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Construction Bookkeeping Services

Salisbury Bookkeeping helps construction companies gain complete financial clarity with accurate job costing, clean books, WIP reporting, cash-flow forecasting, and real-time dashboards. We replace spreadsheet chaos with systems built for contractors so you can control project profit, stabilize cash, and run your business with confidence. Our construction-specific financial framework is designed to outperform generic bookkeeping firms—and deliver the clarity you need to scale.

What We Fix

  • Inaccurate or missing job costing

  • WIP reporting that’s outdated or nonexistent

  • Projects that “look profitable” but bleed cash

  • Inconsistent AR/AP tracking causing cash delays

  • Books that don’t match project reality

  • Lack of visibility into labor, materials, and overhead

  • No financial system for growth or scaling

  • Cash-flow surprises during busy seasons

  • Reporting that doesn’t help with bidding or planning

  • Disorganized books preventing strategic decisions

Dashboard Includes

  • Job profitability (actual vs. budget)

  • WIP tracking & percent-complete visibility

  • AR/AP status & aging

  • Cash-flow projections

  • Open jobs & pipeline value

  • Cost overruns & margin erosion alerts

  • Labor efficiency & subcontractor costs

  • Overhead tracking & breakeven metrics

Integrations

  • QuickBooks Online

  • Knowify

  • Buildertrend

  • Jobber

  • ServiceTitan

  • CoConstruct

  • Core systems for GCs and subcontractors

What’s Breaking Your Books — and How We Fix It

Job Costing is Fuzzy

Profitability is unclear until it’s too late.

  • Turn on Projects in QuickBooks

  • Standardize cost codes

  • Map items/services to proper codes

  • Enforce coding at PO and bill entry level

Change Orders & Materials

POs and receipts don’t flow into the books.

  • Automate receipt capture & vendor bill approvals

  • Mobile uploads from the field

  • Route POs/materials to the correct project and cost code automatically

Owner Cards in the Mix

Personal card activity = reconciliation problems.

  • Bank rules to separate draws from true job expenses

  • Monthly owner draw entry

  • Dedicated field-purchase cards for job-related spend

Payroll & Compliance

Certified payroll slow everything down.

  • Categorize labor properly across jobs

  • Sync payroll data into job costing

  • Set up rules for burden allocation

Cash Flow Swings

Progress billing + slow-paying GCs create gaps.

  • Cash-flow forecasting for upcoming jobs

  • Track AR aging by GC

  • Predict tight periods before they hit

Week-to-Week Chaos

No cadence to keep books clean.

  • Weekly bookkeeping rhythms

  • Scheduled reconciliations

  • KPI dashboard updates for real-time clarity

Download Our Free Construction Playbook

A deep dive into our processes. Including Job-costing, WIP, and AR built for construction pros.

  • 90-day bookkeeping roadmap

  • Job costing & WIP sanity check

  • AR follow-up templates

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Salisbury Bookkeeping

Monthly bookkeeping, forecasting, and real-time dashboards for construction and real estate.

Utah-based, serving clients nationwide.

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