127. Clean Books, Bigger Exit: Financial Management for Collision Shop Owners with Bill Park

Financial management isn’t flashy, but it can make or break your collision shop.

Too many owners stay focused on daily operations while their bookkeeping and reporting fall behind, hurting cash flow, increasing stress, and lowering business value when it’s time to sell.

In this episode, Matt Di Francesco sits down with Bill Park, Founder of Crunchit Financial Services and a 30-year shop owner with four successful exits, to talk about what it really means to be “bankable.” Bill explains common financial mistakes, why most CPAs focus only on taxes, and how messy books can cost you 20–30% in a third-party sale.

Matt and Bill also talk about:

(09:20) Long-term strategy vs. short-term tax thinking

(13:32) How a second set of eyes can transform a shop’s financial clarity

(16:02) The real reason most shops operate below full utilization

(18:33) Building a financial structure that allows faster, more confident decisions

(20:51) Why clean financials directly increase third-party sale value

(21:21) What transparency and discipline signal to buyers

(28:18) Fix your chart of accounts before trying to fix your profits

(29:08) The ROI of a full financial cleanup 

Connect With Bill Park

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billpark8/

Email: billpark8@me.com

Website: https://www.crunchitfs.com/

Connect With Matt DiFrancesco:

matt@highliftfin.com

(814)201-5855

LinkedIn: Matt DiFrancesco

LinkedIn: High Lift Financial

Facebook: High Lift Financial 

Instagram: @high_lift_financial

YouTube: @highliftfinancial

About the guest:

Bill Park has walked the same road many collision shop owners are on right now. He spent 30 years as a body shop owner and successfully exited four businesses, so he understands firsthand the pressure, long hours, and constant daily fires that come with running a shop.

After living that grind and learning some hard financial lessons along the way, Bill founded Crunch It Financial Services. His mission is simple: help shop owners simplify their numbers, reduce unnecessary taxes, and build real wealth instead of just surviving year to year.

Today, Bill works alongside shop owners to bring clarity, structure, and long-term strategy to their financial picture so they can operate with confidence and exit on their terms.

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