Construction ledger team

Specialists who speak construction.

You should not have to explain retainage, mobilisation draws or workers’ comp class codes to your bookkeeper. Everyone at Pinework comes from construction finance, estimating or project administration.

Tool wall and bench machinery in the Pinework workshop

Harlan Beckett

Founder & principal advisor

Before founding Pinework, Harlan spent fifteen years as project accountant and controller for regional general contractors and mechanical subcontractors doing $3M to $35M a year. He designs WIP reporting that satisfies surety underwriters, construction lenders and tax CPAs alike. Specialities: monthly job-costing and WIP, post-job margin audits.

Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) · B.S. in Accounting · 15+ years in GC and commercial trade finance

Stacked construction lumber in a covered materials store

Sylvie Trout

Job-cost software lead

Sylvie repairs contractor files where job costs were dumped into uncategorised expense accounts or duplicated across field apps. She builds clean phase-and-cost-code hierarchies and trains office managers on disciplined PO and receipt workflows. Specialities: CSI cost-code setup, monthly job-costing.

QuickBooks Enterprise Contractor Certified ProAdvisor · Sage 100 Contractor Consultant · Procore and Buildertrend financial integrator

Marcus Ruiz

Labour-burden analyst

With a background in commercial estimating and payroll compliance, Marcus bridges how jobs are bid and how field hours hit the books. He models burdened labour rates by workers’ comp classification, prepares Davis-Bacon WH-347 filings and compiles post-job variance scorecards. Specialities: labour burden and certified payroll, estimate-versus-actual reviews.

Certified Cost Technician (CCT, AACE International) · Prevailing wage and WH-347 certified payroll specialist · 8 years’ experience

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Bethany Cole

Billing & compliance lead

Bethany spent a decade on a commercial GC desk reviewing monthly pay applications and preparing insurance audit binders. She runs progress billing and subcontractor compliance, so draws go out ahead of owner cutoffs and every sub cheque is backed by active Workers’ Comp cover and a signed lien release. Specialities: AIA G702/G703 billing, lien waivers.

Construction lien and credit administration specialist · Commissioned Notary Public · 10 years in commercial contract billing

One specialist per ledger

Know who owns every number.