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Construction Industry Consultants: Accounting, Tax, Audit, Advisory, ERP and AI

Construction Industry Consultants: Accounting, Tax, Audit, Advisory, ERP and AI
Industry Profile

From the Jobsite to the Boardroom, We Know Construction

Running a construction firm means delivering projects on time and within budget while protecting margins, managing risk and planning for growth. Whether you're a contractor, builder, construction manager, architect or engineer, you need to balance those demands while meeting regulatory requirements and safety standards and planning for the future of your business.

Here’s what we see construction leaders face every day:

  • Market uncertainty and project pipeline stability: Shifting demand and funding deadlines make future work harder to predict, complicating hiring, equipment purchasing and cash planning.
  • Escalating labor, material and project costs: Thin margins leave little room for overruns. Without timely work-in-progress reporting, you may not spot rising project costs soon enough to adjust.
  • Skilled labor shortages and workforce development: Electricians, carpenters and experienced project managers are hard to find and keep amid fierce competition.
  • Technology adoption and operational efficiency: As firms grow, spreadsheets and paper processes become harder to manage. New tools are effective only when both field and office teams use them.
  • Succession planning: Preparing future leaders and planning an ownership transition take time, especially when the business depends heavily on its owner.

Construction Expertise You Can Count On

Construction runs on thin margins, tight schedules and constant change. You need experts who understand work-in-progress reporting, job costing and bid pressures. Here's what sets us apart:

$25M+
Annual Revenue Construction Companies
20+
Years Serving Construction Companies
2,700+
Dedicated Professionals

Proven Results

Building Better Outcomes for Construction

Margins depend on getting timely information about job costs and work in progress. You need reliable reporting to meet lenders, bonding company and investor expectations, along with proactive planning to lower your tax burden. When your project, financial and workforce data are connected, your team can take on more work without adding headcount. When you're ready to expand, acquire another company or hand off the business, we help you plan and identify where AI and automation meet your goals. Here's how we've helped clients like you achieve real results:

  • Expanded investor opportunities: By providing compliance and tax guidance, we helped a qualified opportunity zone fund support future growth.
  • 55 days faster close: For a construction firm, we doubled project capacity, moved from cash to GAAP accounting and reduced monthly close from 60 to five days.
Construction Industry Consultants: Accounting, Tax, Audit, Advisory, ERP and AI
Who We Serve
Support Designed Around the Way You Build

We tailor our support to contractors and builders, architects and engineers based on how you operate, the projects you deliver and where you’re headed. For contractors and builders, that includes union payroll, remote sites and specialty trades from paving to electrical. For architects and engineers, it includes staffing for periods of high demand and onboarding teams.

How We Help
Solutions for Construction’s Toughest Challenges
Whether you need guidance on taxes, an audit, ERP or AI, we look at the whole business, not just the problem at hand. We roll out change in stages to help your teams get on board. Here's how we help construction leaders like you:
Audit
Build trust in your financial reporting with audits, internal controls and compliance support
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Put your data to work with AI and automation to reduce manual tasks, from paper timesheets to fleet tracking
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Get finance and accounting support to keep the close moving and your team focused on projects
Advisory
Know what your company is worth and plan your next move, whether that's growing, selling or handing it down
Tax
Tax
Keep more of what you earn with tax planning that helps you manage estimated payments and owner distributions
Regulatory Compliance & Risk Advisory
Stay ahead of regulatory, cyber and vendor risk as projects scale and become more complex
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Connect job cost, payroll and financial data so field and office teams work from the same numbers

Software Tools That Support Smarter Construction Operations

We provide technology consulting for construction firms, covering strategy, implementation, integration and managed services across Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Intacct, UKG and Workday. We also advise on Procore, helping to connect your project, financial and workforce data to improve operations and support growth.

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Optimize treasury management to sustain and grow your business without running out of cash.

September 17, 2024

Staying Connected to the Industry

We stay closely connected to the construction and real estate industries through professional associations, certifications and technology expertise, including:

  • CREW Network
  • Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
  • Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  • Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
  • Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA)
  • Procore Certification
  • Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) designation
Awards & Accolades
Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms

Experts

Scott Brandt headshot 1
Partner
location
Midwest
phone
314-983-1211
Kristi Jacks
Managing Director
location
Texas and Southwest
phone
972-590-5607
Erin Lavelle
Director - Industry Strategy Leader, Real Estate
location
Northeast
phone
215-764-0245
Set the Foundation for Growth

Build a Stronger Construction Business

Whether you’re facing rising project costs, planning an ownership transition or preparing to expand, we can help. Connect with our construction industry experts to strengthen job cost reporting, modernize operations and protect margins.