Construction & General Contracting
Juan Reyes
Principal Contractor & Owner
“Business growth became too much for my wife to manage on nights and weekends. Without accurate job costing, we were flying blind on which builds were actually profitable, and managing subcontractor payments was a constant source of stress.”
The Background
Juan is an ambitious entrepreneur focused on delivering mid-to-large-scale commercial and general construction projects. While highly skilled in project execution and team leadership, the rapid growth of his business brought on overwhelming financial and operational complexities. What started as a manageable family-run back office quickly turned into a bottleneck that threatened to stall their expansion.
The Breaking Point
The lack of a scalable financial infrastructure was threatening their profitability and personal time. The core challenges included:
Internal Burnout: The sheer volume of business growth became far too much for his wife to manage on nights and weekends, creating an unsustainable internal workload.
Profit Margin Blindspots: A severe lack of accurate job costing meant they simply didn’t know which specific builds were actually profitable and which were quietly bleeding money.
Vendor & Compliance Chaos: Managing subcontractor 1099s, lien waivers, and disorganized vendor payments became a constant, high-stress distraction from actual project work.
How Harbor Helped
Harbor Finance & Talent stepped in to professionalize his back-office operations, allowing David to transition from reacting to daily administrative fires to focusing on strategic leadership and future exit readiness.
Precision Job Costing: Implemented strict, granular job costing to track materials, labor, and overhead per individual project, bringing total clarity to their profit margins.
AP & Compliance Automation: Streamlined the accounts payable process to ensure all subcontractors and vendors are tracked, compliant, and paid accurately and on time.
Strategic Delegation: Fully took over the complex financial management and administrative burden, giving the couple their personal time back and optimizing cash flow across all active projects.