QuickBooks job costing, storm restoration accounting, and retainage tracking for St. Louis roofing contractors.
The St. Louis metro — spanning both Missouri and Illinois — is a diverse roofing market with strong residential, commercial, and industrial segments. The Missouri side (St. Charles County, Jefferson County, south St. Louis County) drives suburban residential re-roof volume. The Illinois Metro East (Belleville, O'Fallon, Edwardsville) adds a separate jurisdiction. St. Louis sits in a severe weather zone: tornado and hail events strike regularly in the spring and early summer, generating significant restoration work. The region also has a substantial aging commercial building stock — warehouses, industrial buildings, and institutional facilities — that generates ongoing re-roofing projects.
St. Louis contractors working in both Missouri and Illinois face the same cross-state complexity as Cincinnati — separate sales tax rules, contractor licensing, and payroll tax treatment for each state. Jobs in Metro East Illinois must be tagged separately in QuickBooks from day one.
Every St. Louis roofing job gets its own QuickBooks Project. Every invoice, bill, and expense tagged to the correct job. Monthly Project Profitability report shows gross margin on every completed job — so you know which work types in the St. Louis market are worth bidding more of.
Retainage held on St. Louis commercial jobs tracked in a dedicated QuickBooks account — visible on your balance sheet, aged monthly, flagged for collection when jobs complete. Most contractors we onboard have $40K–$120K in untracked retainage.
Two reports by the 10th of every month: company P&L and per-job profitability sorted by gross margin. Reports that drive real decisions, not just annual tax filing.
Every sub paid over $600 in St. Louis tracked year-round. Clean 1099 list ready January 31st — no scramble, no missing payments, no IRS exposure.
JobCostBooks works remotely inside your QuickBooks Online account — we serve St. Louis contractors across the full metro area.
All work is done remotely. Location doesn't limit service quality.
Fixed monthly pricing. QuickBooks cleanup included in onboarding.
If JobCostBooks doesn't find at least $10,000 in fixable profit leaks in your first 90 days, your first month is free. Uncollected retainage, job costing errors, miscategorized expenses — we've never had to honor it.
St. Louis contractors with Illinois work need to tag every QuickBooks Project with the job state. Missouri and Illinois have different contractor licensing requirements, sales tax rules on materials, and payroll tax withholding rates. Mixing them in one chart of accounts makes it impossible to file taxes correctly or respond to a state tax audit without reconstructing records job by job.
$300–$700/month for a local St. Louis bookkeeper. JobCostBooks provides roofing-specialist bookkeeping — job costing, retainage tracking, monthly P&L — for $600–$1,800/month depending on revenue and crew size.
Yes. JobCostBooks operates inside your QuickBooks Online account with accountant-level access — the same as any local bookkeeper. All data stays in your QuickBooks account, which you own and control. We communicate via WhatsApp and email during US business hours.
Book the free 15-minute QuickBooks screen-share. If it's a fit, onboarding starts within 3–5 business days. QuickBooks cleanup and setup takes 10–14 business days. First clean month-end report within 30 days of starting.
Book a free 15-minute QuickBooks screen-share. We'll open your file, find the profit leaks, and tell you exactly what they're costing you.
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