A siding company bookkeeper records every deposit, loan payout, supply bill and crew payment, then ties each one to the right house. They reconcile the bank each month and show the owner which jobs made money once the last wall was finished.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, structure and exterior contractors · BLS, May 2025
Responsible for processing daily financial entries, managing reconciliations, and overseeing accounts payable/receivable for the siding and exterior cladding division. Ensures timely and accurate financial reporting to support business decisions and overall operational excellence.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Maintain accurate financial records for all transactions related to siding and exterior cladding projects.
Process daily financial transactions, with a focus on AP/AR activities.
Perform monthly reconciliations of bank statements and general ledger accounts.
Ensure compliance with internal policies and accounting standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare budgets and monitor expense trends.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Review and record incoming invoices and expense receipts.
Process customer payments and vendor bills promptly.
Reconcile bank statements to ensure all entries are accurately recorded.
Generate regular financial reports and highlight any discrepancies.
Communicate with vendors and internal teams regarding financial issues.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Financial entry accuracy: >98% accuracy.
Timely AP/AR processing: 100% of transactions processed within designated time frames.
Bank reconciliation: Complete 100% reconciliation of bank statements monthly.
Invoice processing time: Average processing time of less than 24 hours per invoice.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of bookkeeping or accounting experience.
Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience in the home services, siding, or exterior cladding industry.
Exposure to construction or project-based financial processes.
Familiarity with QuickBooks or similar accounting software.
Background in budget preparation and financial forecasting.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer.
Occasional use of a calculator and reference materials.
Minimal physical exertion required.
Standard office environment exposure.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Standard office hours from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Occasional overtime during month-end closing periods.
Minimal travel required.
Consistent in-office work arrangement.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Competitive salary range of $45,000 - $55,000 per annum USD.
Annual performance-based bonus potential.
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
401(k) retirement plan options.
Paid time off and company holidays.
10. Company Culture and Overview
We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.
Our company is committed to the professional growth of each team member, offering ongoing training and career advancement opportunities.
Diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of our culture, creating a workplace where every voice is heard.
Join us to be part of a dedicated team that consistently delivers high-quality home services and drives customer satisfaction.
11. How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of a growth-oriented company focused on customer satisfaction, please send your resume to [INSERT EMAIL HERE] or apply online at [INSERT WEBSITE LINK HERE].
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Most siding jobs are sold at the kitchen table, paid by deposit, loan or claim check, and put up by crews paid by the square. Each of those leaves its own trail in the books.
Sub crews prove their insurance first
Many siding companies use subcontracted installer crews. In South Carolina, the contractor can owe workers' comp to a hurt worker of a sub that has no coverage, and pays those benefits first. If you collected the sub's proof of insurance on the commission's standard form when you hired them, you can ask the commission to move the claim to the state's Uninsured Employers' Fund and pay you back. Make that form a condition of the first check. Source: S.C. Code Title 42, Chapter 1: Sections 42-1-410 and 42-1-415 on subcontractors' workers.
Financed jobs carry the homeowner's complaints
Many homeowners pay for new siding with a loan set up at the sale. Under the FTC's holder rule, a seller can't take the money from a loan it set up unless the loan papers carry a notice. It says any later owner of the loan answers to the same claims the homeowner has against the seller, up to the amount paid in. An install dispute can follow the loan. Track each financed job's lender, sign-off form and payout date, and mark it paid only when the money lands. Source: 16 CFR Part 433: Preservation of consumers' claims and defenses (eCFR).
Job cost runs by the square
Siding is measured, sold and often paid to crews by the square. For each job, line up the squares on the contract, the squares delivered and the squares the crew was paid for. A gap points to a measuring miss, extra waste or a change nobody billed. Give trim, soffit and house wrap their own lines so they don't hide inside the siding cost.
Supply statements need a job name on every line
Most siding material comes on account from a supply house, with several deliveries and pickups per job. Ask sales and production to put the homeowner's last name or job number on every order. Then match each monthly statement line by line against delivery tickets before you pay it, and chase any credit the branch still owes you.
How much siding company bookkeepers make
The closest BLS group for siding company bookkeepers is bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks who work for foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors earned a median of $24.88 an hour ($51,760 a year) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s about the same as the $50,670 median for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in all industries. About 12,910 of the 1,373,680 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in that survey work for structure and exterior contractors.
Most siding offices pay this job by salary or by the hour, with a once-a-year bonus. The template's figures land near what BLS reports as typical for this work in the industry.
Structure and exterior contractors
$51,760$51,760 median Middle half $42,630–$62,400 10th–90th $33,610–$77,480
All industries
$50,670$50,670 median Middle half $43,520–$61,470 10th–90th $36,000–$74,550
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
10th–90th percentileMiddle halfMedianAnnual pay, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Annual pay by percentile
Group
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Structure and exterior contractors
$33,610
$42,630
$51,760
$62,400
$77,480
All industries
$36,000
$43,520
$50,670
$61,470
$74,550
BLS doesn’t publish pay for siding contractors on their own. These figures cover foundation, structure and building exterior contractors, which include them. Post a real range for your market in the ad.
The pay line in the template above is an example from our Role Blueprint. Set yours from these figures and what local companies pay.
Skills to hire for, and what you can teach
Hire for these
Job costing by house and by square, not only by month
Careful handling of deposits, loan payouts and claim checks
Matching supplier statements to delivery tickets
Polite, steady follow-up with homeowners who still owe
QuickBooks or a similar ledger, plus spreadsheets
Teach these on the job
Siding words like squares, soffit, fascia and J-channel
Each lender's funding steps and forms
How your sales reps enter a sale in the CRM
Checking a sub crew's insurance proof before each payment
Your commission plan for in-home sales reps
QuickBooks Online is common at siding companies, with sales flowing in from a CRM like Leap or JobNimbus where reps enter each signed contract. The bookkeeper also works in lender portals and supply house online accounts, so name those in the ad.
Siding company bookkeeper interview questions
Two of the 6 questions we'd ask, and what a strong answer sounds like. Ask every candidate the same questions, and rate each answer on your own before you compare notes.
Situational · Holding payment for missing paperwork
A siding subcontractor wants payment today, but you don't have their tax form or a current insurance certificate on file. What do you do?
A strong answer: Holds payment per policy until the tax form and a current certificate arrive, tells the manager and explains to the sub exactly what's needed.
Behavioral · Catching posting errors
Tell me about a time you caught a lender payout or customer deposit that didn't match the job before it threw off your books.
A strong answer: Names the check that caught it, such as matching lender statements to signed contracts or a weekly deposit log, what was wrong and what they fixed.
Treat the template's figures as placeholders, and reset them once you have closed the books on a handful of your own months.
Financial entry accuracy
Each month, choose some entries at random and trace each back to its paper: contract, lender statement, supply invoice or crew sheet. Note any with the wrong job, account or amount.
Timely AP/AR processing
Set a due date for each kind of item, such as supplier bills, crew pay and homeowner balances. Each week, count the items handled after their date and note why.
Bank reconciliation
Confirm each month that the ledger agrees with every bank and card statement, with lender deposits and claim checks matched to a job instead of parked in a holding account.
Invoice processing time
Log the day each supplier or crew invoice arrives and the day it is entered and coded to a job. The entry dates in your accounting software give you most of this.
Career path
Contract processorChecks each signed sale for the deposit, lender approval and product choices before production gets it.
BookkeeperKeeps the ledger, pays bills and crews, and ties every payment to a house.
Accounting managerCloses the books each month, builds job cost reports and leads a small team as the company adds branches.
What does a siding bookkeeper need from sales after each sale?
The signed contract plus every change order, the deposit and how it was paid, the lender's approval if the job is financed, and the product and color sheet. Without them the job can't be costed or billed right. Agree on a short checklist with the sales manager, and don't open the job in the books until every item is there.
How much does a siding company bookkeeper make?
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks who work for foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors earned a median of $24.88 an hour ($51,760 a year) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $42,630 and $62,400 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and overtime.
How should a siding bookkeeper figure sales rep commissions?
From a written plan the owner signs, not from memory or a rep's own spreadsheet. A plan might pay part of a commission when the job is sold and the rest when the homeowner pays in full. Taking back an advance on a canceled job should follow the signed plan and your state's wage deduction rules. The bookkeeper runs the math each pay period and keeps a report each rep can check.
What should a siding bookkeeper report to the owner each week?
Cash in the bank, deposits taken, jobs finished but not billed, lender payouts still waiting, balances homeowners owe and supplier bills coming due. Add any sub crew whose insurance proof has run out. One page is enough. The point is to spot a cash gap before payroll, not after.
How does the slow season change a siding bookkeeper's work?
It is when the books catch up. Close out last season's jobs, chase old balances, and gather payroll records and sub crew insurance papers for the workers' comp audit your carrier runs after each policy year. In warmer states the install season runs longer, so plan the catch-up for whatever weeks are slowest for you.
