Hire Finance & Accounting Talent for Specialty Trade Contractors

Specialty trade contractors make money on the margin between job costs and job price, tracked crew by crew and truck by truck. MAVI places finance professionals who understand trade job costing, materials, and the labor math the trades run on.
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Specialty Trade Finance Expertise That Matters

A specialty trade contractor, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or similar, earns on a mix of service calls and project work, where materials, crew labor, and equipment all hit margin. An accountant without trade experience can keep the books and still miss where a trade business actually makes or loses money.
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Job and Service Costing

Trades mix short service calls with longer project jobs, each needing cost tracked against price. A specialist costs both and shows margin by job and by service. A generalist tracks revenue in aggregate and can't say which work is profitable, because cost was never tied to the job.

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Materials and Inventory

Materials move from supplier to truck to job, and tracking them decides margin. A specialist tracks material cost to each job and manages truck and warehouse inventory. A generalist expenses materials loosely and leaves job margin guesswork.

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Crew Labor

Labor is the biggest cost, and tying crew hours to jobs is how a trade business controls margin. A specialist allocates labor by job and tracks labor productivity. A generalist runs payroll without connecting it to jobs, leaving labor margin invisible.

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Progress and Retention

Project work brings progress billing and retention, same as general construction. A specialist handles progress billing and retention on project jobs. A generalist can treat a long job like a simple invoice and misstate revenue and cash across it.

Hiring Specialty Trade Finance & Accounting Talent with MAVI

MAVI matches you with finance professionals who have worked inside trade contractors, so they arrive fluent in job costing, materials, and crew labor.

Job Costing Depth

Our accountants cost both service calls and project jobs and show margin by job, so you see which work earns.

Materials Command

MAVI talent track material cost to each job and manage truck and warehouse inventory, keeping margin accurate.

Systems Familiarity

From field service and job-cost software to the GL, our network knows the trade stack – ServiceTitan, QuickBooks, and job-cost tools – and keeps jobs tied to the books.

Labor Allocation

MAVI places professionals who allocate crew labor by job and track productivity, so labor margin is visible.

Scales With Your Crews

Support as jobs grow, a full-time accountant as crews expand, an embedded team as you scale – MAVI meets your finance function where it is.

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Meet Specialty Trade Finance & Accounting Talent in Our Network

Priya
US Exp: 6 years | Location: India
Accountant at a trade contractor who costed service calls and project jobs and tracked material cost to each job. Comfortable allocating crew labor by job.
Gabriel
US Exp: 11 years | Location: Brazil
Senior accountant with deep trade experience, owning job costing, inventory, and progress billing across service and project work. Knows how to make crew labor margin visible.
Amara
US Exp: 8 years | Location: South Africa
Accounting manager focused on trade contractors, running close with accurate job margin and materials tracking. Strong on the labor allocation generalists leave disconnected.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do MAVI's accountants understand trade job costing?

    Yes. The professionals we place cost both service calls and project jobs and show margin by job, so you can see which work is profitable.

  • Can they track materials to each job?

    They can. MAVI talent track material cost to the job and manage truck and warehouse inventory, keeping margin accurate.

  • Can they tie crew labor to jobs?

    Yes. We place accountants who allocate crew labor by job and track productivity, so labor margin is visible rather than buried in payroll.

  • We do longer project work too. Can they handle progress billing and retention?

    They can. MAVI talent handle progress billing and retention on project jobs, not just simple service invoices.

  • How soon can a trade accountant be in place?

    MAVI usually shares profiles within a day or two and can embed the right person in as fast as five days, which helps when job volume outpaces your team.

  • Can we begin with part-time service and job costing support?

    Yes. Many trade contractors begin with part-time job-cost or close support and scale as crews and jobs grow.