Real books, on the same system that runs the job.
A native double-entry general ledger with construction job costing — bid vs. actuals live, books that balance to the cent, and a one-click export for your CPA.
First month free · Unlimited users · No QuickBooks required.
A real general ledger — P&L, balance sheet, job-cost variance, and WIP.
One ledger, no sync
A general ledger that’s actually built in
Contractor accounting software with real double-entry books — not a project app bolted onto QuickBooks.
The ledger
A native double-entry general ledger — not a QuickBooks sync
This is real accounting, built in: chart of accounts, journal entries, P&L, balance sheet, and trial balance. Nothing is syncing to QuickBooks in the background and breaking at 2 a.m. Your books live here, on the same system that runs your jobs.
- ✓Chart of accounts, journal entries, P&L, BS, trial balance
- ✓Native double-entry — not a sync, not a bolt-on
- ✓Your books and your jobs on one system
Payables & receivables
AP with 3-way match, AR aging, and AI-drafted collections
Accounts payable enforces a 3-way match — PO, receipt, and invoice — so you never pay for what you didn’t order or get. Accounts receivable tracks aging, drives collections, and drafts the dunning letters for you with AI, so the awkward "where’s our check" email is already written.
- ✓AP 3-way match: PO, receipt, invoice
- ✓AR aging and collections
- ✓AI-drafted dunning letters
Job costing
Live job-cost variance — bid vs. actuals, as it happens
Every cost posts to the job, so variance is live: bid vs. actuals, line by line, while the job is still running. You catch the bleed in week three instead of finding it at closeout. Cash-flow forecast and WIP schedule round out the picture so you always know where the money is.
- ✓Bid vs. actual variance, live
- ✓Cash-flow forecast
- ✓WIP schedule
Reporting
A board-ready financial package, on demand
Pull a clean, board-ready financial package whenever a banker, bonding agent, or partner asks — P&L, balance sheet, WIP, and job costing pulled straight from the ledger, not stitched together in a spreadsheet the night before. It’s presentation-ready because it’s the real numbers.
- ✓Board-ready package, pulled from the ledger
- ✓P&L, balance sheet, WIP, job costing in one pull
- ✓Ready for bankers and bonding agents
Your CPA
One-click QuickBooks .IIF export — and books that tie out
Your CPA never has to learn a new tool. Export a clean .IIF to QuickBooks anytime. And because billing, AP, and payroll all post to the same ledger, the books balance to the cent automatically — there’s no reconciliation between three systems that don’t agree.
- ✓One-click QuickBooks .IIF export for your CPA
- ✓Billing, AP, and payroll post to one ledger
- ✓Books balance to the cent, automatically
Go deeper
The numbers come from the work
Bids, billing, AP, and payroll all post to this ledger — so the books are never a separate chore.
Questions
Contractor accounting, answered
What is the best contractor accounting software?＋
The best contractor accounting software gives you a real general ledger plus construction job costing in one place — not a project app loosely synced to QuickBooks. Bullwork has a native double-entry ledger (chart of accounts, journal entries, P&L, balance sheet, trial balance), AP with 3-way match, AR aging, WIP, and live job-cost variance, all on the same system that runs your jobs.
Is there a good QuickBooks alternative for contractors?＋
Yes. Bullwork is a QuickBooks alternative built for contractors: a native double-entry general ledger with construction job costing, AP, AR, cash-flow forecast, and WIP, where billing and payroll post to the same books. If your CPA still wants QuickBooks, you export a clean .IIF in one click — you’re not locked in either direction.
How does construction job costing work in Bullwork?＋
Every cost — material invoices, subcontractor payments, payroll burden — posts to the job in the same ledger, so job-cost variance is live: bid vs. actuals, line by line, while the job is still running. You see the bleed early instead of finding it at closeout.
Can I export my construction accounting to QuickBooks for my CPA?＋
Yes. Bullwork does one-click QuickBooks .IIF export, so your CPA keeps working in QuickBooks while you run the books and the jobs in one system. Your data is yours and exportable anytime.
Stop reconciling three systems that don’t agree.
See your own numbers on a ledger that ties out to the cent. Your first month is free, no credit card.
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