Job Description
Funky Painting is building toward a goal of $21 million by 2028. We are not looking for someone to maintain a small, tidy accounting function. We are looking for someone to build the financial operating system that gives us real-time visibility into job profitability, margin leaks, marketing ROI, and hiring readiness. We are in a scaling stage where revenue is growing, complexity is increasing, and financial clarity must catch up fast. If you need a polished corporate environment, a perfect ERP, or highly structured handoffs before you can perform, this is not the role for you. If you know how to build systems inside a growing home services business and turn messy inputs into usable truth, keep reading.
Role Mission:
Build and own the financial reporting and job-costing system that gives Funky Painting clear, real-time visibility into: job profitability gross profit by job status gross profit by crew, PM, and sales rep margin leaks and why they are happening marketing channel profitability seasonal cash needs hiring readiness and financial decision-making This role is for a builder, not just a controller. What You Will Own:
Build an accurate job-costing system tied to real-time job status Create a single source of truth across QuickBooks, Monday.com, Gusto, and key spreadsheets Build and maintain weekly KPI dashboards Deliver monthly financial reporting with clear, decision-ready insights Identify where margin is being lost and recommend corrective action Build a 13-week cash flow forecast and ongoing financial forecast Help leadership understand which jobs, channels, crews, PMs, and sales reps are most profitable Define data hygiene rules and reporting standards across the business Enforce reporting deadlines and accountability tied to the system Support better decisions across sales, production, hiring, and capacity planning What Success Looks Like in the First 30 Days:
Build a first-pass real-time job-costing view by active job status Establish the initial reporting framework pulling from current systems Identify the biggest current gaps in data integrity and define rules for clean reporting Deliver early visibility into which jobs are below target gross profit What Success Looks Like by Day 90: Financial data from QuickBooks, Monday.com, Gusto, and core spreadsheets is unified into one usable reporting system Weekly dashboard is live and reviewed consistently Monthly financial package is delivered on time Job costing is accurate enough to identify jobs below target GP before completion GP visibility exists by crew, PM, project consultant, and marketing channel 13-week cash forecast is live Top 3 margin leaks are identified with recommended fixes What Success Looks Like by Day 180: Net income visibility is materially stronger and decision-ready Leadership knows which channels, jobs, and operators are producing the best economics Low-quality / low-margin patterns are clearly identified Forecasting is reliable enough to support hiring and growth decisions Leadership is no longer dependent on the owner as the bottleneck for financial truth Weekly Reporting Expectations:
Cash on hand AR snapshot / aging Sales closed Backlog sold, scheduled, and unscheduled Job costing by active job Jobs below target GP and why GP trends by crew, PM, and sales rep Marketing metrics: leads estimates closed jobs cost per lead cost per estimate cost per job 13-week cash forecast Monthly Reporting Expectations:
Full P&L Balance sheet Cash flow statement Monthly close completed on deadline Variance review on jobs below target GP GP by crew, PM, project consultant, and marketing channel Forecast vs. actual Overhead and net income review Clear recommendations on where profit is being won or lost Quarterly Strategic Responsibilities:
Refresh revenue, GP, net income, and cash forecasts Evaluate channel profitability: scale, fix, or cut Review labor and capacity profitability across crews and PMs Highlight top financial risks Recommend the top 3 moves to improve net profit in the next quarter Provide financial readiness input for future hiring decisions Who You'll Work With:
You will report directly to Jeff Funk. You will work weekly with:
Jeff on overall financial visibility and business decisions Dallas on sales metrics, GP per job, and GP per sales rep Rob on job costing, GP per crew, and GP per PM You will also interact regularly with: PMs Project Consultants CSR Office Admin Other team members as needed to support clean reporting and accountability Authority:
This role has authority to: define reporting rules set deadlines for financial and operational inputs enforce reporting discipline build the system from the ground up This person does not need to personally clean every data-entry issue, but they must define the rules that make clean reporting possible. Required Experience:
Experience building financial reporting and job-costing systems from scratch Experience inside home services or trades is non-negotiable Strong understanding of seasonal business cycles, shoulder seasons, and busy-season volatility Experience with KPI dashboards and operational reporting Experience with commission structures Experience in service + project-based businesses Understanding of multi-crew scheduling economics Experience with seasonal cash flow forecasting Ability to operate in a growing business with imperfect systems and evolving processes Strong communication skills with the confidence to bring uncomfortable financial truth to leadership What This Role Is Not:
Not a bookkeeper-only role Not a passive reporting role Not a corporate controller seat for someone who needs a polished ERP and fully mature systems Not for someone who only knows how to maintain systems built by someone else Compensation:
Target range: $40•50/hour, depending on experience and proven ability to build systems in a home services environment Structure can be discussed based on fit and scope Ideal Candidate Profile:
You are someone who: brings order to complexity can handle chaos during busy season sees patterns in profitability quickly is comfortable pushing for accountability can translate financial data into operating decisions has built before, not just inherited wants to help build the engine behind a serious growth goal To Apply:
Please send: your resume Reply to the auto message•there will be a google form with a few questions. Pay:
$40.00•$50.00 per hour Benefits:
Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Meridian, ID 83642
