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Financial Back Office

Construction accounting that tells you where every dollar went.

Most contractors find out whether a job made money months after it's done — if ever. We set up your books around how construction really works, keep them current every month, and give you reports you can act on.

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Job cost reportOffice fit-out · Arlington
Sample data
Contract value
$1.24M
Projected profit
$273K
Budget vs. actual by cost code
Labor
72%
Materials
81%
Subs
96%
Equipment
54%
Work complete: 68% · Billed: 64% · Under-billed $49K — bill it on the next pay app.

Six services, one monthly cycle

01

Bookkeeping & monthly close

Transaction coding, bank and card reconciliation, month-end close, and cleanup of past months.

You get: books current by the 10th.

02

Accounts payable

Vendor and sub invoices coded to job and cost code, approvals, payment scheduling, lien waiver and COI tracking.

You get: bills paid on time, nothing paid twice.

03

Billing & receivables

Progress billing, AIA G702/G703, Textura, change orders, retainage tracking and collections follow-up.

You get: faster cash, no missed GC cutoffs.

04

Job costing

Cost codes set up, labor, materials, subs and equipment allocated to each job and trade, budget vs. actual.

You get: true profit on every job.

05

Project financial reporting

Monthly P&L by project, trade, labor and materials; WIP schedule; project status dashboard.

You get: one view of every project's health.

06

Cash flow, forecasting & advisory

13-week cash forecast, annual budget, bonding and lending readiness, monthly review call.

You get: decisions based on numbers, not gut feel.

Specialty

Government contract billing

Public work pays well, but only if the paperwork is right. We bill commercial construction for GCs and subs on federal, DC, Maryland and Virginia agency projects, keep records audit-ready, and track each payment until it clears.

We've done this in-house for DMV contractors, so we know where requests get rejected and how to avoid it.

Contract setupSchedule of values, cost codes and billing calendar built to the contract
Pay requestsMonthly, in AIA or the agency's format, with backup documentation
Retainage & modsRetainage release, change orders and contract modifications
Sub billing (GCs)Sub pay apps, lien waivers and insurance reviewed before submission
Labor complianceCertified payroll (WH-347), Davis-Bacon, prevailing wage, portal uploads
ReportingDBE/MBE/SBE utilization, DC First Source
Payment & closeoutPrompt-pay follow-up, final request and retainage release
Packages

Pick the level of support you need

Foundation

For books that are behind or messy.

  • Bookkeeping & monthly close
  • Accounts payable
  • Catch-up cleanup
Start with Foundation
MOST POPULAR

Project Control

For GCs and subs with several active jobs.

  • Everything in Foundation
  • Billing, pay apps & retainage
  • Job costing
  • Project financial reporting
Get Project Control

Fractional Controller

For owners who want a finance partner.

  • Everything in Project Control
  • 13-week cash flow forecast
  • Bonding & lending readiness
  • Monthly strategy call
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Government contract billing can be added to any package. Every plan is a fixed monthly fee, quoted after your free assessment.

Reports you'll receive each month

  • Profit & loss, company-wide and by project
  • Job cost report: budget vs. actual by cost code and trade
  • Labor vs. materials per job
  • WIP schedule: over/under billing
  • AR and AP aging
  • 13-week cash flow forecast
  • One-page owner summary

Tools we work in

QuickBooks Procore Textura Foundation Sage 100 Contractor Excel / Power BI

We work inside the systems you already have before recommending anything new.

Not sure where your books stand? Find out in 45 minutes.

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