Do you do job costing for every project?

Yes. Every project gets its own job in QuickBooks, and we code labor, materials, subs and equipment to it as they come in.

Can you prepare 1099s for our subcontractors?

We track subcontractor payments all year, so the totals your 1099s need are ready in January. Ask about 1099 filing on your profit call.

Our bank wants financial statements every quarter. Can you provide them?

Yes. Your books close every month, so the statements a lender asks for come straight from them.

Can you tell me which projects to bid?

That's part of the coaching. Your specialist shows you gross profit by type of project, so you know which work to chase and which to price higher.

Construction bookkeeping

Keep more of every draw.

From the estimate to the final payment, we keep the books, taxes and payroll straight for builders and remodelers, and coach you on what each contract leaves you.

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Cost of goods

Construction

Take these out of revenue and what's left is your gross margin.

Materials
Subcontractors
Field labor
Equipment rental
Permits and fees
Dumpsters and disposal

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Book your profit call

Thirty minutes on how the business runs. You'll leave knowing what your books need and what it costs.

On the call, we'll cover:

How the business runs today: trucks, crews, software
What your numbers are telling you, and what they aren't
Which plan fits, with the price before you decide

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The problem

The money shows up months after the work.

Construction pays in draws, change orders and retainage, often long after the crew has moved on. By the time the numbers show a job went sideways, you've started the next one.

Job costs that show up after closeout
Labor, materials, subs and equipment have to land on each job while it's running. After closeout, it's too late to change anything.
Draws, change orders and retainage
Each one changes what you're owed and when, and your receivables should match what the contracts say.
Lenders and bonding companies asking for job reports
Banks and surety companies want to see how jobs in progress are tracking, and clean monthly job costing is what those reports come from.

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The big questions

Billed ahead or behind?
What will the bank ask for?
Where's the retainage?
Which jobs should we chase?
Can I afford another crew?

Coaching

We coach the estimate, line by line.

We check every estimate against what the job cost while there's still time to fix the next bid.

Pricing: Estimates checked against actual cost, so the next bid carries the margin you need.
Labor: Crew hours and sub costs against the estimate while the job is still open.
Materials: Lumber, fixtures and dumpsters on the right job, and every change order billed.
Marketing: Which leads turn into signed contracts, and what each one cost.
Overhead: Trucks, insurance, bonding and estimating software, against what other builders spend.

Software we work in: QuickBooks Online · Gusto · ADP · Ramp · Dext

Numbers to watch

Construction

Gross profit by job: Tells you which kinds of projects to chase.
Billing against completion: Whether you've billed ahead of the work or fallen behind it.
Retainage receivable: Earned money waiting on someone else's punch list.
Backlog: How much signed work sits ahead of your crews.

How it starts

3 steps to more profit per crew.

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Book a profit call
Tell us how the business runs and what you want to know. You'll leave knowing what your books need and what it costs.
About 2 weeks
We clean up and connect
We catch up your books and connect your bank, payroll, field software and marketing numbers. Your six-week course starts in your inbox.
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Your specialist walks you through the numbers and tells you what to change. Your first action plan lands inside 30 days.