Built for coatings & polishing
In coatings, the bid is won or lost on material usage and prep labor — and both are invisible on a standard profit and loss. We build the systems that tell you what a square foot actually costs you.
Where the margin actually goes
Coverage rates assumed at bid time and actual product consumed on site are rarely the same number. Tracking usage per job is the single highest-leverage measurement in this trade — it is where the margin quietly goes.
Grinding, patching and surface prep routinely cost more than the coating itself, and they are the first thing underestimated on a walk-through. Costed separately, prep stops being a surprise.
Travel, setup and containment on smaller jobs can erase the margin entirely. Once mobilization is a tracked cost rather than overhead, you can see which job sizes are worth taking.
Rework rarely gets attributed to the job that caused it, so the original job still looks profitable. Coding it back is uncomfortable and extremely useful.
The differentiator
We set up tracking so product consumed is measured against product estimated on every job. That comparison drives your square-foot pricing, and without it you are repricing on instinct — which works until material costs move.
How we build job costingCommon leaks
None of these are unusual. They are what happens when the work grows faster than the systems underneath it.
The comparison nobody runs
Most contractors assume the alternative to outsourcing is one bookkeeper. It rarely is — the work spans accounting, payroll, AP/AR, compliance and advisory, and one hire covers a slice of it.
The question isn’t whether you can afford us. It’s whether one hire actually solves the problem.
Clients in related trades
Running Refined before we had Scott and his team on board to help us out was almost like running blind. We had just had our biggest year, and the little ball we roll was getting too big for me to keep everything in my head — things were starting to slip a bit.
Now we can say with confidence that we know where we stand financially at almost any given time. If we have questions, it’s not hard to get them answered within a day or two.
When you don’t know for sure where you’re at financially, you tend to make poor decisions for your business. It’s not hard at all for me to justify the money we spend with SarokaFi. It’s been a life saver.
I’m on my 4th year running my business. The first 2 years I did not have SarokaFi and was having serious cash flow and cash management problems.
The last 2 years Scott and his team have turned things around, and now I am starting to be profitable and cash flow is seamless. Very highly recommend.
Our deepest coatings experience is with related-party companies, so we don’t present it as an independent reference — the testimonials shown here are from clients in other trades.
Pricing
This sits in our Accounting Essentials category. We don’t price it à la carte — it’s bundled with the accounting, tax, and advisory support that make it actually work.
Book a free consultation. We’ll look at how your costs are tracked today, tell you what we would expect to find, and be honest about whether we are the right fit.
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