Why Contractors Need Better Accounting with Chris Murphy

Why Contractors Need Better Accounting with Chris Murphy

May 5, 2026 · 49 min

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Reece discusses with Chris Murphy the challenges contractors face with accounting and the importance of better financial systems.

Reece sits down with Chris Murphy of Breakaway CAAS to talk about why so many contractors struggle with bookkeeping, payroll, and job costing, and what better financial systems can unlock for a growing business. It matters because weak accounting processes do not just create messy books, they create bad decisions, wasted time, and unnecessary risk for builders. They go over the warning signs of broken back office workflows, why day to day tracking matters more than only thinking about taxes,...

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