QuickBooks cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, and business advisory for Ohio Valley contractors.
Local Context · 01
Most bookkeepers don't know that.
You're running multiple jobs at once, managing crews, and juggling subcontractors.
A generic bookkeeper gives you a chart of accounts built for a retail store. No job costing. No project tracking.
You have no idea which jobs made money and which ones cost you. That's not a bookkeeping problem. That's a business problem.
Services · 02
Kristal ran a trades business in rural Ohio for over 20 years. When she looks at a contractor's books, she already knows what she's looking at. Both tracks start with getting your QuickBooks right.
Monthly bookkeeping, CFO advisory, and ongoing support — so you never have to think about it again.
We clean up your books, train your admin, and leave behind a guide — so your team can handle it going forward.
What that actually looks like for contractors. Cleanup. Monthly close. The leave-behind playbook. Three things we do every day for general contractors, remodelers, and construction operations across Ohio and West Virginia.
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Most contractor QuickBooks files were set up for a coffee shop, not a construction operation. Wrong chart of accounts, no job costing, subcontractors miscategorized. We go into the file you already have and fix the foundation.
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We keep your books clean every month and actually talk to you about what the numbers mean for your contracting operation. Not a surprise report dropped in your inbox — a real conversation about cash flow, job profitability, and what's coming up.
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Most contractors have someone handling the books who learned on the job and has been doing their best. We train them the right way — built around how your operation actually runs — and leave behind a written guide they can use every day.
The Transformation · 04
You know which jobs made money before you bid the next one. You walk into a bonding company or bank with financials that hold up. Hiring another crew, buying equipment, taking on a bigger contract — those decisions stop feeling like risks and start feeling like plans.
Job costing by project, phase, and crew means every contract tells you the real margin. Stop finding out after the work is done.
Right chart of accounts. Right categories. Your CPA gets clean numbers and your P&L reflects the real cost of running your operation.
No more guessing. No more finding out a job cost you money after the crew is home. Every project tracked, every margin measured.
Next Steps · 05
We spend about an hour in your books. We tell you exactly what we find. No charge, no obligation.
Based on what we find, we put together a proposal — either we take over the books or we train your team. Whichever makes more sense for your business.
Cleanup first, every time. Then monthly bookkeeping or team training — whichever track you chose. No surprises.
Start with a free QuickBooks Review and find out exactly what your books are telling you.
We'll be straight with you — we wrote this section so Google shows this page when Ohio Valley contractors search for a bookkeeper.
If you're running a contracting business in Barnesville, St. Clairsville, or across the river in Wheeling, you don't need someone to just 'do the data entry.' You need someone who understands that a 1099 for a sub is different than a W2 for a crew lead, and that materials sitting in the shop aren't the same as materials on the job site.
At 740 Accounting & Bookkeeping, we specialize in the unique financial needs of the construction trades. We don't just balance the checkbook; we build the financial foundation that lets you bid bigger jobs with confidence.
Most contractors come to us because their QuickBooks is a mess. Maybe you have one 'Materials' account where everything gets dumped, or your payroll isn't allocated to specific jobs. That makes it impossible to know if you're actually making money on that remodel or if you're just trading dollars.
We clean up your chart of accounts so it makes sense for a contractor. We set up job costing so you can see your gross margin per project. We make sure your progress billings and retentions are tracked correctly so your balance sheet actually reflects what's owed to you.
Whether you're using QuickBooks Online or Desktop, we optimize the software to work for your workflow, not against it.
When you go to your bonding agent or the bank for an equipment loan, they don't want to see a handwritten ledger or a messy P&L. They want professional, CPA-ready reports that show you have a handle on your cash flow.
We provide the high-level oversight that bonding companies look for. By having clean, reconciled books every month, you're always ready for a surprise audit or a last-minute bid requirement. We speak the language of lenders so you don't have to.
Our monthly advisory calls help you look ahead at your pipeline and equipment needs, ensuring you have the liquidity to keep the crews running.
We're not a national firm with a call center. We're based right here in Barnesville, Ohio. We know the local economy, the local banks, and the local challenges of running a trades business in the Valley.
Kristal's twenty years of experience running a trades business means she's seen the same problems you're facing. She's dealt with the slow-paying subs, the equipment breakdowns, and the seasonal dips. That experience is built into every service we offer.
If you're ready for a bookkeeper who knows a joist from a junction box, let's talk. It starts with a free, no-obligation review of your current QuickBooks file.