Each package builds on the previous one, so as your business grows, the level of financial control, insight and strategic support grows with it.

Monthly Support Packages

Packages are flexible and tailored to your business size, sector, and complexity.
The ranges below are for guidance only.

Finance Operations & Reporting - We provide the numbers

Guidance range: From £1,250/month

For growing construction and trade businesses that need reliable financial foundations and better visibility over performance.

This service establishes the financial foundation your business needs by keeping your records accurate, compliant and giving you clear visibility over performance.

Who this is for:

• Early stage or growing trade businesses

• Sole traders or small limited companies

• Builders and subcontractors

• Typically suitable for businesses from start-up through to established SMEs.

• Owner-managed, hands-on operations

What’s included:

• Bookkeeping oversight and reconciliations

• VAT and CIS processing and compliance

• Project accounting and job costing

• Payroll support for directors and small teams

• Monthly management accounts

• Monthly cashflow forecasting

• Project profitability reporting

• Practical answers to day-to-day finance questions

• Liaison with your year-end accountant

What this gives you:

• Clean, reliable financial records

• Fewer VAT and tax surprises

• Less admin and financial uncertainty

• A proper baseline to build from
  
  
  
  

Commercial Finance Support - We explain the numbers

Guidance range: From £2,500/month

We don't simply produce reports—we review them with you each month, explain what they mean, and identify emerging risks across live projects before they become expensive problems.

This service builds on your monthly reporting by providing commercial oversight across live projects, helping identify issues before they affect profitability or cashflow.

For growing businesses where accurate accounts are no longer enough, you need to understand what is happening across live projects before problems affect profit or cashflow.

What’s included:

• Everything in Finance Operations & Reporting

• Monthly review of live projects

• WIP review and invoice reconciliation

• Margin analysis across projects

• Review of variations and additional works

• Identification of cashflow pressure points

• Monthly commercial review with directors

• Agreed actions and recommendations

What this changes:

• You see issues before they become problems

• You understand which jobs are profitable

• Cashflow pressure becomes more predictable

• Decisions are based on real financial insight, not instinct

Focus is on visibility and understanding, not decision implementation.

Financial Controller Support - We work alongside you to improve the business

Guidance range: From £4,000/month

For established construction businesses where financial control directly impacts profitability and growth.

Beyond reviewing performance, we work alongside you to improve it. Together we agree practical actions that strengthen profitability, cashflow and operational performance, providing the level of commercial finance support typically expected from an in-house Financial Controller.

It is designed for businesses that need senior financial oversight but aren't yet ready for a full-time Financial Controller.

What’s included:

• Everything in Commercial Finance Support

• 6-month rolling cashflow forecasting

• Job and project profitability analysis

• Margin and cost leakage identification

• Direct input into pricing, resourcing decisions, and commercial execution

• Process and efficiency improvements

• Regular financial review meetings with directors, agreeing practical actions to improve profitability, cashflow and project performance.

What this delivers:

• Clear control over cashflow and margins

• Reduced financial leakage across jobs

• Better commercial decision-making

• Stronger operational discipline

• Financial clarity while scaling
  
  
  
  

Fractional Finance Director - We help lead the business financially

Guidance range: From £6,000/month

For larger or more complex construction businesses needing senior financial leadership embedded into the business.

We become part of your leadership team, providing strategic financial direction, board-level reporting and commercial leadership as your business scales.

What’s included:

• Full finance function leadership

• Strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting

• Board-level reporting and financial accountability

• Multi-entity or group structure oversight

• Governance, controls, and financial systems

• Leadership-level commercial decision support

• Oversight of finance processes and external providers

What this delivers:

• Finance becomes a controlled, strategic function

• Leadership has full visibility and accountability

• Decisions are made with financial clarity and structure

• The business is supported to scale sustainably

What This Looks Like in Practice

Client type: Design and build contractor
Turnover: £750k–£1m+
Structure: Limited company with multiple active projects and staff

The situation

The business was busy and growing, but financially reactive.

• Turnover was increasing, yet cashflow always felt tight

• Job profitability was unclear until long after projects finished

• VAT and CIS payments regularly caused pressure

• Decisions were being made on instinct rather than forward visibility

• Year-end accounts looked fine, but didn’t help during the year

The risk was not lack of work.
It was scaling without financial control.

Commercial Finance Support in Practice

I worked with the business on an ongoing basis providing Commercial Finance Support, helping the directors improve financial visibility and control as the business grew.

This included:

• Building job costing and project profitability reporting

• Producing monthly management accounts the directors could actually use

• Supporting pricing, resourcing, and timing decisions

• Acting as a consistent financial sounding board as the business grew

The outcome

Over time:

• Profitability became visible by project, not just in hindsight

• Cashflow improved through planning rather than firefighting

• VAT and tax payments became predictable

• Directors made decisions with confidence instead of guesswork

• Financial stress reduced even as turnover increased

The business did not slow down. It grew with control.

This is what moving beyond simply receiving reports to understanding and acting on them looks like in practice.

Why this matters

For growing construction businesses, this level of support:

• Costs less than hiring in-house finance

• Reduces risk as turnover increases

• Improves decision-making before problems arise

It is the difference between being busy — and being sustainably profitable.

Project Work & Ad-Hoc Support

Not all businesses need a monthly retainer. I also provide project-based or ad-hoc support, particularly for smaller businesses or specific needs.

Typical projects include:

• Bookkeeping clean-ups and historical reconciliations

• VAT, CIS, or payroll adjustments

• Job costing reviews or project profitability analysis

• Business structure or inter-company planning

• Corporation tax planning or multi-year reconciliations

• Training or system setup (Xero, QuickBooks, integrations)

Hourly and project work is scoped individually based on complexity, responsibility and the level of expertise required.

What This Is — and Isn’t

This is:

• ongoing, hands-on finance support

• proactive involvement, not reactive filing

• clear numbers with context

This is not:

• year-end-only compliance

• junior bookkeeping

• call centres or ticket systems

• “here’s the software, figure it out yourself” support
  
  

Why Work With LK Accounting

• Over 20 years’ experience, with deep construction industry knowledge

• Specialist understanding of project profitability, WIP, subcontractor costs and cashflow control

• Practical, hands-on support grounded in real operational experience

• Flexible packages for businesses of all sizes and sectors

• Strategic input that grows with your business

• Continuity and reliability without the overhead of hiring in-house

Next step

If you’re unsure which level of support best matches your business, a short, no-pressure call is the easiest way to clarify.

During the call, we’ll:

• Review where your business is now and how it’s tracking financially

• Identify any friction points, inefficiencies, or hidden risks

• Determine whether working together would actually help you gain clarity and control

Book a short call

I work with a small number of construction and trade businesses so each client receives consistent, hands-on financial support.

If it looks like a good fit, we can discuss availability and the level of support that makes the most sense for your business.