Running a landscaping business isn’t about mowing lawns anymore, it’s about managing cash, crews, and decisions. Most contractors lose money not because of bad work, but because their accounting system never tells them what’s really happening.
That’s where a CFO for landscaping business comes in. We don’t replace your bookkeeper, we manage the system that keeps your numbers reliable, your pricing accurate, and your cash predictable.
If your books only come alive during tax season, you’re driving blind for 11 months.
Landscaping is a cash-heavy, fast-moving business. You can’t afford to wait for a CPA to tell you what happened last quarter, you need real-time numbers that tell you what’s happening now.
That’s why our CFO team manages your accounting rhythm from setup to review:
You don’t ask “Where did the money go?” anymore, you know exactly where it’s going next.
Cash in landscaping moves like the weather, unpredictable, unless you plan for it.
Your CFO builds a 13-week rolling cash forecast that projects every inflow, outflow, and payroll cycle, so you see cash four weeks before a problem hits.
Our forecasts track:
The goal:
✅ Never drop below one full payroll in cash.
✅ Always know how many weeks of runway you have.
✅ Avoid panic decisions during slow months.
We turn your accounting data into forward visibility, not rearview reports.
Most landscapers underprice their work because they don’t know what an hour really costs them.
We fix that.
Your CFO uses your accounting and payroll data to create a pricing model that covers every dollar leaving the business, so you never “price to stay busy” again.
Here’s what we track:
Every estimate you send runs through this model, meaning your pricing is built on data, not assumptions.
A backlog doesn’t pay the bills if invoices sit unpaid.
We manage your billing rhythm and collections system, so cash moves with the work.
We aim for one benchmark:
DSO under 18 days, because fast billing funds growth.
As landscaping businesses grow, payroll becomes the biggest leak.
Overtime spikes, crews go idle between jobs, and admin costs balloon.
Our CFO team uses your data to track and forecast:
We build your capacity model, how much work your current team can take on before you need more labor or trucks.
You stop overhiring in spring and panicking in fall.
Landscaping businesses break at predictable stages:
Every landscaping business hits predictable breaking points — and the numbers always show it first.
We know the operational challenging points before they hit and put financial controls in place before growth hurts.
Good tools keep your books accurate without slowing your team.
Here’s the stack we implement and integrate:
This stack replaces disconnected apps with one clean flow: work → invoice → collect → report.
Your books produce data. We turn that data into a scoreboard that drives decisions.
Cash:
Profit:
Operations:
People:
Each month, you get a CFO summary, clear, visual, and actionable.
Every month, we host a focused 30-minute CFO session:
You leave knowing what’s working, what’s not, and what to do next.
A bookkeeper records what happened. A CFO interprets it and makes you act on it.
You need both. But without a CFO, your accounting stays historical, not directional.
You can’t manage what you can’t see. When your books are clean, your prices are right, and your cash flow is predictable, growth stops feeling risky.
That’s what a CFO does for a landscaping business: Fix the chaos, protect the cash, and keep the numbers honest, every single week.
At Little Financial, we’ll help you build the pricing model, cash forecast, and reporting rhythm that keeps your business profitable year-round.
If you want clarity before spring hits, reach out to us today and let’s make next season your most profitable yet.
Take control of your finances — schedule a call today to explore CFO services tailored for landscaping contractors!
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