📊 Accounting • Providence

Accounting Services for Construction.

Standard and custom financial reporting. Financial statements, custom reports, and GAAP compliance. Serving businesses in Providence.

Accounting Services in Providence

• Accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements monthly
• Custom reports showing the metrics that matter
• Clear audit trail and documentation
• Expert guidance on complex accounting issues

Financial Statements Custom Reports GAAP Compliance Journal Entries

Accounting for Construction in Providence

Construction accounting is job costing first and everything else second. Revenue recognized percentage-of-completion, retainage sitting on the balance sheet for months, change orders that alter contract value mid-job, and multi-state payroll — none of it is handled by a standard accounting setup, and all of it decides whether a job that looked profitable actually was.

  • Job costing by contract with committed cost and cost-to-complete maintained monthly
  • Percentage-of-completion revenue recognition with over/under-billing schedules
  • Retainage receivable and payable tracked separately from ordinary AR and AP
  • Change order log tied to contract value so margin is measured against the current scope
  • Certified payroll and multi-state registration where crews cross state lines
  • WIP schedule in the format sureties and lenders actually ask for

Managed accounting covers the full monthly cycle rather than a piece of it: transaction coding, bank and card reconciliation, AP and AR, payroll posting, accruals and prepaids, deferred revenue, and a close that produces statements you can hand to a lender without a caveat. The part most providers leave out is the balance sheet. Cheap monthly accounting that only categorises transactions and never reconciles the balance sheet produces books that look fine all year and fall apart at tax time — and the cleanup is billed at a premium by whoever inherits it.

$1,500–$7,500 / month

Flat monthly fee driven by transaction count, account and entity count, payment channel sprawl, and how fast you need the close.

Revenue is a poor predictor of cost. A $10M consultancy issuing 40 invoices a month is cheaper to serve than a $2M ecommerce brand processing 3,000 orders across four channels.

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Unreliable Reports

Your financial statements don't accurately reflect business performance.

✓ GAAP-compliant financials reviewed by experienced accountants

Missing Insights

Standard reports don't show the metrics that matter for your business.

✓ Custom reporting packages designed for your needs

Compliance Risk

Improper accounting can lead to audit issues and penalties.

✓ Stay compliant with proper revenue recognition and accruals

How We Work Together

1

Review

Understand your business model and reporting requirements.

2

Configure

Set up chart of accounts and reporting templates.

3

Deliver

Monthly financial package with variance analysis.

Accounting for Your Industry

We tailor our approach to the unique needs of your business.

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SaaS

MRR/ARR

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E-Commerce

Gross Margin

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Professional Services

Utilization Rate

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Healthcare

Days in AR

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Startups

Burn Rate

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Construction

Job Margin

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Restaurants

Food Cost %

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Real Estate

NOI

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Manufacturing

Gross Margin

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Nonprofits

Program Expense Ratio

Accounting for Construction in Providence

Job costing, percentage of completion, retention. We understand the unique financial challenges of construction businesses in Providence.

Key Metrics We Track:
Job Margin • Backlog • WIP Schedule • Change Order Rate
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Serving Businesses Nationwide

Based in Boston, we work with companies across the country.

Looking for Accounting services in Providence, RI? We serve businesses throughout the Providence metro area with expert financial support.

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Questions About This Service

Do you produce WIP schedules for bonding and lender review?

Yes. The WIP schedule — contract value, costs to date, estimated cost to complete, billings to date, and the resulting over- or under-billing — is the document sureties and banks judge you on. We maintain it monthly rather than reconstructing it under deadline.

How do you handle retainage?

Retainage receivable is tracked as its own balance sheet line, separate from ordinary AR, with aging by job. Burying 5–10% of contract value inside standard receivables makes both your collections picture and your working capital look better than they are.

What does a monthly close actually include?

Bank, card and payment-processor reconciliation to zero unexplained difference; AP and AR aging tied to their balance sheet control accounts; payroll and employer taxes posted and reconciled; accruals, prepaids and deferred revenue booked; depreciation posted; a full balance sheet reconciliation with a schedule behind every account; and a variance review against budget and prior month before anything is distributed.

How long should our close take?

Ten business days is a comfortable standard for most businesses under $20M, and that is what we run to. Five is realistic for a simple single-entity company with automated feeds. If yours takes twenty, the cause is almost always sequencing rather than staffing — cash has to reconcile before AP, AP before accruals, accruals before the P&L means anything.

Can you clean up books that are months behind?

Yes. Budget roughly 1.5x the normal monthly rate for each month being cleaned up, with a floor around $1,500. Twelve months behind at an $800/month run rate is realistically a $10,000–$15,000 project, and it has to finish before ongoing work produces trustworthy numbers.

Do you work with companies in Providence?

Yes. We work with clients across the Northeast and nationwide. Our team operates in Eastern time and can accommodate your schedule.