Bookkeeping for concrete and masonry contractors
A concrete or masonry crew buys material by the yard or the pallet, pays labor by the day, and bills a job in stages. Mispar ties material and labor to each job, keeps progress billings and retainage visible, and prepares monthly books in your own QuickBooks Online or Xero file. Plans start at $229/mo.
Best for: Flatwork and foundation crews, block and brick masons, stamped concrete installers and small paving outfits.
By job
Job costs
Tracked
Progress billing
Listed
Retainage
Separated
Equipment
How Mispar keeps your concrete and masonry contractors books clean
Industry-specific accounts and categorization, with the reporting scope agreed before work starts.
Ready-mix and material bills
Match supplier invoices and delivery tickets to the pour or wall they served, so one job does not absorb another job's cost.
Progress billings and retainage
Record each stage bill and the amount a customer holds back, so what is still owed to you is clear at month end.
Day labor and crew pay
Reconcile crew pay to payroll or contractor records and tag it to the job where the hours were worked.
Pumps, forms and equipment
Keep pump rental, form lumber and owned equipment in their own accounts, since they are used across many jobs.
Weather delays
Show idle weeks as a cost of the season so a rained-out month does not look like a pricing problem.
Licenses and bonds
Categorize contractor licensing, bonding and liability insurance as separate lines that renew on their own dates.
Subcontracted finishers
Record finishing and hauling subcontractors by job, with the documents your CPA needs at year end.
Change orders
Track extra work agreed after the bid as its own billing line, so the final job total matches what was approved.
A simple, predictable process
From kickoff to your first clean close, here is exactly what happens.
Map jobs and suppliers
We list how jobs are bid, billed in stages and which suppliers send tickets.
Set up job tracking
Each job gets a tag so material, labor and billings line up on one page.
Reconcile each month
Customer payments, supplier bills, payroll and equipment loans are matched to the bank and to the job.
Deliver monthly statements
Monthly statements arrive ready for your CPA with an open-items list.
Illustrative example
A driveway crew pours on a Tuesday, pays the ready-mix bill two weeks later, and gets the final payment a month after that. Tagging all three to the same job shows the real margin after the last check lands. This is an illustration of the method, not a customer case or a guarantee.
Concrete and Masonry Contractors bookkeeping — your questions
Can you track profit by job?
When bills and pay can be tied to a job by invoice, ticket or tag, yes. Shared items are split on a rule we agree with you.
How do you handle retainage?
Held-back amounts are tracked as owed to you until released, so open balances are listed each month.
What do you need each month to keep concrete and masonry books?
Invoice and payment exports, supplier statements, pump and equipment bills, payroll or contractor pay records and access to your bank and card feeds.
Can you separate subcontracted work?
Yes. Subcontractors are tracked by job, with the paperwork you need for year-end filings.
Do you work in our existing accounting file?
Yes, in your QuickBooks Online or Xero file, so your CPA sees familiar books.
Can you handle change orders?
Yes. Extra work is tracked on the job with the amount agreed and when it was billed.
Can you show cost per yard or per square foot?
Where you track quantities by job we can show it. We do not estimate quantities ourselves.
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