Margin that only shows up at the end
The job ends, the client pays, and only months later you find out that contract lost money. Without job costing there is no way to correct course midway.
Industry · Construction
Bookkeeping for construction companies in the United States
You know how much came into the job. The question is how much stayed.
In construction, profit is not lost at year end, it is lost job by job. When materials, labor and subcontractors all land in one expense account, the P&L closes positive while two or three specific jobs drain the cash, and nobody notices until the money runs out. GS Brasil separates cost by job inside QuickBooks, reconciles what comes from Buildertrend and delivers margin per project every month.
Where the money leaks in this industry
Subcontractors with no trail
Payment by check, a W-9 nobody filed, 1099s chased at year end. The cost exists but is not tied to the job that created it.
Cash stuck in change orders
Scope changed, material was bought, the invoice never went out. Money leaves the account before it comes in, and nothing shows that picture.
What we deliver
What changes in your finances
Job costing in QuickBooks
Each job becomes a project with revenue, material, labor and subcontractor cost separated. Margin per job closed every month.
Buildertrend reconciliation
What you already enter in Buildertrend starts matching the books, with no double entry and no gap between the two systems.
Subcontractor control
W-9 on file, payment tied to the job and the 1099 package ready for your CPA in January, with no rush.
Cash flow by stage
A forecast that considers job schedule and receipts, so you know weeks ahead when cash will get tight.
Pricing on real data
After three months of cost separated by job, your quote stops being a guess and starts using the real cost from your own history.
A report you understand
P&L, Balance Sheet and margin per job presented in your language, in a meeting, not in a PDF nobody opens.
Plans
Which format makes sense for you
Strategic Bookkeeping Basic
The monthly routine with reconciliation, categorization and close. The base for getting the numbers in order.
Financial Support Premium
Weekly support, cash flow forecasting and KPIs. For those making pricing and investment calls.
Diagnosis and Strategy
A three month project to bring late books up to date and see the real result of the business.
Frequently asked
Questions from people in this industry
Do you work with Buildertrend?
Yes. Buildertrend stays your job system and QuickBooks your financial system. GS Brasil keeps the two talking, so cost entered on the job shows up in the books with no rework.
Can I see the margin of each job separately?
Yes, that is the core of this page. Each job becomes a project in QuickBooks, and the monthly close brings revenue, cost and margin for each one, plus the company total.
Do you file the 1099s for my subcontractors?
Filing is done by your CPA. GS Brasil hands over the finished package: W-9 on file, total paid per contractor for the year and the right classification, which usually cuts the cost of that service.
First step
Start with the first conversation
Twenty minutes, no commitment, to understand where your company is and point the way.