Saltmarsh helps general contractors gain financial clarity, strengthen reporting, and meet lender and surety expectations as projects and operations grow more complex.
General contractors manage multiple projects, subcontractor networks, and tight cash flow timelines, often with fragmented systems and limited real-time visibility. Inconsistencies in job costing, WIP, and forecasting quickly become growth constraints as lenders and sureties demand stronger reporting. Saltmarsh helps general contractors find solutions to these challenges without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Saltmarsh provides coordinated accounting, tax, and advisory services designed to support general contractors as projects scale and financial complexity increases.
Reliable financial statements that meet the expectations of lenders and sureties. We support bonding and financing requirements and help ensure reporting accurately reflects project performance and risk.
Tax planning and compliance aligned with construction project timing, entity structures, and long-term business goals. Cleaner accounting enables more proactive planning and fewer surprises.
Practical, ongoing support to improve job costing, WIP reporting, and cash flow forecasting across projects. We help general contractors gain clearer financial visibility and make better decisions as operations grow.
General contractors engage Saltmarsh across a range of projects and situations, including:
Each engagement is designed to bring structure, and confidence to the financial function with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
General contractors choose Saltmarsh for our focused construction expertise and practical approach.
We understand the financial realities of managing multiple projects, subcontractor networks, and tight cash flow timelines while meeting the expectations of lenders, sureties, and clients. Our teams bring real construction accounting experience, a coordinated approach to tax, accounting services, and advisory, and the ability to step in quickly when complexity increases.
With a strong presence across Florida and the Southeast, Saltmarsh combines local market knowledge with the depth and resources of a full-service advisory firm.
General contractors work with a dedicated Saltmarsh team that understands construction accounting, project-based reporting, and the financial demands placed on growing GC organizations.
Our professionals bring hands-on experience across audit, tax, and advisory services, allowing us to support general contractors with coordinated insight rather than siloed advice
Suzanne is a partner in the tax, accounting, and advisory services, where she leads the compliance and advisory services, including specialty groups of SALT, M&A, Trust & Estate, and CAS. She began her career in public accounting in 2003, with a focus on tax and consulting.
Chuck is a partner who leads audit and assurance engagements. He began his career in public accounting in 1997, focusing on audit and assurance engagements. His primary areas of experience include providing audit and advisory services to clients in the construction, franchising, manufacturing and distribution, defined benefit retirement plans, government contracting, and common interest realty association industries.
Stacie is a supervisor in the Audit & Assurance Services practice of Saltmarsh. She specializes in construction accounting and has established herself as a trusted advisor to many clients within the industry.
Alex is a manager in the Client Accounting and Advisory Services practice of Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund. Since joining Saltmarsh in October 2008, her primary focus areas have included providing audit services for the firm’s financial institution and construction clients, as well as private companies and not-for-profit organizations.
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Have a question about our accounting, tax, or advisory services for general contractors? Below are answers to some of the questions we hear most often. If you don’t see your question here, we’re always available to start a conversation.
Q: Do you work with general contractors that already have internal accounting teams?
A: Yes. We often work alongside internal teams to provide additional expertise, structure, and capacity as project complexity increases.
Q: Can you help with bonding or lender requirements?
A: Yes. We support financial reporting, WIP accuracy, and documentation that lenders and sureties expect when evaluating bonding and financing. We can also help with any assurance needs, including reviewed or audited financial statements.
Q: Do you help improve job costing and WIP reporting?
A: Yes, and this is often a key focus area for our accounting team. We help general contractors improve visibility into job performance so leadership teams can better understand profitability and risk.
Q: Do you provide both accounting and tax services?
A: Yes. Many general contractors engage us for accounting tax, and advisory services, allowing for a more coordinated and efficient approach.
Q: When should a general contractor consider outside support?
A: Contractors often reach out when growth, staffing gaps, or external requirements make it difficult to manage reporting and cash flow internally.
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