Job & Cost Accounting profit, job by job.
Track what each job or product really costs, so you can see where you make money and price future work with confidence.
Overall profit can hide jobs that lose money. Job and cost accounting separates revenue and costs by project, product line, or location, so you see the real margin on each. TreeStar sets up job tracking in QuickBooks Online, codes labor, materials, subcontractors, and overhead to the right job, and reconciles job costs to your books each period. We build reports that compare estimates to actual results and highlight where costs ran over. That insight feeds directly into pricing, bidding, and planning conversations.
How we help
Projects, phases, or cost centers set up to match how you manage work.
Labor, materials, subcontractors, and equipment assigned to the right job.
A consistent method for spreading indirect costs across jobs.
Reports that compare what you bid with what the job actually cost.
Support for tracking open jobs and how revenue and costs are recognized.
Every engagement starts with a written scope, so you know exactly what we will handle for you before any work begins.
How it works
- 01 Map
We learn how you estimate, schedule, and manage jobs.
- 02 Structure
We set up jobs, cost codes, and payroll and bill coding.
- 03 Track
We record and reconcile costs to each job every period.
- 04 Analyze
We report margins by job and review the results with you.
What you can expect
Margins visible by job or product
Better data for the next bid
Job reports that tie to the books
Common questions
Does job costing include payroll?
It can. When payroll runs through TreeStar, labor can be coded to jobs each pay period so labor costs land where they belong.
Can you help with work-in-progress reporting?
Yes. We can help track open jobs and prepare work-in-progress schedules for your own review or for lenders and bonding companies.