From Chaos to Control in Job Costing
Granite Peak Builders
Challenge:
Granite Peak’s QuickBooks setup lumped all project costs together, making it impossible to see which jobs were profitable. The owner was constantly surprised at year-end when margins came in lower than expected.
Solution:
We restructured their chart of accounts by project, automated job cost tracking, and created custom dashboards showing profitability by job, client, and superintendent.
Results:
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Job cost visibility in real time
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Discovered $61K in underbilled materials
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Increased net profit margin from 11% to 15% within 6 months
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Monthly reporting now reviewed in 30-minute leadership calls