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Construction accounting

Construction accounting that shows profit on every job.

Job costing by cost code, change orders, subcontract control and pay apps, run by a team of Chartered Accountants and delivered on a live dashboard.

A Bay Area construction project under way

Why contractors lose margin without knowing it

Most contractors learn a job lost money after it is over. General accounting tracks accounts. Construction runs on jobs, cost codes, change orders and retainage. That gap is where margin quietly disappears.

A construction accounting team, not just software

Monthly bookkeeping and job-cost accounting, run on the same live data as your dashboard. Your CPA gets clean books. You get answers.

  1. Every day: code every cost to a jobBills, payroll and bank feeds from your accounting system are mapped to the right project and cost code.
  2. Every week: guard what goes outSub and vendor invoices are checked against contracts and POs before they are approved for payment.
  3. Every month: bill, close and reportPay apps with change orders and retainage, bank reconciliations, month-end close, WIP, and profit by job in plain English.
  4. Every year: file with confidenceYear-end 1099s and business and owner tax filing, prepared from audit-ready books that were right all year.

The job-cost dashboard

Our specialized dashboards for construction companies run on top of your accounting system (QuickBooks, Foundation or CMiC) and include every module you need.

Job cost by cost code

See budget, committed and actual cost with profit projected for every project.

Change orders

Issue, price and track change orders, with the impact on contract value and margin.

Subcontracts and POs

Contract value, approved changes, billed and paid to date, so payments never exceed what is owed.

Pay apps and retainage

AIA G702/G703 pay applications with retainage and stored materials.

Compliance

Lien waivers and certificates of insurance monitored for every sub.

WIP and reporting

Work-in-progress, over/under billing and profit reporting your CPA and bank can rely on.

Real result: Achillbeg Construction in the San Francisco Bay Area moved from spreadsheets to one job-cost dashboard with cost-code alerts, AIA-style pay apps and compliance tracking across every project.

Frequently asked questions

What is construction accounting, and how is it different from regular accounting?

General accounting tracks accounts. Construction accounting tracks jobs: costs are coded to a project and cost code, and the books handle change orders, retainage, progress billing, work in progress (WIP) and subcontractor compliance. That is where contractors’ margin is won or lost.

Can you set up job costing by cost code in QuickBooks?

Yes. We map bills, payroll and bank feeds from your accounting system to the right project and cost code, and our dashboard sits on top of QuickBooks, Foundation or CMiC so you can see profit by job and cost code.

How does your dashboard help me avoid overpaying subcontractors?

Subcontracts, change orders and purchase orders live in one place. Sub and vendor invoices are checked against contracts and POs before they are approved for payment, so you do not pay beyond the contract value plus approved changes.

Do you prepare AIA pay applications (G702/G703)?

Yes. We generate pay applications with change orders and retainage, and track lien waivers and certificates of insurance (COIs) so compliance does not hold up payment.

What does a monthly close include?

Bank reconciliations, month-end close, WIP schedule and profit by job in plain English, delivered to you and your CPA.

Do you handle year-end 1099s and tax filing?

Yes. Year-end 1099s and business and owner tax filing are prepared from books that were right all year. Our accounting team is led by Chartered Accountants Pranav Goyal and Damanveer Singh Ahluwalia.

How long does setup take?

About two weeks from kickoff to a live dashboard and a team that knows your jobs.

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