Construction & Trades Bookkeeping
Construction bookkeeping is project bookkeeping: every material ticket, subcontractor invoice, and payroll hour belongs to a job, and the margin is only real when the costs land on the right one. We set up job costing that survives contact with the field, track billing and retainage to collection, and keep certified payroll consistent. You find out how a job performed while it is still running, not a year later.
What we handle for your construction business
- Job costing that shows real margin per project, not just overall
- Progress billing and retainage tracked until the money actually arrives
- Materials, equipment, and subcontractor costs allocated to the right job
- Certified payroll and prevailing-wage consistency on public work
- Seasonal cash flow stretched against slow-paying general contractors
Services that matter most here
Tools you already use: QuickBooks Online, Buildertrend, Gusto — we connect to what your construction business runs on, so nothing about your workflow has to change.
“Two years of catch-up bookkeeping done in five weeks — and they found deductions my CPA missed.”
Questions construction business owners ask
Can you set up job costing if our books are years behind?
Yes — catch-up work is a core service. We rebuild prior periods with costs coded to each job where the records allow, then keep the allocation going forward so margin-by-job reporting is trustworthy from that point on. Many trade clients start exactly here.
Do you handle certified payroll?
We prepare certified payroll reports from your timesheet data and keep prevailing-wage classifications consistent between payroll and job costs. Submission stays with you as the contractor of record; we make what you submit accurate and on time.
Ready to hand off the books?
Tell us about your construction business and get a fixed monthly quote — no contracts, no surprises, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.