Reliable finance support for construction and trade businesses.
Senior bookkeeping, BAS, payroll and project reporting support for builders, trades and construction businesses that need their finance function handled properly behind the scenes.
So you can stay focused on jobs, clients, staff and site operations — without being pulled back into supplier invoices, subcontractor payments, reconciliations, payroll deadlines or BAS pressure.
Built for project-driven businesses.
- Supplier invoice and subcontractor processing
- Bank reconciliations and transaction coding
- Payroll support and deadline management
- BAS preparation and lodgement
- Job costing and project tracking support
- Monthly reporting for clearer financial visibility
20+ years bookkeeping experience. 10+ years supporting construction and trade businesses.
SGH brings senior-level finance support into fast-moving construction and trade environments where jobs, suppliers, subcontractors, payroll, BAS and reporting all need to work together.
This means less time explaining how your business operates — and more confidence that your finance support understands the operational reality behind the numbers.
Experience with construction tools and workflows.
- Job costing and project tracking workflows
- Supplier invoice and subcontractor processing
- Payroll coordination and deadline management
- Project and cost centre reporting support
- BAS, GST and compliance support
- Clean monthly reporting for clearer business visibility
Experience across the finance workflows that keep construction and trade businesses moving.
Construction bookkeeping is rarely just data entry. The finance function needs to support job visibility, supplier pressure, payroll deadlines, cash flow and project reporting — without creating extra work for the owner.
Job & project tracking
- Job costing support
- Project profitability reporting
- Multi-project reporting
- Work in progress visibility
Supplier & contractor support
- Supplier invoice processing
- Subcontractor management
- Contractor compliance administration
- Materials purchasing support
Payroll & reporting support
- Payroll coordination
- Allowances and pay detail support
- Progress claims support
- Retention tracking support
When finance support falls behind, the pressure shows everywhere.
Construction and trade businesses move quickly. Jobs change, suppliers chase, subcontractors need paying, payroll deadlines arrive and paperwork comes from every direction. Without structure behind the scenes, the owner is often pulled back into finance administration instead of running the business.
Supplier & subcontractor pressure
Invoices, statements, variations and subcontractor payments can quickly create bottlenecks when there is no clear process behind the scenes.
Payroll & workforce compliance
Construction payroll often involves varying hours, allowances, leave balances and strict deadlines where accuracy and consistency matter.
Project profitability visibility
Without accurate job costing and reporting, it becomes harder to understand which projects are profitable and where margin is being lost.
Finance support built around how construction businesses actually operate.
SGH helps keep the finance function moving behind the scenes so owners can focus on projects, staff, clients and business growth instead of day-to-day bookkeeping administration.
Support is tailored to your transaction volume, workforce complexity, reporting requirements and operational responsibilities.
- Accounts inbox and supplier management
- Supplier invoice and subcontractor processing
- Bank reconciliations and transaction coding
- Accounts payable and receivable support
- BAS preparation and lodgement
- Monthly management reporting
- Job costing and project reporting support
- Payroll support and workforce administration (optional)
- Cleanup, catch-up and historical reconciliation projects
Additional support for businesses with greater operational complexity.
Some construction and trade businesses require more than day-to-day bookkeeping. Additional services can be scoped separately where greater reporting, project visibility or finance administration support is required.
Project & job reporting
- Job costing setup and maintenance
- Project profitability reporting
- Department and cost centre tracking
- Multi-project reporting support
Construction finance administration
- Progress claim support
- Retention tracking support
- Subcontractor administration
- Materials purchasing support
Projects & specialist support
- Payroll and leave reconciliation projects
- Cashflow reporting support
- Construction software implementation support
- Historical cleanup and reconciliation projects
Reliable finance support starts with clear expectations.
SGH works best when responsibilities, deadlines and communication are clearly defined. You provide access, information and approvals when required; we take ownership of the agreed finance support responsibilities and keep the workflow moving.
Clear deadlines
Payroll, BAS, reporting and supplier processing all work best when information is provided by agreed cut-off dates.
Ownership without micromanagement
Once workflows and responsibilities are established, the work is handled without requiring constant oversight, follow-ups or day-to-day management.
Structured communication
Communication is handled through agreed channels and scheduled conversations where required, helping minimise unnecessary interruptions and reactive requests.
You do not need another person to manage.
You need experienced support that can take ownership of the finance function, work with structure and reduce the operational load sitting with you or your internal team.
The goal is not to create another person that needs managing. The goal is to create confidence that the finance function is being handled properly behind the scenes.
What makes SGH different
- 20+ years bookkeeping experience
- 10+ years supporting construction businesses
- Experience with construction-specific workflows
- Structured communication and clear boundaries
- Ownership of agreed responsibilities
- Boutique client portfolio with personalised support
Looking for experienced construction finance support? Tell us about your business.
The questions below help us understand your business, current bookkeeping setup and whether SGH is the right operational support partner.
Applications are reviewed before suitable businesses are invited to book a discovery call.