For contractors and the trades

Know what every job actually makes.

Job costing and controller-level accounting for construction and the trades, built on clean books. See true profit by job, catch over and under billing, and stop guessing at your margins.

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Scope your setup

See what job costing would look like for you

Answer five quick questions and we will outline what your setup would focus on, so you walk into the call knowing exactly what to expect and which tier fits.

1How many jobs do you run at once?
2Roughly what is your annual revenue?
3What do you use to run the business today?
4How do you track job costs now?
5What is the biggest thing you want to fix?
Pick an answer for each question above.

Here is where your setup would focus

Based on your answers, a job-costing engagement for your business would likely center on these. We confirm the specifics with you directly.

    Your answers come along, so the call starts from where you are.
    Job costing

    Bookkeeping tells you the business made money. Job costing tells you which jobs made it.

    Company-level reports hide your winners and losers. We break the numbers down to the project so you can price and manage the next job with real data.

    Profit by job

    See revenue, cost, and margin for every project, not just the company as a whole, so you know which work is worth taking.

    WIP, over and under billing

    Track work in progress and whether you have billed ahead of or behind the cost you have put in, so cash and revenue stay honest.

    Committed costs

    Know your outstanding commitments on purchase orders and subcontractors before they land, so a job budget is never a surprise.

    True labor burden

    Load payroll taxes, insurance, and benefits onto job cost so your margins reflect what labor really costs, not just the base wage.

    How this works

    This is controller-tier work, scoped to your operation

    Job costing is managerial accounting, not standard transactional bookkeeping. Two contractors with the same number of transactions can need very different setups, so pricing depends on how your operation runs, not a one-size formula.

    Your monthly bookkeeping still runs on a clear flat fee. Job costing, WIP, and controller-level reporting layer on top of that foundation. The tiers below are starting points, priced to how your jobs actually run and how deep you want the reporting to go. We confirm your exact scope, and your price, on the call.

    The result is a set of numbers you can run the business on: which jobs to chase, which to fix, and what to bid next time.

    Pricing

    Three ways to work together

    Each tier builds on your monthly bookkeeping. Prices are starting points, scoped to how your jobs actually run.

    Essentials
    From$500 /mo
    on top of your bookkeeping
    • Job cost setup in QuickBooks
    • Profit-by-job reporting
    • Monthly job margin review
    • Built on a clean bookkeeping foundation
    Fractional Controller
    From$2,000 /mo
    on top of your bookkeeping
    • Everything in Job Costing Pro
    • Cash flow forecasting
    • KPI dashboards
    • Ongoing advisory and planning

    Not sure which fits? Take the scoper above, or just request a consultation, and we will point you to the right tier.

    Who this is for

    Built for contractors running real jobs

    If you run more than one job at a time and need to know the margin on each, this is for you.

    General contractors Remodelers Home builders Electrical Plumbing HVAC Landscaping and outdoor Specialty subcontractors

    Every job costing setup starts with clean books

    If you just need reliable monthly bookkeeping, payroll, and tax handled at a flat fee, you can get an instant price online in about a minute. Job costing builds on that foundation once your books are solid.

    Get an instant bookkeeping price
    Let's talk

    Request a job costing consultation

    Tell us about your operation and we will scope a job costing and controller plan that fits, then confirm your exact price with you directly. No pressure, no obligation.

    Prefer email? Write us at andrew@advancedinsightco.com