Why We Built a Construction Accounting Firm

I've spent nearly 20 years in accounting. The majority of that time has been inside the construction industry, managing the books for general contractors, subcontractors, and homebuilders. I've held roles from project accountant to Controller. I've processed AIA billing on multimillion-dollar residential projects. I've reconciled job costs across dozens of active projects at the same time. I've rebuilt accounting departments that were behind by years.

And in almost every one of those roles, I watched the same problem repeat itself.

Contractors were working with accountants who didn't understand construction.

Their bookkeeper had never seen an AIA billing form. Their tax preparer didn't know the difference between a progress billing and a final payment. Their "accountant" couldn't explain job costing, didn't track retention, and had no idea what a lien waiver was. The contractor was paying for financial services that didn't actually serve the way their business operates.

Construction accounting is not the same as general bookkeeping. The billing is project-based. Revenue recognition is tied to percentage of completion or contract milestones. You're managing subcontractor payments, change orders, draw schedules, and retention on every single job. You're tracking lien waivers so your client can get paid. You're producing financials that bonding companies and banks need to see in a specific format. If your accountant doesn't understand those mechanics, your books become a liability instead of a tool.

That's why we built Deja Financial Group.

DFG exists because construction companies deserve an accountant who already speaks their language. Our team brings over 40 years of combined experience in construction finance. We've managed accounting operations for major homebuilders. We've handled project accounting for subcontractors on jobs ranging from single-family residential to large-scale commercial. We know AIA billing, job costing, work-in-progress reporting, subcontractor management, and every other financial process that construction companies deal with daily.

We didn't learn construction accounting from a textbook. We learned it on the job, inside the companies, working alongside the project managers, the owners, and the CPAs who depend on accurate financials to make decisions.

Here's what we handle for our clients:

We do monthly bookkeeping with a construction-specific chart of accounts. We prepare and track AIA billing. We manage job costing and work-in-progress reporting. We handle subcontractor payment tracking, 1099 processing, and lien waiver management. We process construction payroll. We prepare tax returns for construction businesses. We produce financial statements that are ready for bonding companies, banks, and sureties. For larger operations, we provide fractional CFO services including cash flow forecasting, financial modeling, and budget variance analysis.

We work in QuickBooks and Sage 300, and we can set up, clean up, or manage either platform for your business.

We also offer something most accounting firms don't. I'm a commissioned Arizona Notary Public and Signing Agent. That means Deja Financial Group handles loan document signings, real estate closings, and construction document notarizations alongside your accounting. One firm that manages your books and shows up at the closing table.

Deja Financial Group is Latina-owned and woman-owned. We're based in Phoenix, Arizona, and we serve contractors locally and nationwide. We offer three monthly plans starting at $500 per month, and every engagement begins with a consultation so we can understand your business before we touch your books.

If you're a contractor working with an accountant who doesn't understand your industry, or if you're doing your own books because you haven't found someone who speaks construction, I'd like to talk.

Schedule a consultation at dejafinancial.group and let's see if we're the right fit.