You need numbers that stay standing when you lean on them
Full-charge bookkeeping for contractors and trades
If your business is growing but your office seems like it’s creaking under the weight, you’re in the right place.
Craftsmen CPAs offer full-charge bookkeeping for trades companies and contractors like you who are sick of surprises. We'll give you solid financials, clearer processes and clear job margins.
Let's be straight: your business has grown but your bookkeeping hasn't kept up
In construction, you don’t frame a second floor on a sloping foundation. The same goes for your books.
Often construction or contractor bookkeeping goes like this: someone enters data, ensures bills get paid, maybe handles enough categorization so your reports looks fine. The problem is there’s no real standard for “done”, and little-to-no oversight when the details get fuzzy.
- Reconciliation seems done but you can never really tell until you notice you’re actually behind.
- Accounts receivable is chaotic and cash flow feels unpredictable even when business is booming.
- Bills get paid late, or get paid twice, or get missed until a vendor starts calling your cell.
- You’ve got reports, but it’s hard to tell if they match the reality on each jobsite.
What “full-charge” means around here
Full-charge bookkeeping means we don’t just record what happened and speak to you in accounting terms. Instead, we deliver complete, reliable monthly numbers you can trust, and laid out in a way you can review – so you can make decisions with confidence.
What you get:
Accurate month end numbers
So you consistently get clear on what’s going on.
Bank, credit card and loan reconciliations
We take care of this and there are no gaps.
Reports based on what you need to know
We build your reports based on categories, class, association, job.
Financial statements that make sense
From the balance sheet to P&L – with supporting detail when it's needed.
A setup that supports the basics of job profitability calculations
You can start answering “which work makes us the most money?”
A clear list of what you get each month
You'll know exactly what support you're getting from us.
Why our team beats the lone-wolf bookkeeper
Everything might work as long as one specific person is around but then suddenly you can’t get what you need and you’re scrambling.
With Craftsmen, you get the continuity and oversight of a team, so:
Bookkeeping never grinds to a halt.
If someone is sick, on vacation, or disappears, your bookkeeping continues.
Review and another set of eyes help prevent errors
Such as inflated expense entries – and stop them turning into expensive cleanups later.
The right tasks are handled by the right people
Routine work is covered, and bigger financial questions get the right level of attention.
A transition built for busy contractors
Nobody wants an onboarding week that turns into months of confusion. Here’s how we set you up for a smooth landing:
1
Figure out where the cracks are
First, we work out what’s missing, any unreconciled accounts, inconsistent coding, lagging A/R, and so on.
2
Get you to a clean month end close
We use a standardized process – ensuring the numbers always mean something to you.
3
Set you up with tools and processes
We don’t make changes for change’s sake. Every tool is evaluated based on what actually works in the field.
4
Get better financial reporting
Once the books are consistent and stable, we can carry on improving your clarity – perhaps with tighter A/R routines, and new layers of reporting.
Transactional bookkeeping can look cheaper on paper.
It looks cheaper until the cleanup needs to happen. Or the tax opportunities get missed. Or you make a decision based on numbers that weren’t real.
Our full-charge bookkeeping is for owners who are done paying for the same work twice – they need a level of support they can depend upon.
What we cost by comparison
We only cost what we charge you – no wasted time or opportunities. Our pricing depends on what actually affects our workload and complexity, like transaction volume, payroll complexity and job structure. If you want a fast price estimate, we can usually give you one after a quick fit call.
FAQs
Often construction and contractor bookkeeping is simply recording data and sending you reports. Full-charge bookkeeping is about taking responsibility for reconciling, closing, and keeping the balance sheet clean so your reports are trustworthy – and presented in a way you can review and rely upon to inform real business decisions.
We build the bookkeeping foundation that makes the basics of job profitability possible. If you need deeper insights into job costing or more advanced contractor accounting later, we’ll talk about that when the foundation is solid.
It does depend on the state of your current bookkeeping, but our first priority is clean data so you can see job profitability and cash flow properly – so we won’t waste time on anything else until we’ve got this in place.
If we’re doing your bookkeeping, we can coordinate cleanly with your tax preparer – or we can handle accounting and tax preparation as part of our wider services to you. Either way, we’ll be setting you up with a good foundation.
Yes. We’re a QBO-first company, offering integrations based on what you need. We’ll never bolt on extra tools just for the sake of it.
That’s common, don’t worry! Our first step is stabilizing everything and stopping the bleeding, then we can move forward with a repeatable monthly process.
The good news is we don’t need much! We want to put an end to your financial stresses, so you can focus on growing your business. All we need is a willingness to have regular conversations with us, learning a few things as you go.
Seeing any cracks in the foundation? Let’s fix the books before you build
We’re based in New England – working primarily with trades businesses in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Here trust matters and the work is real, and we offer the same continuity and responsiveness as you like to offer your customers.
Give us a call or swing by – there’s plenty of room to park your truck.