Tag: Job Costing
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Construction Accounting
Construction accounting exists to provide two key financial points of information to contractors and the management team of a construction company. The first and most important financial point is field production profit. This particular profit measurement is commonly referred to as job profits. It is essential contract revenue less direct (hard) costs of construction. The…
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Implement Job Cost Accounting in Construction
Financial success in construction is tied directly to job costing. Without job cost accounting, financial wellness is likely a product of coincidence than authority within this industry. Implementing job costing in construction is the absolute best financial control a contractor can do to ensure success. Tie cost accounting to the estimating process, and prosperity is…
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Estimating in Construction – Part III (Job Costs by Phase Evaluation Process)
Estimating in construction is prepared utilizing a similar timeline fashion as project milestones with an overall section to cover those costs that are ongoing throughout the project’s entire time frame.
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Job Costing
Job costing is one of the forms of cost accounting. It is used in conjunction with financial accounting to alert management about profitability with production.
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Job Costing Reports – Introduction (Part 1)
Job costing reports are management tools used to evaluate project or production performance against a known or estimated standard.
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Bookkeeping – Phase Costing (Lesson 73)
Phase costing takes accounting to the next level. Phase accounting (costing and accounting are interchangeable at this level of detail) can only be used with job costing. It is designed to break a job down into distinct functions (stages) for analysis. It is a tool to identify discrepancies from estimates.
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Bookkeeping – Project (Job) Costing (Lesson 72)
Another tool used by accountants to evaluate financial performance is project costing. It is also referred to as contract or job costing. Job costing focuses on a specific long-term project customarily associated with a contract signed with a customer.
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Job Cost Reports – Balance Sheet Set
Construction accounting uses job cost reports to inform management of progress and existing issues with projects. There are several different sets of reports. The balance sheet set functions as an overall financial picture for the company.
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Branching Out in Construction
To reduce risk and provide greater security to all parties the small construction company should consider branching out. What I mean is adding an additional class or line of construction work to the company’s portfolio so that in hard times there are more opportunities for work.
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Use Phase Accounting in Construction – Part III (Walls & Flooring)
The primary goal of phase accounting is to break out the construction costs into distinct groups in order to assist management in identifying issues related to cost overruns or profitability.