# Blackthorne Wicker

> Blackthorne Wicker is an Austin, Texas based construction accounting practice for contractors. We don't replace your bookkeeper. We do the work above the books: job costing that shows which jobs actually make money, tax planning and preparation, done by licensed professionals to file your return and represent you before the IRS, and exit strategy that gets you full value when you sell.

## Who we serve

General contractors, subcontractors, and specialty trade contractors (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, concrete, masonry, landscaping) building in the $2M to $15M revenue range. Based in Austin, our core focus is contractors in Austin and Central Texas, and we also serve construction clients nationwide. We work alongside a contractor's existing bookkeeper, controller, or in-house staff, doing the analysis layer above the books that they typically lack.

## The three outcomes we deliver

1. **Certainty** — We tell contractors which jobs are profitable and which are losing money, in real time, before the job closes. Through WIP schedules and job-level cost tracking.
2. **Capacity** — We raise a contractor's bonding limit by preparing the surety-ready financials underwriters want to see, so they can bid bigger work.
3. **Optionality** — We build toward a contractor's eventual exit, cleaning up financials and normalizing earnings 24 to 36 months in advance so they keep more when they sell.

## Services

- **Job Costing** (https://blackthornewicker.com/services/job-costing.html): WIP schedule preparation, cost-to-complete analysis, overbilling and underbilling review, estimate vs. actual variance. For contractors who cannot tell which jobs make money until after they close.
- **Construction CFO and Advisory** (https://blackthornewicker.com/services/advisory.html): Bonding capacity support, surety-ready financials, overhead rate calculation, cash flow forecasting, growth and succession planning. A fractional construction CFO. For contractors whose bonding limit caps their growth.
- **M&A and Exit Planning** (https://blackthornewicker.com/services/ma-exit-planning.html): Business valuation, sale-ready financial cleanup, EBITDA normalization, buyer due diligence support, transaction tax structuring. For contractors planning to sell within 3 years.
- **Construction Tax** (https://blackthornewicker.com/services/construction-tax.html): Tax planning and preparation, done by licensed professionals to file your return and represent you before the IRS. Federal and multi-state filing, equipment and depreciation strategy, entity structure, and year-round planning built for construction.
- **Certified Payroll** (https://blackthornewicker.com/services/certified-payroll.html): Certified and prevailing wage payroll, WH-347 and state forms, multi-state, union reporting. For public-works contractors who must stay compliant to stay on bid lists.
- **Construction Bookkeeping** (https://blackthornewicker.com/services/bookkeeping.html): Job-level P&L, retainage tracking, AIA billing, bonding-ready books. Works alongside existing staff.

## Why a contractor with in-house accounting still needs us

Most contractors doing $2M to $15M have a bookkeeper or controller who came up through general accounting. They can close the books but typically cannot build a surety-ready WIP schedule, recognize overbillings masking a cash flow problem, or prepare a business for sale. We are the construction-finance specialist layer above existing staff, not a replacement for them.

## Location and service area

- Headquarters: 5000 Plaza on the Lake, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78746
- Primary service area: Austin and Central Texas (including Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, San Marcos)
- Also serving construction clients on the West Coast and East Coast
- Austin / primary phone: +1 (512) 610-0684
- West Coast phone: +1 (310) 309-6666
- East Coast phone: +1 (302) 636-7454

## Contact

- Email: info@blackthornewicker.com
- Austin office: +1 (512) 610-0684
- Schedule a call: https://blackthornewicker.com/schedule.html

## Website

- Homepage: https://blackthornewicker.com
- Insights (blog): https://blackthornewicker.com/blog.html