Financial clarity for builders and contractors
Airus was founded by someone who ran a commercial roofing company. We understand job costing, cash flow timing, and what it takes to keep a construction business profitable. This isn't theory. It's operator experience.
Built by someone who ran a construction company
Before founding Airus, our CEO Brad Strawbridge built and operated Capital City Roofing, a commercial roofing company in Atlanta. He managed field crews, subcontractor coordination, job costing, payroll, insurance, and cash flow. When we say we understand construction finance, it's because we've lived it.
That experience is why our construction practice goes deeper than generic accounting. We know what WIP reports should actually look like. We understand retainage timing and how it impacts cash flow. We know the difference between a profitable job and a job that just keeps the crew busy. And we build the systems that let you see those differences in real time.
The financial challenges every contractor faces
Job Costing Gaps
Most contractors don't know their true cost per job until the project is done. By then, it's too late to fix a margin problem. Real-time job costing changes everything.
Cash Flow Timing
Long payment cycles, retainage holdbacks, and front-loaded material costs create cash flow gaps that can sink a profitable company. You need forecasting that accounts for construction-specific timing.
WIP Reporting
Work-in-progress reporting is required for bonding, banking, and management decisions. Without accurate WIP, you're making growth decisions blind.
Progress Billing Complexity
AIA billing, schedule of values, change orders, and retainage tracking create layers of financial complexity that basic bookkeeping can't handle.
Subcontractor Management
Managing sub costs, lien waivers, insurance certificates, and payment timing across multiple projects requires systems, not spreadsheets.
Bonding and Banking Requirements
Surety bonding and credit lines require clean financials, accurate WIP reports, and demonstrated financial controls. Sloppy accounting limits your growth.
How Airus supports construction companies
Real-Time Job Costing
Track labor, materials, subcontractor costs, and overhead allocation at the job level. Know your margins before the project closes, not after.
Construction Cash Flow Forecasting
We build 13-week rolling cash flow forecasts that account for retainage timing, progress billing cycles, and seasonal workforce fluctuations.
WIP Report Management
Accurate work-in-progress reports prepared on a schedule your bonding company and bank can rely on. Over/under billing tracked in real time.
KPI Dashboards for Contractors
Track backlog, revenue per employee, gross margin by project type, accounts receivable aging, and cash reserves. The metrics that actually drive decisions.
Operational Structure
Build estimating-to-close processes, project handoff systems, and field-to-office communication cadences that keep projects on track and profitable.
Fractional CFO for Growth Planning
Strategic financial guidance for equipment purchases, hiring decisions, bonding capacity increases, and geographic expansion.
What construction clients typically achieve
To eliminate cash flow surprises with proactive forecasting
Improvement in project margins through real-time job costing
Monthly close time, down from 3+ weeks
Construction companies we work with
General Contractors
Managing multiple projects, subs, and complex billing structures.
Specialty Subcontractors
Roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other trade-specific contractors.
Design-Build Firms
Companies managing both design and construction with integrated project delivery.
Residential Builders
Custom home builders and production builders managing multiple spec and contract homes.
Field Service Companies
Restoration, remediation, and maintenance companies with recurring service contracts.
Construction Management
CM firms managing projects on behalf of owners who need clean financial reporting.
Related services
Fractional CFO
Strategic financial leadership for growth decisions, bonding capacity, and capital planning.
Cash Flow Forecasting
Construction-specific cash flow models that account for retainage, billing cycles, and seasonal patterns.
Fractional COO
Operational structure, process design, and project management systems for growing contractors.
Ready to build a stronger financial foundation?
Talk to a team that has actually managed a construction company's finances. We'll show you what's possible.