The accounting firm
built for builders.
Accounting and consulting for custom home builders and remodelers. Construction expertise combined with the best financial software in the industry.
stack
Monthly
Accounting
Ongoing financial management for builders and remodelers: job costing, WIP schedules, draw reconciliation, and live monthly reviews. Accurate financials, every month.
- ●Job costing & WIP tracking
- ●Draw & lender reconciliation
- ●Standard financial reporting
- ●Accounts payable management
Consulting
Engagements
Fixed-duration engagements that fix the foundation. Two tracks depending on where you need the most help.
- ●Systems & technology implementation
- ●Cleanup & catch-up engagements
- ●Process documentation & SOPs
- ●Software training & support
Common
questions
Where do we begin?
We start with a free 30-minute consultation to assess your accounting needs. We'll review your current situation, identify your biggest pain points, and outline a clear game plan.
What is the cost?
Our pricing is customized to fit your unique business needs, based on transaction volume, active projects, and level of service required. You only pay for what you need.
How long does an engagement last?
We offer ongoing monthly accounting and project-based consulting engagements. Project-based consulting engagements typically run 30-90 days, scoped and agreed on before we start. We'll discuss the right fit during your intro call.
Two ways to
work with us.
Ongoing accounting for builders and remodelers who need accurate financials every month. Project-based consulting engagements for builders whose systems, processes, or books need work.
Monthly
Accounting
An ongoing engagement for builders and remodelers who need their financials handled with construction-specific expertise, every month, without fail.
Discuss accounting →Builders and remodelers doing 3+ projects per year who want accurate, real-time financials without managing it themselves.
Custom, based on transaction volume, active projects, and level of service. We'll discuss this on your intro call.
Consulting
Engagements
Fixed-duration engagements that fix the foundation: systems setup, or books that need catching up.
Proposals can include one track or both. Many clients complete a cleanup engagement first, then transition to ongoing monthly accounting.
Discuss consulting →Typically 30-90 days, depending on scope. Timeline and deliverables are agreed on before we start.
Project-based pricing scoped to your specific needs. We'll outline a clear proposal after the intro call.
How we get started
Free consultation
30 minutes to assess your current situation, identify your biggest pain points, and outline a clear path forward. No obligation.
Proposal & onboarding
We send a clear, itemized proposal. Once agreed, we handle the full onboarding: system access, historical cleanup, and setup: so you don't have to manage it.
Ongoing partnership
A consistent monthly cadence, clean reporting, and a team that's always reachable. You focus on building. We handle the books.
We know the platforms
builders trust.
We're a named Adaptive preferred partner and QuickBooks Pro Advisor. Every client works in QBO as their financial foundation. Adaptive layers on top for builders who want real-time project visibility.
Adaptive
Build
Adaptive is an AI-powered financial management platform built specifically for construction. It adds real-time project visibility on top of QuickBooks Online: giving builders the kind of financial clarity that used to require a full-time CFO.
As a named Adaptive preferred partner, we're among a select group of firms certified to implement, configure, and support the platform for construction clients.
TriCrest Homes (Washington D.C.), a Modern Builder Accounting client, builds luxury custom homes from $6M to $12M. After Tim and Matt implemented Adaptive alongside Procore and QBO, they reclaimed 6-10 hours a week with real-time job costing across all three platforms.
QuickBooks
Online
QuickBooks Online is the financial backbone of every client engagement. Whether you use Adaptive, Procore, Buildertrend, or JobTread, everything connects back to QBO.
As QuickBooks Pro Advisors, we handle migration, chart of accounts setup, integration configuration, and ongoing maintenance so your books are always accurate and audit-ready.
The full stack
All PM platforms below connect to QuickBooks Online as the financial foundation. We handle the integration, the sync, and the ongoing reconciliation.
Procore ↗
When your operation runs on Procore, we connect it to QuickBooks Online so project data flows cleanly into your books. Accurate financials without double-entry.
Buildertrend ↗
Buildertrend users often struggle to get clean financial data out of the platform. We connect it to QuickBooks Online so your project data syncs to your books in real time.
JobTread ↗
A modern platform built for custom builders and remodelers. We connect JobTread to QuickBooks Online so your project data and financials stay in sync automatically.
The right tools
change everything
Most builders don't have visibility into project-level profitability. So when overall margins start to slip, they can't tell which jobs are the problem or where to begin. That lack of clarity compounds: bad bids are harder to spot, cost overruns go unchecked, and there's no clear path to course-correct.
There's a tax problem too. When deposits are recorded as revenue, builders routinely overpay on taxes for income they haven't actually earned yet. Getting the accounting right means getting the tax position right.
The team
behind the books.
Two construction accounting specialists, building the kind of firm we'd want to work with ourselves.
Tim Savre
LinkedIn →Tim founded Modern Builder Accounting to help homebuilders and remodelers gain clarity through accurate job costing, WIP reporting, and clean, reliable financials. His focus is building accounting systems that support better decisions as companies grow. He has experience supporting a portfolio of clients as a Senior Manager at Monthend and representing a custom homebuilder as Controller at NS Builders.
Tim holds a B.S. in Accounting from St. Thomas University in Minnesota. He is a member of the CFMA Twin Cities Chapter and serves on the board of Project Echelon.
Matt Zimmer
LinkedIn →Matt brings five years of construction accounting experience and a degree in Accounting and Finance from Lees-McRae College. Before his financial career, he spent five years as a professional cyclist. The discipline and focus that carried him through competition now defines his approach to financial management.
Outside of work, Matt is a dedicated family man who enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife and two sons.
Let's
talk.
Schedule a free 30-minute intro call. No pressure, no pitch. Just an honest conversation about your business and whether we're the right fit.
Book a consultation
Choose a time that works for you. Tim or Matt will reach out to confirm the call.
Book a Free Consultation →On the call
You share your situation
Tell us about your business: how many homes or projects you run per year, your current accounting setup, and the biggest pain points you're dealing with.
We identify the gaps
We ask the right questions and use our construction accounting expertise to pinpoint exactly what's not working and why: not just symptoms but root causes.
We outline a path forward
You leave the call with a clear picture of what better accounting looks like for your business and what it would take to get there. No obligation to move forward.