Accounting Services
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Outsourced Accounting

Expertly trained accountants with a deep understanding of the software and your industry,

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Family Office Accounting

High-touch technology family office accounting services that ensure security and privacy.

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Bill Pay

Outsourced bill pay solution with cash flow reporting and tracked expenses.

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What Are Outsourced Accounting Services and Do I Need Them?

If you are asking yourself these two questions, you've come to the right place.

What’s the Difference Between CFO and a Controller - and What Do I Need?

Although these two important roles are sometimes viewed as interchangeable there are important differences between them.

Industry Expertise
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Our Key Industries

Expert knowledge and high-quality software solutions for our 5 key industries.

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Construction & Real Estate

Real-time financial data and integrated job costing to generate reports and improve accountability.

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Manufacturing & Distribution

Track billing of materials, implement inventory control systems, manage supplier base, and reduce unnecessary costs.

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E-Commerce

Our team has the expertise needed to navigate deposits, refunds, chargebacks, and processing fees to maximize efficiency.

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Professional Services

Streamline financial operation and increase overall profitability to enable faster and smarter decisions.

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Family Office Accounting

High-touch technology family office accounting services that ensure security and privacy.

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Why does industry expertise matter?

Industry focus allows us to be experts in the accounting needs of the companies that operate within these industries.

Why Plumb Works With These Industries

This is another one of our favorite questions. The answer is easy: we know these industries.

Software Expertise
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Sage Software

Innovative software to manage your accounting, people, payroll, payments, and more.

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NetSuite Software

Integrated cloud business software suite, including business accounting, ERP, CRM and ecommerce software.

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QuickBooks Software

Scalable solutions for reporting, transactions, month-end close, analysis, and more.

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QuickBooks to NetSuite Migration: A Comprehensive Guide

Migrating from one accounting software platform to another is a critical undertaking for businesses. This is especially true when considering a transition from QuickBooks to NetSuite.

How do I know which Software is right for my company?

Selecting the "right" software for your company might seem like an overwhelming task, but we'd like to help make this process easier for you.

Sage
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Sage Software

Innovative software to manage your accounting, people, payroll, payments, and more.

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Sage Intacct

Automate the critical processes, reduce the spreadsheet headaches, and get greater visibility into real-time business performance.

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Sage 300 CRE

Sage 300 Construction & Real Estate connects finances and operations to help ensure maximum profit.

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Sage 100 Contractor

The all-in-one construction software that goes beyond basic accounting to put you in total command of your projects.

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Sage Estimating

Build bids quickly and precisely, plus integrate with other Sage software solutions to streamline operations.

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Sage Paperless

Easily store, retrieve, and route documents for accounting and operations.

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Sage Service

Streamline service calls and construction projects from start to finish with web-based real-time information.

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Additional Solutions

Add-on these services to improve workflow and enhance data and analytics.

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How and When to Choose Construction Accounting Software?

The right tools can help you manage your construction projects efficiently, provide clarity of your finances, and ultimately help improve profitability and job success.

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Here we list 5 key elements to help capture insights that are pivotal to running an efficient and lucrative constriction firm.

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About Plumb

Plumb seeks to empower business owners and leaders to gain clarity about their financials to grow their business.

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Case Studies

Learn more about our work with clients in a variety of different industries.

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Meet the Team

Learn more about the Plumb leadership team.

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The Plumb Promise

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Careers

Want to join us? Check out our current open positions and apply today.

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What can Plumb Do for Your Business?

At Plumb we pride ourselves on providing "clarity in accounting and stewardship in service." But what does that actually mean?

What's the Plumb Promise and What's in it for You?

We're on a continuous journey to go above and beyond for our clients. Here's how we do that.

The Best Construction Accounting Software Features

Posted on January 19, 2018 at 9:39 PM
Written by Plumb

 

In search of the best construction accounting software?

Before you start scheduling online demos and research the best construction accounting software on the market, here is a list of the top features that construction accounting software should include in order to be the most effective.

1. Job Costing

Job cost accounting is one of the most important features that your construction accounting software should do.  The purpose of job costing is to provide accounting of contract performance and assist in managing projects. Contractors and real estate developers rely on many details of the project, from analyzing revenue to tracking of costs of time and materials, labor, and overhead expenses. It’s this relevant information of contract activity that leads to making better business decisions for each job.  For this reason alone, that is why many construction companies move off of QuickBooks and install construction-specific accounting software, such as Sage 100 Contractor.

2. Change Orders

The proper use of change orders and change order management is important to job costing.  In order to keep your project budgets up-to-date, you will need to enter changes to scope of work (change orders) to help analyze where you excel and where you need improvement.  A construction-specific accounting software should be able to easily create, send, receive, track and manage the status and approval of your change order requests.

3. User-Friendly, Customizable & Integral

If you are on the search for the best construction accounting software then an upgraded system can be overwhelming to consider.  Make sure that one of the features when choosing a new software is that it comes with a user-friendly interface and customizable dashboard.  Logical accounting workflows and organized modules are helpful when using new software.  Sage 100 Contractor starts with Estimating and Scheduling then the details seamlessly flow into Accounting and Project Management.  It’s this integration that makes it a top choice for contractors who are used to using different systems for estimating and accounting.

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