Bookkeeping for contractors
A generalist bookkeeper treats your construction company like a coffee shop.
The problem
Your P&L says you're fine. Your gut says otherwise.
Most bookkeepers can categorize a transaction. Very few understand that in construction, the same expense can be a job cost, overhead, or equipment depending on context, and that getting it wrong makes your margins meaningless.
So the reports look clean, the totals add up, and you still have no idea whether the big job you just finished actually made you money. That's not a spreadsheet problem. That's a job-costing problem.
Sound familiar?
- It's hard to say which of last year's jobs were your best and worst.
- Retainage and draws live mostly in your head.
- 1099 season turns into a scramble every January.
- Certified payroll reports eat a day you don't have every pay period.
- Your bonding company or lender asks questions you can't easily answer.
- You bid the next job on instinct, because the cost history isn't there.
What construction books actually require
The things generalists skip, in plain English
Here's what real construction bookkeeping includes, and why each piece matters to your bottom line.
Job costing
Every dollar of labor, material, and overhead tied to the right job, so you can see real margin per project instead of one blurry monthly number.
Progress billing
Bill in draws as the work gets done, tracked cleanly against the contract so nothing slips and cash keeps moving.
Retainage tracking
Money held back on a job is still your money. I track retainage receivable and payable so it doesn't quietly disappear.
Subcontractor 1099s
W-9s collected, payments tracked all year, and 1099s ready at year end without the January scramble.
WIP tracking
Work in progress and over/under billing kept current, so your financials reflect reality and your bonding company trusts them.
Certified payroll and prevailing wage
Public and federally funded jobs mean prevailing wage rates and certified payroll reports, filed on time and done right. I handle that reporting so government work stays open to you.
Why me
Construction is home turf for me
I've run the finances of a 7-figure construction company, and I've spent years inside construction finance doing exactly this work at scale: costing jobs, managing draws and retainage, running certified payroll on prevailing wage jobs, and keeping the books lenders and bonding companies rely on. When I set up your job costing, it's from someone who has had to live with those numbers every day.
The promise
You'll finally know which jobs actually make money
Not a guess. Not a gut feeling. A clear read on margin by job, so you bid smarter, cut the work that loses money, and grow the work that doesn't. That's the difference between books that record the past and books that help you run the business.
In their words
Kind words from people I get to work with
Real reviews from business owners I work with every month.
“Working with Angie has been the best decision my company has made. She is so responsive, so knowledgeable, and so kind. She is so professional and has helped us understand and work through many situations. Highly recommend!”
Caitlin Miller
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“I cannot recommend Angie highly enough. She is incredibly knowledgeable about anything I have asked for bookkeeping and business taxes. She has also helped me avoid a number of issues that would have come back to bite me if she hadn't gone out of her way to make sure I knew how to fix it.”
Jacob Bailey
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“Angie is what keeps my business working. She keeps me from fearing tax time and I can't put a number on that. Every time I've asked a question about money or taxes, she's able to break it down in a way that makes sense and isn't overwhelming. She's been the best addition to my team and I can't say thanks enough.”
Shelby DuBois
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Bring me one job and let's cost it out together
15 minutes on my calendar. Bring your questions or just your suspicion that something's off. No prep needed, no obligation.