Contractor & Skilled Trade Accounting
Bookkeeping Built for Contractors Who Need to Know Profit by Job
MetaCall LP helps contractors, remodelers, electricians, plumbers, HVAC companies, and skilled trades clean up QuickBooks, track materials, organize subcontractors, reconcile payments, and understand monthly cash flow.
What we help organize
Job Costing
Labor, materials, subs, deposits, change orders, and job-level expenses.
Material Expenses
Supplier charges, job supplies, receipts, credit cards, and project purchases.
Subcontractors
Vendor records, 1099 support, payments, retainers, and job assignments.
Cash Flow
Progress billing, deposits, unpaid invoices, payroll, loans, and equipment costs.
Goal: cleaner books and clearer job margins.
When QuickBooks is organized by job, contractor owners can see what actually made money.
Jobs
Projects, customers, change orders, and profitability
Materials
Supplier charges, receipts, parts, and supplies
Subs
Payments, vendor records, 1099 support, and job assignment
Reports
Cash flow, receivables, payroll, and monthly close
The contractor owner problem
Winning the job is not the same as knowing whether the job made money.
Contractor books get messy fast when supplier receipts, card charges, subcontractors, payroll, equipment, deposits, and customer invoices are not connected back to the right job.
Job profit is unclear
Material runs, labor, subcontractors, travel, equipment, and change orders can bury the real margin unless every major cost is assigned correctly.
Receipts and supplier charges pile up
Home center purchases, supply-house charges, fuel, tools, parts, and credit card activity need monthly cleanup before QuickBooks becomes unreliable.
Subs and 1099 records get scattered
Subcontractor payments should be organized by vendor and job so the owner has cleaner records for reporting, year-end review, and CPA handoff.
Cash flow can look worse than sales
Progress billing, retainage, deposits, unpaid invoices, payroll timing, loan payments, and equipment costs can squeeze cash even when sales are strong.
Who we serve
Accounting support for contractors and trades that need clean job-level numbers.
We support trade business owners, office managers, and small contractor teams that want cleaner QuickBooks records and better monthly financial visibility.
Remodelers & General Contractors
Project expenses, progress invoices, change orders, subs, and job profitability reporting.
Electricians & Plumbers
Service work, parts, supplier accounts, vehicle expenses, payroll, and recurring customer billing.
HVAC & Mechanical Trades
Equipment purchases, installations, service calls, warranties, labor, and seasonal cash flow.
Roofing, Flooring & Specialty Trades
Materials, crews, deposits, subcontractors, supplier invoices, and job closeout records.
What MetaCall LP handles
Contractor bookkeeping services built around QuickBooks and job costing.
We help organize the financial side of your trade business so your books are cleaner, your job costs are easier to review, and your CPA receives better records.
QuickBooks Cleanup
We review categories, bank feeds, duplicate transactions, uncategorized expenses, old balances, and messy charts of accounts.
- Chart of accounts review
- Transaction cleanup
- Prior-month catchup
Monthly Bookkeeping
We keep your books moving each month with categorized transactions, reconciled accounts, and owner-ready reporting.
- Bank reconciliation
- Credit card reconciliation
- Monthly close process
Job Costing Support
We help set up and maintain job, customer, project, class, and location tracking so you can review profitability with more confidence.
- Job and project tracking
- Labor and material allocation
- Job-level reports
Materials & Supplier Tracking
We organize supplier charges, material runs, receipts, tools, fuel, parts, and project purchases so costs do not disappear into broad expense categories.
- Supply-house charges
- Home center purchases
- Receipt organization
Subcontractor & 1099 Support
We organize vendor records, subcontractor payments, job assignment, certificates, and year-end support records for CPA review.
- Vendor payment tracking
- Subcontractor job assignment
- 1099-ready support records
Billing, AR & Cash Flow
We help review customer deposits, progress invoices, unpaid balances, retainage tracking, ACH activity, merchant deposits, and loan payments.
- Accounts receivable review
- Progress billing support
- Cash-flow visibility
Our monthly workflow
A clean bookkeeping rhythm for busy contractor owners.
Your team is on the job site. We help keep the financial side organized by turning bank activity, card charges, deposits, vendor payments, and payroll records into cleaner QuickBooks reports.
Start with a QuickBooks® Diagnostic01. Review the current file
We look for uncategorized transactions, duplicate entries, old balances, missing reconciliations, and job-costing gaps.
02. Organize the contractor workflow
We align QuickBooks around customers, jobs, vendors, materials, subcontractors, payroll, deposits, and recurring reports.
03. Reconcile monthly activity
We reconcile bank feeds, credit cards, loans, merchant deposits, ACH activity, supplier accounts, and payroll records.
04. Deliver owner-ready reports
You receive clearer financial reports that help explain cash flow, open invoices, expenses, and project profitability.
Better reports
Reports that answer contractor questions.
Instead of generic books, we focus on the questions trade owners actually ask every month.
Which jobs made money?
Review job income, materials, subs, labor, and other costs in a cleaner structure.
Who still owes us?
Track unpaid invoices, aging balances, deposits, and progress billing follow-up.
Where is cash going?
Separate payroll, suppliers, equipment, loans, insurance, vehicles, fuel, and operating overhead.
Are we ready for tax season?
Keep records cleaner during the year so your CPA is not sorting through a last-minute mess.
Turn a messy QuickBooks file into a clearer financial control system.
Whether you need cleanup, monthly bookkeeping, job-costing support, or better reports, MetaCall LP can help put structure around your contractor finances.
Get a Free QuickBooks® DiagnosticQuestions contractors ask
Contractor bookkeeping FAQ
Can you help if my QuickBooks file is already messy?
Yes. We can review old reconciliations, uncategorized transactions, duplicate entries, broad expense categories, missing job tracking, and open balances so the cleanup work has a clear plan.
Can you help track profit by job?
Yes. We help structure QuickBooks around jobs, projects, customers, materials, subcontractors, deposits, change orders, and expenses so reports are more useful for contractor owners.
Do you handle payroll taxes or income tax returns?
We organize bookkeeping records, payroll categories, and reconciliation support. Payroll filing and tax return work should remain with your payroll provider, CPA, or tax preparer.