QuickBooks-simple. Enterprise-strong.
Built for Construction Job Costing, WIP, and Multi‑Entity Control.
Purpose-built features that address the unique challenges of construction accounting
Compare your current needs to determine if Intuit Enterprise Suite or QuickBooks Online is the best fit, guided by what matters most—clean consolidations, reliable job costs, and usable reports.
Deep expertise in job costing, WIP reporting, and certified payroll. We understand construction's unique challenges because we work exclusively in your industry.
75+ certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors on staff. Elite-tier certification means we're in the top 1% of Intuit partners nationwide with proven expertise in complex implementations.
We don't just push messy data through Intuit's conversion utility. We clean your chart of accounts, standardize cost codes, reconcile WIP, and configure your IES before any data lands.
We design intercompany flows, shared dimensions, approval workflows, and allocation rules the way you actually operate—not generic templates that don't fit construction reality.
Seamless integration with Procore, Adaptive, Knowify, BuilderTrend, Ramp, Bill.com, and other construction management platforms. One unified system from bid to closeout.
Post-implementation support that understands construction cycles, bonding requirements, and compliance needs. We're partners in your accounting growth, not just software installers.
Proven QuickBooks to Intuit Enterprise Suite migration for general contractors, with data cleanup, job costing configuration, and seamless integration for growing construction companies. Most implmentations are completed in less than 30 days.
Review chart of accounts structure, cost code consistency, WIP reconciliation, and list bloat. Identify cleanup needed before migration to ensure clean data in your new system.
Design multi-entity structure, intercompany flows, shared dimensions, cost code framework, approval workflows, and integration architecture specific to your construction operations.
Clean legacy data, standardize cost codes, reconcile AR/AP/WIP, and migrate scoped historical data. We don't push messy data through—we clean first, then migrate.
Configure job costing dimensions, revenue recognition methods, approval workflows, and integrations. Test with real project data before go-live to ensure accuracy.
Role-based training for PMs, accountants, and executives. Parallel run period for validation. Supported cutover with immediate post-go-live assistance.
Monthly check-ins, AI agent tuning, report refinement, and strategic guidance as your construction business evolves and projects scale.

I actually understand and use my financials now… [and] the reports are on time, which makes my banker happy. Things are under control!

We have definitely earned back our fee in implementing their recommendations… and we recommend Redhammer to any construction company who wants to take their business to another level

RedHammer took the time to understand our business. They have helped us to see the big picture and keep us on track.

We have learned a lot about our business and now feel comfortable with our financials. [RedHammer] brought a high level of professionalism to our business.

RedHammer is a true business partner for us. They work with us on a one-to-one basis… I trust these guys completely!
Going with RedHammer is a no-brainer. We are getting our financials on time, and we get weekly job cost information. We never had this before, and we are saving money.

You guys are like my best subcontractor--I can focus more on the opportunities now and even have a better idea of how fast we can move and the risks we can take.
Whether you're looking for a fresh start with a custom-designed system or want to transfer all your historical data from QuickBooks Online or Desktop, we have the right migration strategy for your business
Bring everything forward. We transform your complete QuickBooks history into a powerful IES foundation ready for whatever comes next.

Keep what matters, leave the rest behind. We extract critical data from QuickBooks and optimize it for your future growth.

Design your ideal system from scratch. No legacy baggage, no compromises—just a purpose-built IES configured exactly how you need it.

Break free from outdated systems. We'll rebuild your operations in IES with fresh design, clean data, and unlimited potential.

Stop losing money to manual consolidation, inaccurate job costing, and spreadsheet errors. Our construction accounting experts will show you exactly how IES solves the problems keeping you from scaling profitably.
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| Deployment | Cloud browser-based | Cloud browser-based | Desktop software |
| Entities Included | 1, then pay per entity up to 200 | 1 | 3 separate files |
| Users Included | 1 admin + 5 standard + unlimited report users, expandable to 500 | 25 + 3 accountant | Varies/up to 40 |
| User Management | Centralized across entities | Per company | Per company file |
| Access | Anywhere with internet | Anywhere with internet | Single computer, network, hosted remote desktop |
| Backup | Automatic | Automatic | Manual or scheduled |
| User Limit | Scalable across entities | 25 users included | Varies by version |
| Monthly Cost | Contact us for pricing | ~$270 | License + hosting |
Cloud browser-based
Cloud browser-based
Desktop software
1, then pay per entity up to 200
1
3 separate files
1 admin + 5 standard + unlimited report users, expandable to 500
25 + 3 accountant
Varies/up to 40
Centralized across entities
Per company
Per company file
Anywhere with internet
Anywhere with internet
Single computer, network, hosted remote desktop
Automatic
Automatic
Manual or scheduled
Scalable across entities
25 users included
Varies by version
Contact us for pricing
~$270
License + hosting
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|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple legal entities | Unified system | Separate subscriptions | Separate files |
| Consolidated reports | Automatic with eliminations | Spreadsheet Sync or 3rd Party Apps | Yes |
| Intercompany eliminations | Automatic | Manual | Manual |
| Shared chart of accounts | Synchronized automatically | Manual setup | Manual setup |
| Multi-entity navigation | Single interface | Log out/in | Single interface |
| User access across entities | Centralized management | Separate per company | Separate per file |
| Intercompany allocations | AI-assisted automation | Manual journal entries | Yes |
| Intercompany sales | Automated invoice/bill linking | Manual | Manual |
Unified system
Separate subscriptions
Separate files
Automatic with eliminations
Spreadsheet Sync or 3rd Party Apps
Yes
Automatic
Manual
Manual
Synchronized automatically
Manual setup
Manual setup
Single interface
Log out/in
Single interface
Centralized management
Separate per company
Separate per file
AI-assisted automation
Manual journal entries
Yes
Automated invoice/bill linking
Manual
Manual
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic job tracking | Advanced Job Costing | Yes | Yes |
| Project Manager Role | Yes - dedicated PM role | No | No |
| Change order management | Yes with version tracking | No | Yes |
| Committed costs tracking | Automated | Manual | Manual |
| Revenue recognition methods | Advanced (% complete, milestone) | Basic | Basic |
| Project profitability analysis | AI-powered with forecasting | Basic | Yes |
| Project budgets | Advanced with AI import & versioning | Yes | Basic |
| Industry reports | 20 | 8 | 8 |
| Project dashboard | Customizable with KPIs | Basic | No |
| Deposits on estimates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Employee cost calculator | Yes | No | No |
Advanced Job Costing
Yes
Yes
Yes - dedicated PM role
No
No
Yes with version tracking
No
Yes
Automated
Manual
Manual
Advanced (% complete, milestone)
Basic
Basic
AI-powered with forecasting
Basic
Yes
Advanced with AI import & versioning
Yes
Basic
20
8
8
Customizable with KPIs
Basic
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
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| AI agents | 6 | 4 | None |
| Chart of accounts cleanup | Automated via AI | Manual | Manual |
| Financial insights | AI-powered analysis | Basic insights | Manual analysis |
| Cash flow forecasting | AI-powered predictive (13-week/12-month) | Basic | Basic |
| Goal setting | AI recommendations | Manual | Manual |
| Automated allocations | AI learning from patterns | Rules-based | Rules-based |
| Project management automation | Yes (Project Management Agent) | No | No |
6
4
None
Automated via AI
Manual
Manual
AI-powered analysis
Basic insights
Manual analysis
AI-powered predictive (13-week/12-month)
Basic
Basic
AI recommendations
Manual
Manual
AI learning from patterns
Rules-based
Rules-based
Yes (Project Management Agent)
No
No
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| Budgeting | Advanced collaborative | Yes | Basic |
| Forecasting | Yes (3-way planning) | No | No |
| 3-way planning | Yes (P&L, BS, CF linked) | No | No |
| Scenario modeling | Yes | No | No |
| KPI scorecards | 30+ pre-built KPIs | Limited | No |
| Variance analysis | Automated with AI | Manual | Manual |
| Cash flow forecasting | AI Powered | Yes | No |
Advanced collaborative
Yes
Basic
Yes (3-way planning)
No
No
Yes (P&L, BS, CF linked)
No
No
Yes
No
No
30+ pre-built KPIs
Limited
No
Automated with AI
Manual
Manual
AI Powered
Yes
No
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| Invoice approval | Yes with custom role | Limited | No |
| Estimate approval | Yes with templates | Limited | No |
| Bill approval | Multi-condition routing | Limited | No |
| Purchase order approval | Yes | Limited | No |
| Automated reminders | Comprehensive customizable | Limited | Limited |
| Workflow templates | Yes, shareable across entities | Yes | No |
Yes with custom role
Limited
No
Yes with templates
Limited
No
Multi-condition routing
Limited
No
Yes
Limited
No
Comprehensive customizable
Limited
Limited
Yes, shareable across entities
Yes
No
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| Standard financial reports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom reports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Report insights | AI-powered | AI-powered | No |
| Multi-entity reporting | Automated consolidation | Spreadsheet Sync or 3rd Party Apps | Manual consolidation |
| Dimension-based reports | Comprehensive | Limited | Limited |
| Google Sheets sync | Yes | No | No |
| Report permissions | Granular by report | Basic | Basic |
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AI-powered
AI-powered
No
Automated consolidation
Spreadsheet Sync or 3rd Party Apps
Manual consolidation
Comprehensive
Limited
Limited
Yes
No
No
Granular by report
Basic
Basic

Schedule a consultation with RedHammer's implementation specialists today.
IES is Intuit's next-generation cloud ERP designed for mid-market companies that have outgrown QuickBooks. It combines QuickBooks' familiar interface with enterprise capabilities like multi-entity management, AI-powered automation, and up to 20 custom dimensions for sophisticated job costing, bridging the gap between basic QuickBooks and complex traditional ERPs.
RedHammer is built to be a long-term construction finance partner, not a one-and-done implementation shop. After your IES go-live, we can act as your outsourced accounting team or controller, running monthly closes, WIP and job cost reviews, cash flow monitoring, and board- or bank-ready reporting.
We keep your chart of accounts, cost codes, and dimensions aligned as you grow, tune reports and dashboards for owners and project managers, and step in to remediate issues if something breaks or a prior implementation falls short.
Our team also supports new entity setup, changes in your software stack, and ongoing training so your system and job costing stay aligned with how your construction business actually operates.
Check out our Outsourced Accounting Services
IES delivers enterprise capabilities that QuickBooks products can't match. Key differences include 500 users (vs. 40 in Enterprise), native multi-entity consolidation, up to 20 customizable dimensions (vs. 3-4 classes), six AI agents, and construction-specific project management.
For a detailed feature-by-feature breakdown, see our comprehensive comparison table that covers architectural differences, job costing, AI automation, financial planning, workflows, and reporting capabilities.
IES was built with construction in mind: comprehensive job costing with dimensional tracking, project budgets with AI assistance, change order management, progress billing, retention tracking, WIP reporting, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, employee cost rate calculator, committed cost tracking, and an AI-powered Project Management Agent that automates estimate creation and project setup from uploaded documents.
Intuit is releasing a dedicated Construction Edition at the end of Q1 2026 with even more industry-specific enhancements.
RedHammer focuses exclusively on construction, so every IES design decision is made with job costing, WIP, bonding, and project profitability in mind.
We combine Elite-tier ProAdvisor status with deep ERP and construction software experience, which means we do the hard work of cleaning your chart of accounts, standardizing cost codes, reconciling WIP, and building approval workflows that match how your field and office teams actually operate.
Instead of dropping in a generic template, we design a system that fits your business model and then support it with ongoing accounting and advisory services.
Construction-Only Expertise: RedHammer is exclusively focused on construction accounting, we're the largest construction-only CAS firm serving 120+ construction clients across 20 states. While general partners serve all industries, we speak your language and understand job costing, WIP, retention, and bonding requirements.
Full-Service Partnership: Beyond implementation, we provide ongoing controllership services, monthly close, job cost analysis, financial reporting, and continuous system optimization. We become your extended accounting team.
Deep ERP Experience: With 30+ years implementing enterprise systems (Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite), we understand both construction accounting and complex system architecture, ensuring your IES implementation avoids an major pitfalls.
Exclusive Intuit Relationship: As Intuit Lighthouse Advisory Group participants, we influence IES product development and have early access to construction-focused features.
IES is ideal for construction companies with $5M-$100M in revenue experiencing these challenges: managing multiple entities or divisions, needing sophisticated job costing beyond basic classes, hitting QuickBooks Enterprise's 40-user limit, requiring automated consolidations, or needing approval workflows as you scale beyond owner-managed operations.
Pricing typically starts at $700 and goes up depending on entities, users, and features.
Implementation runs $5K-$20K, a fraction of traditional ERP costs ($150K-$250K+). IES includes QuickBooks Online Bill PayElite, multi-entity consolidation, AI agents, unlimited users, dimensions, and construction project management.
RedHammer provides transparent pricing and right-sizes your configuration.
QuickBooks Online migrations: Less than 1 week for straightforward conversions. We review your chart of accounts, current configuration, cost codes, and job setup to identify optimizations and efficiencies before migration.
QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise migrations: Most complete within 30 days. We conduct a thorough assessment to validate functionality requirements and data cleanliness before migration. Our process includes chart of accounts optimization, job cost structure design, reconciliation validation, and team training.
External system migrations (Xero, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage Intacct, Foundation, or other platforms): Timeline varies based on data complexity and system architecture. RedHammer evaluates your current system, data integrity, and migration requirements to provide accurate timeline estimates.
RedHammer's assessment process: We review your current QuickBooks or accounting system and make an honest recommendation about readiness. We will not convert a system that is not ready—we identify and resolve data quality issues, unreconciled accounts, or structural problems first to ensure a clean migration.
Timeline factors: Data quality issues, unreconciled accounts, or complex historical requirements may extend the implementation. Our upfront assessment identifies these issues so there are no surprises, and we ensure you launch without disrupting active projects.
IES includes six specialized AI agents that learn your business patterns:
Yes. Since IES is built on the QuickBooks Online platform, it leverages the established Procore + QuickBooks Online Connector for bidirectional data sync. Projects, vendors, invoices, and job costs flow seamlessly between systems, eliminating double-entry and providing real-time project cost visibility in both platforms. For detailed technical mapping, see Procore's QuickBooks Online integration documentation.
Beyond Procore, IES integrates with 850+ applications including Buildertrend, Autodesk Build, and time tracking systems. RedHammer designs integration strategies ensuring seamless data flow across your entire construction tech stack.
RedHammer manages the full lifecycle of your move to Intuit Enterprise Suite. That includes a file health assessment, IES architecture design for multi-entity structures and dimensions, data cleanup and migration, configuration and testing with real projects, and role-based training for both field and office users.
We help you choose the right migration path, whether that is full history, selective migration, a fresh start, or a rebuild from a legacy ERP. After go-live, our team continues to support your accounting, reporting, and optimization efforts so IES becomes a long-term asset instead of just another software project.
IES fills the critical construction software gap in the mid-market. As construction companies grow beyond $7-10M in revenue, they outgrow QuickBooks but find themselves stuck between two inadequate options: legacy platforms like Sage 100, Sage 300, and Foundation that score high on job costing but low on modern technology, or expensive cloud ERPs like NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and Acumatica that are over-engineered for $10-50M contractors.
Legacy systems offer strong job costing but come with outdated technology, clunky interfaces, costly implementations, and fragmented integrations. Cloud ERPs deliver modern architecture but at premium costs with bloated features most mid-market contractors never use.
IES bridges this gap by delivering 70-80% of the functionality construction companies actually need at 40-60% lower cost. Traditional ERPs require $50K-$150K implementations plus $35K-$75K annual costs. IES implementations run $55K-$25K with +$700/month subscriptions while keeping QuickBooks' familiar interface, superior bank feeds, and integration ecosystem.
You get enterprise capabilities like multi-entity consolidation, up to 20 dimensions for sophisticated job costing, six AI agents, construction-specific project management, and 3-way financial planning without the implementation nightmares or outdated technology that plague legacy systems.
For a detailed breakdown of where every platform fits in the construction software landscape, see our guide: Before You Ditch QBO: A Clear Look at the Construction Software Gap.
Bottom line: IES costs 40-60% less than traditional ERPs while delivering the enterprise capabilities growing construction companies actually need—without the implementation nightmares, outdated technology, or bloated features that make traditional ERPs feel like a step backward.
IES includes 19+ construction-specific reports: Estimates vs. Actuals by Project, Change Order Reports, Committed Costs by Project, Cost to Complete, WIP by Project, Project Profitability, Time by Employee and Project, Unbilled Time and Expenses, Project Costs by Vendor, and all standard financial reports filterable by your custom dimensions.
The Fall 2025 release added enhanced report styling, consolidated KPI tracking, and management report packages.
Expert IES guidance for construction companies—from evaluation to implementation
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