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Job Costing · WIP · Retainage · 1099s | Austin, TX · Nationwide

Bookkeeping built for general contractors.

Job costing per project, WIP overbilling and underbilling schedules, retainage tracking, subcontractor 1099 compliance, and a live dashboard. You know your true financial position on every job, not just your bank balance.

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5.0 from the owners, pastors and founders whose books we rebuilt

People don't usually talk about their bookkeeper like this.

Real notes from real clients, sent after we cleaned up their books. The names and the outcomes are theirs.

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"THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I have been looking for a true finance partner like this!"

Three years of books rebuilt clean. Monthly close now lands by day 5.

Lauren
LaurenCEO · The Harbour Company
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★★★★★
"Phenomenal working with Turnkey CFO. Our finances have never been clearer."

Giving trends, fund balances and ministry spend, finally visible to leadership.

Dakota
DakotaHeirloom Church
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"Really encouraging to see everything tied out at the bank and the adjustments all traced. Great work."

A full deep dive on one account, every adjustment traced back to the bank.

Buck
BuckExecutive Pastor · Northpoint Church
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"You have been unbelievably helpful!! THANK YOU."

Multi-fund nonprofit books cleaned up. Monthly close cut from three weeks to under one.

Christy
ChristyExecutive Director · Village of Hope Maui
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★★★★★
"Turnkey handles all of it and I never think about the books. Easiest decision we made."

Full books and reporting, handled end to end.

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JTDoxa
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"Multiple companies, and every set of books is clean and current. They just handle it."

An 11-company group closed every month, entity by entity.

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AustinMojo Coffee
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"Thanks Ricky. You're the best."

A monthly financial dashboard the whole leadership team actually reads.

Tawnya
TawnyaVillage of Hope Maui
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"The budget and dashboard work has changed how our team leads."

A full 2027 budget build and a live dashboard for the whole church.

Brent
BrentEpic Life Church
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"Thank you so much!! This is all great. I really appreciate it!"

Payroll handled end to end, questions answered the same day.

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AlexandraOwner · Soularis
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"Clear, on time, every month. Exactly what we needed."

Monthly P&L and balance sheet, delivered on schedule.

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Who we are

Turnkey CFO is a bookkeeping firm in Austin, Texas built for general contractors. We handle job costing, WIP schedules, retainage tracking, subcontractor 1099 compliance, and live job-profitability dashboards — the financial infrastructure that lets you bid accurately, collect on time, and know your true job-level profitability before a job closes. We coordinate with your CPA on tax filings.

Ricky West, founder of Turnkey CFO
Ricky West
Founder, Turnkey CFO
"Most contractors don't find out a job lost money until it's closed. Our job is to show you the number while you can still act on it."
See it live

Your numbers, live — job by job.

A dashboard that shows job-level P&L, WIP position, and retainage — updated monthly, not a PDF you have to decode. Make bidding and staffing calls with real data.

  • Job-level profitability see margin by job, trade, and client type at a glance
  • WIP & retainage earned revenue and cash held back, always current
  • Cash flow forecast outstanding receivables and retainage in one view
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BUILT FOR CONTRACTORS

Job costing and WIP, not just a bank balance.

Every job tracked from bid to final draw.

What we handle

Everything your construction business needs. Nothing it doesn't.

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Monthly bookkeeping & close

Accurate job cost allocation, overhead distribution, and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition. Full monthly close with P&L, balance sheet, and WIP schedule — so your books reflect what you've actually earned, not just what you've invoiced. See all services

Core
02

Job costing & WIP schedules

Every project tracked from contract to close — materials, direct labor, subcontract costs, and overhead allocated per job. Monthly WIP schedule identifies overbillings and underbillings so you know your true earned revenue position and can catch margin erosion before the job finishes.

Construction-specific
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Retainage tracking

Retainage receivable (what your clients withhold from you) and retainage payable (what you withhold from subs) tracked in separate accounts. Never mixed into general AR/AP — so your cash collection metrics stay accurate and your subs get paid correctly at project close against lien waiver receipt.

Construction-specific
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Subcontractor 1099 compliance

W-9 collected from every sub before the first payment. Payments tracked against the $2,000 threshold and aggregated across every job. 1099-NEC prepared and filed by January 31 — even for subs brought on mid-job or paid across multiple projects.

Compliance
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Payroll for field crews

Weekly or bi-weekly payroll for superintendents, project managers, laborers, and office staff — correct workers' comp classification per trade, certified payroll support if you work prevailing-wage jobs, and quarterly 941 reconciliation.

Ops
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Bill pay & AP management

Supplier invoices, subcontractor draws, and vendor payments tracked and paid on schedule — so your AP is always current, lien waivers are documented, and your books close on time every month.

Ops
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Live financial dashboard

Job-level P&L, WIP position, retainage summary, outstanding receivables, and cash flow forecast — updated monthly so you make bidding and staffing decisions with real data, not gut feel.

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Bonding & financial statement support

Surety bonds require clean, current construction financials — WIP schedule, working capital, backlog, and job-level profitability, not just a P&L. We keep books in the format sureties and lenders expect so shortcuts never disqualify you from bond capacity when you need it. Years behind? We do catch-up bookkeeping too.

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To get started
Getting started

Onboarding takes days, not months.

Step 1
Day 1

15-minute intro call

We learn your business — active job count, sub mix, billing method, current software, and where the books are breaking down.

Step 2
Days 2 to 5

Books & access review

We connect to QuickBooks, clean historical data, and set up job costing, WIP schedules, and retainage tracking around your project types.

Step 3
Within 2 weeks

Live visibility

Monthly close with WIP schedule, job profitability dashboard, retainage summary, and subcontractor compliance workflows running clean — every month.

Industries

Bookkeeping that speaks your industry.

Questions

Questions general contractors ask us first.

Do you replace our CPA?+
No — we work alongside your CPA. We keep books clean and filing-ready year-round so your CPA can file your return without a month of cleanup. We keep WIP schedules and retainage in the format your CPA and bonding company expect.
Do you produce WIP schedules?+
Yes. Monthly WIP schedule showing contract value, billed to date, costs incurred, estimated cost to complete, percentage complete, and over/underbilling position for each active job. This is the most requested output from GC clients and something most bookkeepers can't produce.
How do you handle retainage?+
Retainage receivable and retainage payable are tracked in separate accounts from regular AR/AP — so your collection metrics and lien exposure are clear. We track lien waiver receipt from subs against retainage payable release so you're protected before releasing final payment.
Can you support AIA billing or draw requests?+
Yes. We work with your project management or AIA billing process to reconcile draw requests to job costs and ensure your billings match your WIP position each month.
How do you handle subcontractor compliance across multiple jobs?+
Every sub tracked from first payment regardless of which job they're on. W-9 before first check, payments aggregated across all jobs for 1099 threshold tracking, 1099-NEC filed by January 31. Mid-job additions tracked from hire date — no end-of-year scrambles.
Do you work with Buildertrend, Procore, or CoConstruct?+
Yes. We integrate your project management software with QuickBooks so job costs sync correctly without double entry. We work with Buildertrend, Procore, CoConstruct, and most other construction management platforms.
Can we cancel?+
Month-to-month, 30-day notice. No multi-year contracts. We keep clients because the work is good, not because the paperwork traps them.
How much does this cost?+
Our instant estimate takes about 60 seconds and gives you a real price range based on your active job count, crew size, and sub volume. Tap any "Instant Estimate" button on the page.
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