Industry
Financial Back Office for Contractors and Trades
Contracting businesses live or die on job margin, and job margin does not appear on a standard profit and loss statement.
This page is about how the back office behind those numbers should run day to day — who records what, when, and how it reaches you. The service page on accounting for contractors covers the engagement itself.
What gets in the way
Where the accounting usually breaks down
Costs not tied to jobs
Supply house invoices, subcontractor payments, and crew hours coded to general categories instead of jobs and cost codes.
Labor costed at wage only
Leaving employer taxes, workers' compensation, and benefits out of job cost overstates margin on every job.
Change orders and unbilled work
Work performed before it is documented and invoiced quietly turns into unpaid labor and materials.
Cash timing
Materials and payroll go out weeks before progress billings come in, and retainage sits uncollected at the end.
How we support you
What the engagement covers
- Job-based chart of accounts and cost code structure
- Burdened labor rates applied consistently to job cost
- Subcontractor, W-9, insurance certificate, and 1099 records
- Progress billing, deposit, and retainage tracking
- Estimate versus actual reporting by cost code
- Cash flow forecasting around billing and payment timing
Services most used by these businesses
Accounting and Bookkeeping for Contractors
Accounting and bookkeeping for contractors and trades: job-based coding, subcontractor tracking, payroll job costs, and reporting on real project margin.
Job Costing and Project Profitability
Job costing and project profitability reporting for contractors: burdened labor, cost codes, estimate versus actual, and gross margin by job.
Construction Accounting Services
Construction accounting and bookkeeping built around jobs: job costing, WIP, retainage, labor burden, and margin reporting for U.S. construction companies.
Bookkeeping Services for Small Businesses
Online bookkeeping services for U.S. small businesses. Accurate coding, monthly reconciliations, and books that stay current instead of falling behind.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Next step
Let's look at your numbers
Tell us where your books stand today and what you need them to tell you. We will respond with a straight assessment and a recommended next step.