Hiring Office Work/paper Work People?

J-Peffer

I’m in my 4th year, booking work? No problem.
Doing the work? I LOVE my work, the jobs get done, the customer…always impressed.
Making money? Doing fine, I bid work higher than most and close based on quality work, materials and professionalism. I work fast, and my guys are great. All 2 of them!
Problem is I’m doing it all, I need help. I don’t need help on the work, I don’t need help on the sales, I need help in the office.
Problem? I hate to trust someone in my books. I take care of my guys that work for me, but I don’t want people looking at what I’m making or am not. I don’t trust anyone else talking to my customers either.
I have a few investment properties that are setup on automatic with draw for the payments. Recently one went into foreclosure because the account was over drawn and the automatic fund transfer was like $12 short for 4 months. Not a big deal, I have the money to take care of it, but that’s the extent that office work is behind.
I’m single, I have a home to take care of, but I have to hire someone….I’m sure someone else has been in a similar situation in the office? I think of family members, but my sister and mother are RN’s, they don’t want to punch in numbers and make phone calls for me. I need a wife!
Oh, and I have to be on the job, my biggest strenght is in organization and keeping people at it. I'm not going to be the guy that drops off a crew and comes back for a check.

roofpro350

Sounds like something that I have gone through, you do use an accountant don't you? Well they have to look at your books, it is a little uncomfortable but in the long run if you want to get larger and someday retire your going to need help. We all get older one day.

thunderbird

Do you use and accounting spftware program ie quickbooks,and then let the accountant take it from there?
Less hassle i find..

GregS

Do you think you would be hiring this person full time?

Why not find a part time contract book keeper? They usually work for a number of clients. You just dump everything on them every week or so and they enter it, add it up, tell you where you are falling short, etc..

Your accountant should be able to provide you with some names that s/he trusts.