How Construction Companies Fail While Profitable and Accounting Strategy to Survive with Bryce Wisan

About this episode

The episode discusses the critical role of construction accounting and why profitable contractors often fail, featuring expert Bryce Wisan.

In this episode of The ConTech Crew , the conversation moves into one of the least flashy but most critical areas of construction: accounting. host Jeff Sample is joined by construction accounting expert Bryce Wisan to unpack why construction accounting is fundamentally different from other industries, why profitable contractors still fail, and how cash flow, not margin, is often the real killer. Bryce Wisan is a lifelong construction accounting professional and founder of Levvigo , a company providing remote, construction-trained accounting talent to contractors. Raised by a construction CPA, Bryce has spent his career working with contractors in public accounting, financial management, and advisory roles. Key Takeaways Why construction accounting is operational, not just financial record-keeping How job costing connects estimating, field operations, billing, and cash flow Why 70% of contractors fail while still profitable The real impact of the accountant shortage in construction How remote and nearshore accounting models can help contractors scale sustainably Timestamps [00:00] - Episode Introduction [01:53] – Bryce’s Path into Construction Accounting [03:34] – Why…

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Sample

Guest: Bryce Wisan

Topics covered

• construction accounting
• cash flow
• contractor failure
• job costing
• accountant shortage
• remote accounting

Keywords

• construction accounting
• cash flow
• contractor failure
• job costing
• accountant shortage
• remote accounting
• financial management
• construction industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Levvigo, CFMA

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