Bookkeeping for General Contractors
Bookkeeping for General Contractors in Ontario
Ridge & Ledger provides monthly bookkeeping for Ontario general contractors using contractor-approved project, change-order, subcontractor, and holdback records. Monthly scope and price are confirmed through the paid Roadmap.
General contractors sit between owner draws, subcontractor progress bills, supplier invoices, change orders, and holdbacks. A usable monthly close depends on the contractor’s cost codes and approved project status.
Get your Roadmap for CAD $295Records
The records your business actually generates
- Owner or client draws, progress billings, change orders, and collections
- Subcontractor applications, invoices, holdback schedules, and payments
- Supplier bills, equipment rentals, permits, site costs, and project insurance
- Project-cost reports, bank accounts, credit cards, and line-of-credit activity
Monthly workflow
How the record trail moves through month end
- Collect the approved draw package, subcontractor billing log, change-order log, and supplier records.
- Record project activity against the contractor’s cost codes, leaving disputed or unapproved items unresolved.
- Reconcile cash and credit accounts, then issue an exceptions list for holdbacks, unsigned changes, missing waivers, and unmatched draws.
Cleanup risks
Where this trade's books commonly break
- Subcontractor bills entered without holdback or project coding support
- Approved change orders missing from the customer billing record
- Client draws and bank deposits applied to the wrong project phase
Systems and boundaries
Supported records with clear handoffs
Common supported systems
- QuickBooks Online
- Buildertrend or Procore exports
- Subcontractor billing logs
- Bank and line-of-credit feeds
What stays with you and your qualified professionals
- The general contractor approves project status, cost codes, change orders, and holdback records.
- Ridge & Ledger does not certify draws, interpret construction contracts, release holdbacks, or determine tax treatment.
Pricing after review
Published starting points, confirmed through the Roadmap
- Essential: CAD $695 per month. Solo owners and small operations. Up to 100 monthly transactions and 3 bank or credit-card accounts.
- Growth: CAD $1,095 per month. Growing businesses with more activity. Up to 250 monthly transactions and 6 bank or credit-card accounts.
- Business Pro: CAD $1,695 per month. Established businesses with higher record volume. Up to 500 monthly transactions and 10 bank or credit-card accounts.
- Catch-up and cleanup: From CAD $850. Backlog organization and record cleanup, quoted after reviewing the number of months, transactions, accounts, and source documents. Completed within 30 days of receiving full account access and documents, or the cleanup is free.
Useful next steps
See the record standard and the written deliverable
FAQ
Common questions
Do you work with general contractors?
Yes. Ridge & Ledger works with general contractors and other trades and service businesses across Ontario, delivered remotely through QuickBooks Online, email, and shared uploads.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
Plans start at CAD $695 per month. Catch-up cleanup starts from CAD $850 and is quoted after a review of your books.
How do I start?
Order the standalone Books Cleanup Roadmap for CAD $295. It reviews your last 12 months. After delivery, the net payment is available once as a monthly-service credit for 30 calendar days.
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