit-out Job Handbook is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Fit-out Job Handbook

  1. 1.Will the number I just blurted bind the whole job?
  2. 2.Doing extra to please, or digging my own hole?
  3. 3.The crew packed up, but is the job done?
  4. 4.Busy crew all week, but did the job move?
  5. 5.Money in the account, but which job made it?