Books fall behind. Job costs get miscoded, accounts haven't reconciled in months, prior periods don't tie out, and you're making decisions on numbers you don't believe. Before anything else can work, the foundation has to be clean. We untangle the history, fix what's broken, and hand you back financials you can actually rely on.
Cleanup work usually starts the same way: growth outran the accounting. A bookkeeper left, the software was never set up for construction, jobs were coded inconsistently, or nobody had time to reconcile. The damage compounds quietly until a bonding renewal, a tax deadline, or a financing request forces the issue, and suddenly the numbers won't hold up.
Messy books aren't just an annoyance. They hide which jobs are actually profitable, distort your WIP, complicate your taxes, and undermine your credibility with lenders and sureties. Remediation isn't about blame, it's about getting you to a clean, reconciled starting point so every decision after it rests on something solid.
It's rarely too bad. We've worked with books that are years behind or barely reconciled. The first step is an assessment so you know the scope before committing to anything, no surprises.
It depends on how far behind things are and how complex your operations are. After the initial assessment we scope it clearly, so you know roughly how long and what it involves before we start.
You get a reconciled starting point and recommendations to keep things on track. Many clients move into an ongoing advisory or accounting relationship so the books stay clean, but cleanup can also be a standalone project.
Directly. Clean, reconciled books are the foundation for accurate tax filings and for the financial statements your surety and lenders rely on. Cleanup is often the prerequisite that makes the rest possible.
