Bookkeeping for Contractors and Trades
Running a trades business means job costs, payroll, subs, and material invoices that never show up when you need them. I keep the books clean so you know where the money went and what to charge next time. Based in Sherwood, working with contractors across the Portland metro.
Monthly Bookkeeping
Every account reconciled and your books closed on time — bank, credit cards, loans, lines of credit. You get a P&L, a balance sheet, and a short summary in plain English of what changed and what to watch.
Flat monthly rate. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
Job Costing
Most contractors know their total revenue and have no idea which jobs earned it. Job costing fixes that — labor, materials, subs, and equipment tracked to the job, so estimated versus actual is a report instead of a guess.
I spent years running crews before I did this. I know what a change order does to a margin and why the material invoice lands six weeks late.
Catch-Up and Cleanup
Months behind, years behind, or never started. I'll sort out the backlog, get you current, and hand your CPA a clean file. Flat price, quoted after I look at your books — you'll know the number before I touch anything.
Three years behind is a normal Tuesday. It's most of what I do.
Pricing
Solo operators and low-volume businesses that need clean books and monthly visibility.
Monthly bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online
Up to 2 accounts reconciled
Monthly P&L and balance sheet
Email support
Year-end file ready for your CPA
Foundation — $300/month
Growing contractors with a crew, payroll, and jobs that need costing.
Everything in Foundation
Up to 5 accounts reconciled
Job costing setup and monthly tracking
A/R and A/P review
Sales tax tracking
30-minute monthly review call
Classic — $500/month
Established operations with multiple crews and real complexity.
Everything in Classic
Job costing by crew and project
Budget vs. actual reporting
Quarterly strategy review
Priority support
CPA coordination
Pro — starting at $1,000/month
What I Work In
QuickBooks Online, and I'm comfortable in Jobber. On desktop, spreadsheets, or nothing at all? Migration is part of getting started.
I don't file taxes — I'm not a CPA. I keep your books clean all year so your CPA's job is fast and cheap, and I'll work directly with them at year end.