Contractor Bookkeeping
Specialized remote bookkeeping for small contractors and construction businesses — job costing, QuickBooks Online support, and clean monthly financials. Serving Montana and nationwide.
Our Specialty
Job costing, uneven cash flow, subcontractors, retainage — contracting has financial complexity that most bookkeepers aren’t set up for. We provide remote bookkeeping for small contractors in Montana and across the U.S., working in QuickBooks Online to give you clean books and accurate job costs.
Built for How Contractors Actually Operate
We track income and expenses by project so you know exactly which jobs are profitable.
Milestone billing and retainage complicate cash flow. We keep your accounts receivable organized and your cash picture accurate.
We track sub payments throughout the year so 1099s at year-end are accurate and on time.
Clean monthly financials help you anticipate slow periods and plan around lumpy revenue.
Our Contractor Bookkeeping Services
We allocate income and expenses to individual jobs in QuickBooks Online so you can see the true profitability of every project — not just your business as a whole.
Every bank account, credit card, and loan is reconciled each month. Transactions are categorized accurately, and your books are kept current so nothing piles up.
If you’re not in QuickBooks Online yet, or if your current setup isn’t working well, we’ll get it configured correctly for a contracting business — chart of accounts, class tracking, and all.
We track subcontractor payments throughout the year and prepare 1099 records so you’re ready when January rolls around — no scrambling, no missed filings.
Monthly profit & loss statements, balance sheets, and job cost summaries give you the visibility to make informed decisions about bids, hiring, and cash management.
Why Contractors Choose Bayside Ledger
We work entirely online with contractors across the U.S. — no in-person meetings required.
Based in Bigfork, Montana. Local roots, national reach.
We only work with small businesses — no corporate accounts, no one-size-fits-all packages.
What’s Holding You Back
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The Process
We connect to your bank and credit card accounts through QuickBooks Online and review where things stand.
If the books need organizing first, we handle that before establishing your monthly routine.
Monthly reconciliation, categorization, job cost tracking, and financial reports — on schedule, every month.
Related Services
If your books are behind, we handle the cleanup as part of onboarding. Learn more about catch-up bookkeeping →
Work With Us
Good bookkeeping pays for itself. When you know your actual job costs, you bid smarter, manage cash better, and grow more deliberately. Let’s talk about what that looks like for your business.
Common Questions
We work primarily with small, owner-operated contractors. You don’t need to be a large firm — small contractors benefit most from reliable job cost data.
No. We’re based in Bigfork, Montana but work with contractors across the U.S. entirely online.
Common — and not a problem. We handle cleanup as part of onboarding so you start with clean records.
Yes. QuickBooks Online is what we work in — and if your file needs setup or cleanup, we handle that as part of our services.