Outsourced finance for CNC shops
Bookkeeping, job costing and CFO-level insight for owner-led CNC shops, so you know which jobs make money and which quietly cost you.
Built for CNC shops across Texas · Michigan · Ohio · California · North Carolina · Indiana · Wisconsin
These aren't bookkeeping problems. They're visibility problems. And they're exactly what Strathum was built to fix.
You know your machines are running. What you don't know is which jobs are making money and which ones are eating your margin once you factor in real labor, machine time, and material cost.
Most shops set their rate once, years ago, and never revisit it. Material costs shift. Labor costs rise. Machine hours get more expensive. If your rate hasn't kept up, every job you win is quietly underpriced.
A packed schedule doesn't always mean healthy cash flow. Between WIP, deposits, equipment payments, and payroll, it's possible to be busier than ever and still feel squeezed every month.
When bookkeeping is a once-a-year scramble instead of a living system, you're quoting, hiring, and buying equipment without real numbers behind the decision.
Strathum isn't a general bookkeeping service that happens to take on manufacturing clients. We specialize in the financial mechanics unique to CNC and precision machining businesses.
I started Strathum to give CNC shop owners a clear view of which jobs actually make money. You work with me directly: no ticket queue, just a finance partner who learns your shop and tells you what the numbers really mean.
Works inside the tools your shop already uses
Get the books right, finally.
Every monthReconciled books, a clean month-end close, and job-cost reports you can act on.
Best forShops that need clean, current, accurate books they can actually trust.
Start with FoundationKnow what to do next.
Every monthA CFO-level review of your shop rate, cash flow forecast, and the decisions ahead.
Best forOwners ready to make decisions off real numbers, not gut feel.
Talk Strategic FinanceAs you scale, Strathum layers in Financial Intelligence (dashboards, KPI reporting, profitability by job/customer/machine) and Intelligent Automation (AI-driven reporting and workflow automation), so your finance function grows with your shop instead of becoming another thing you have to manage.
Start where you need us. Scale when you're ready.
Tell us where you are, what's not working, and what you want to achieve.
We dig into your books, your job costing, and your numbers to find where the real value is.
We define the exact deliverables, timeline, and engagement. No guessing what you're paying for.
We execute with accuracy and transparency, so you always know where you stand.
We keep finding ways to strengthen, streamline, and automate your shop's finance function.
Job costing, WIP, machine-hour rates, and quoting. It's the language we work in every day, not a specialty we're learning on your dime.
We combine AI-driven automation with hands-on advisory, so you get speed and efficiency without losing a human who knows your business.
From your first clean set of books to full CFO advisory, Strathum grows alongside your shop instead of forcing you to switch providers as you grow.
Most bookkeepers and CPAs are generalists. They keep you compliant, but they're not built to show you job-level profitability or shop-specific financial strategy. Strathum can work alongside your existing CPA for tax, or fully take over your books. Either way, we focus on the financial visibility your current setup likely isn't giving you.
No. Financial Foundation is built specifically for shops under $1M in revenue that need clean, reliable books before anything else. You can start there and add advisory as you grow.
Manufacturing accounting is broad. We focus specifically on CNC and precision machining: job costing by machine hour, WIP tracking, quoting accuracy, and equipment financing decisions that generic manufacturing accountants often miss.
Yes. Your books and data are handled with the same confidentiality and security standards you'd expect from any professional financial services firm.
We work inside the accounting and payroll tools shops already use, including QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Gusto and ADP, so there's no disruptive switch. Using something else? Tell us on your Snapshot call.
[Confirm timeline] Once onboarding is complete, your first month-end reports arrive with your first close, typically within [X] weeks.
Every shop's engagement is scoped individually based on your size, current bookkeeping state, and the level of support you need. Book a free Shop Financial Snapshot call and we'll give you a clear, upfront proposal. No obligation.
Book a free, no-obligation Shop Financial Snapshot call. We'll look at where your books and numbers stand today, and show you exactly where Strathum can help.
