The Accounting SECRETS Behind Construction Growth with Stacie & Lisa | Construction MF'ers EP93

Are your construction profits disappearing despite winning bids at 20% margins? Do you know what your projects are actually costing you? In this episode of The Construction MF'ers podcast, Scott Peper, our CEO and Founder, sits down with Lisa Robles and Stacie Gaffrey, CPAs from Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, to reveal why most contractors are missing critical financial insights that determine success or failure.

This episode is more than catching fraud in your construction business (though that's covered too)—and is about transforming how you understand your business finances. Lisa and Stacie explore why your WIP schedule matters more than your income statement, how overhead calculations make or break profitability, and why that concrete contractor who built a multi-million dollar business through hard work might still be making uninformed decisions that cost him thousands.

Here's what you'll learn:

🔹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 - Discover why your WIP schedule and gain/fade analysis are more important than your income statement for true profitability.

🔹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 - Simple steps like maintaining check stock, implementing positive pay for ACH transfers, and proper vendor management that can save you thousands.

🔹 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 - Why giving "all the keys to the kingdom" to one person is dangerous, and how to create safeguards even in small teams.

🔹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 - Learn why many seemingly profitable contractors are actually losing money once true overhead costs are properly calculated.

🔹 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗿 - From sticky-note passwords to mysterious vendors, spot the warning signs before they become expensive problems.

If you're running your construction business by bank balance and gut instinct, you're likely leaving profits on the table. This episode delivers practical, actionable accounting advice from CPAs who understand construction—not just theory, but real-world strategies that support growth and protect what you've built.

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