Construction · Plano, TX
Construction Bookkeeping in Plano, TX
Operating finance built for general contractors, specialty trades, and design-build firms in Plano and the surrounding North Texas market — clean books, real reporting, and the cash visibility your stage demands.
Why construction businesses in Plano call us
Plano's corporate corridor and Legacy West density mean professional firms, contractors, and real estate owners all operate at higher complexity than their headcount suggests.
Plano's commercial build-out around Legacy West, Granite Park, and the Dallas North Tollway corridor keeps general contractors and specialty trades busy with tenant-improvement, corporate fit-out, and ground-up commercial work. That work is heavy on change orders, retainage, and overlapping job schedules — which is exactly where Plano contractors lose visibility into true job margin.
What we typically find when we open the books
Tenant-improvement and corporate fit-out jobs along the Legacy West corridor stack change orders faster than the books capture them
Multiple simultaneous commercial jobs blur company-level cash because no single WIP schedule ties them together
Job cost is under-reported because invoices arrive after work is performed
Labor burden — employer costs, workers' comp, benefits, vehicles — isn't fully loaded into job cost
No work-in-progress (WIP) schedule tying billings, costs, and percent complete together
Material consumed on one job but bought against another distorts both jobs' profitability
Cash crunches arrive during retainage and slow payment cycles with no forecast warning
What we deliver for construction clients
Construction-aware chart of accounts and job-costing setup
Monthly WIP schedule reconciling billings, costs, percent complete, and over/under billing
Fully-burdened labor rate applied to every job
Committed-cost tracking for purchase orders and subcontractor commitments
13-week cash forecast that models retainage and progress billing timing
Monthly job profitability report alongside company-level P&L
Construction Bookkeeping in Plano — FAQ
Do you serve construction businesses in Plano?
Yes. The Aligned Ledger supports general contractors, specialty trades, and design-build firms across Plano and the broader Dallas–Fort Worth market with bookkeeping, controller oversight, and fractional CFO advisory.
What size construction business is the right fit?
We work with general contractors, specialty trades, and design-build firms from roughly $1M to $50M+ in revenue or assets under management. The Clarity, Momentum, and Vision tiers map to that range.
Do you work with QuickBooks Online or do we need construction-specific software?
We support both. Many small and mid-sized contractors run successfully on QuickBooks Online with disciplined job costing. Larger contractors may benefit from a dedicated construction platform — we'll recommend based on your volume, job complexity, and reporting needs.
Can you handle WIP schedules and percent-complete reporting?
Yes. Monthly WIP reconciliation is a standard deliverable for our construction clients on the Momentum and Vision tiers.
Do you understand commercial fit-out and TI work common around Legacy West and Granite Park?
Yes. We set up job costing that handles change-order-heavy tenant-improvement and corporate fit-out work, with a WIP schedule that keeps billings, costs, and percent complete aligned across simultaneous Plano jobs.
Is The Aligned Ledger a CPA firm?
No. The Aligned Ledger is not a CPA firm and does not provide tax preparation, payroll processing, bill pay, or attest/assurance services. We work alongside your CPA, attorney, and wealth manager.
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