- About the Firm
Gravel Beam CPAs is a specialty accounting firm focused on the construction and contractor industry. They work closely with builders, subcontractors, and developers to manage project-based financials, WIP reporting, and compliance-heavy bookkeeping.
They’re known for accuracy and responsiveness – but a new client came to them with a major problem.
- The Challenge
A mid-sized construction company approached Gravel Beam CPAs with a 12-month bookkeeping backlog. The books were disorganized, unreconciled, and spread across multiple bank accounts, vendors, and job sites.
The client’s internal admin team had been managing the books in-house – but once the business grew, they fell behind fast. Before year-end tax filing and bonding applications could proceed, the books had to be cleaned up – quickly.
Gravel Beam’s internal team couldn’t take it all on at once without halting work for their other clients.
- The Solution
Gravel Beam brought in Accountably to tackle the backlog head-on – without disrupting the firm’s day-to-day work. We deployed a specialized bookkeeping team familiar with construction chart of accounts, vendor-heavy ledgers, and job cost allocation.
Here’s how we helped:
- The Results
Partnering with Accountably allowed Westbrook & Harper to grow their practice without missing a beat.
months of bookkeeping completed in 15 business days
Caught up an entire year’s backlog in just three weeks.
reconciled and review-ready
Every account cleaned, balanced, and ready for partner sign-off.
partner hours saved
Freed up the internal team to stay focused on client-facing work.
By clearing the backlog fast and accurately, Accountably helped ensure the construction client had organized, up-to-date financials ahead of key deadlines. This not only kept their year-end tax filings on track but also gave them the clean, reliable books required to move forward with bonding applications – without delays or audit risk.
- What They Said
* We take our clients’ confidentiality seriously. While we’ve changed their names, the results are real.
- Takeaway
Bookkeeping backlogs don’t have to drag you – or your clients – down.
With Accountably, Gravel Beam CPAs delivered fast, accurate catch-up work without adding pressure to their core team.
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