Construction Bookkeeping Services Job costs you can trust every month.
Construction bookkeeping services from a dedicated bookkeeper who knows construction — job costing by job, phase and cost code, AP and AR, retainage, progress billing support, lien waivers, and reconciliations, in the accounting software you already use. Full-time, part-time, or as-needed.
15 days of free estimating is available to qualified contractors, subject to approval. If you choose to continue afterwards, service moves to a quarterly agreement (3-month term) that renews each quarter until cancelled — full-time, part-time, or as-needed.
- 600+estimators
- 140,000+jobs estimated
- 45 states+ D.C. & PR · Canada · Australia
- 50+trades & scopes
Hiring a construction bookkeeper is slow, expensive, and risky.
Or have a dedicated construction bookkeeper working with you in days, not months.
Hiring in-house
| Months | to recruit, interview, and hire an experienced construction bookkeeper |
|---|---|
| A bad hire | costs you time, rework, and missed deadlines |
| Salary + overhead | salary, benefits, payroll taxes, and office overhead for a full-time construction bookkeeper |
| No backup | when your one construction bookkeeper is out, busy, or leaves |
With Bidding Enterprise
- Working with you in days, not monthsA skilled construction bookkeeper, trained on your standards, typically set up within days.
- A technical support team behind youSenior reviewers and our QA team check your construction bookkeeper's work and back them up.
- Fully managedHiring, training, QA, and coverage are handled by us.
- Costs far less than hiring in-houseWithout losing any in-house advantages — dedicated to you, in your time zone, on your company email, in your software and your formats.
- AI-enabled, human-verifiedAI-assisted checks speed up the work; your construction bookkeeper and our QA team check every output.
Construction books that follow every job.
Your dedicated bookkeeper keeps the day-to-day books current and coded to your jobs, so your project managers and your CPA work from numbers they can use.
Job costing
Costs coded by job, phase, and cost code, with cost-to-complete reports your project managers can act on.
Bills & sub invoices
Vendor bills and subcontractor invoices entered, coded, and queued for your approval.
Billing & retainage
Progress billing and AIA G702/G703 support, with retainage tracked by job.
Lien waivers
Conditional and unconditional waivers tracked by job, vendor, and pay period.
Reconciliations & month-end
Bank and credit card reconciliations and month-end close support, with WIP support for your CPA.
1099 support
Vendor records kept current so year-end 1099 preparation goes smoothly for your CPA.
We work in the construction accounting software you already use
- QuickBooks Online
- QuickBooks Desktop / Contractor
- Sage 100 Contractor
- Sage 300 CRE
- Sage Intacct Construction
- Foundation Software
- Viewpoint Vista
- Viewpoint Spectrum
- Acumatica Construction
- Premier Construction Software
- Procore Financials
- Xero
- Buildertrend
- CoConstruct / JobTread
- and more
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Your bookkeeper, part of your office.
Your bookkeeper learns your jobs, your cost codes, and how you approve payments — and works in your software, in your time zone.
A bookkeeper who knows your jobs
Trained on your chart of accounts, cost codes, and job list.
Your software, your reports
We work in the software and report formats you already use and build on them.
You approve every payment
We prepare; you review and approve. We are not a CPA firm and give no tax, audit, or legal opinions.
A month-end package your PMs will read.
Each month you receive reports that show where every job stands. Sample contents below (illustrative only).
| Report | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Job cost detail | Costs by job, phase, and cost code against budget |
| Cost-to-complete | Remaining budget and estimated cost to finish, by job |
| AP aging | Bills and sub invoices owed, by vendor and job |
| Retainage | Retainage receivable and payable, by job |
| Lien waiver status | Waivers received and outstanding, by pay period |
Build your construction bookkeeping team.
Tell us about your jobs and your software. Book a free 1-hour assessment — we'll map the bookkeeping support you need; assessment and setup take about an hour, and your construction bookkeeper is typically working with you within days.
Qualified contractors get 15 days of free estimating — your dedicated bookkeeper works your real projects at no cost, full-time, part-time, or as-needed.
Or reach us: Estimate@Biddingenterprise.com · 718-717-2729
Construction bookkeeping services — common questions
What do your construction bookkeeping services include?
Our construction bookkeeping services include job costing by job, phase, and cost code; vendor bills and subcontractor invoices; AR and progress billing support including AIA G702/G703; retainage and lien waiver tracking; bank and credit card reconciliations; month-end close and WIP support; and 1099 support. You approve every payment and filing.
How is construction bookkeeping different from regular bookkeeping?
Construction books are organized around jobs, not just accounts. Your bookkeeper codes every cost to a job, phase, and cost code, tracks retainage and lien waivers, and supports progress billing, so your job cost and cost-to-complete reports reflect what is actually happening on each project.
Which accounting software do you work in?
Whatever you already use — QuickBooks Online or Desktop, Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct Construction, Foundation, Viewpoint Vista or Spectrum, Acumatica, Premier, Procore Financials, Xero, Buildertrend, and others are examples. Your bookkeeper works in your chart of accounts, cost codes, and report formats and builds on what you have.
Are you a CPA firm?
No. We provide construction bookkeeping support; we are not a CPA firm and do not provide tax, audit, attest, or legal advice or opinions. Your bookkeeper prepares the books and reports for your review and for your CPA, who remains responsible for tax returns, audits, and financial statement opinions. You approve all payments and filings.
Can we start with a part-time construction bookkeeper?
Yes. Many clients start with a part-time or as-needed construction bookkeeper for busy months and move to full-time as their workload grows. Your construction bookkeeper stays dedicated to your company rather than shared, and we handle recruiting, training, quality checks, and coverage, so capacity grows or shrinks without you adding headcount.
How fast can we get started?
Most clients finish the free assessment and setup in about an hour, and their construction bookkeeper typically starts within days. On that call we review your software, standards, and current work, then assign the construction bookkeeper we'd build your team around. Timelines for each month-end close depend on its size and the documents, so we agree on them one month-end close at a time rather than promising a fixed turnaround.