Architecture & Engineering Firms
Accounting and Tax Services for Architecture and Engineering Firms
Controller-level financial visibility and proactive tax planning — without the cost of a full-time hire.
Schedule a CallThe Gap
What You're Missing Without a Controller
Most growing architecture and engineering firms have a bookkeeper but no one owning margins, cash flow, and forward-looking reporting. That gap is where profit quietly leaks out.
What We Do
What We Do
Outsourced Accounting
$700/month
Monthly close, clean books, and decision-ready reporting you can rely on.
Specialized Advisory
$700/month
Strategic guidance on margins, cash flow, and the decisions that drive growth.
Outsourced Controller Services
$1,800/month
Controller-level oversight, job costing, WIP reporting, and real-time dashboards.
Tax Compliance and Planning
$2,500/month
Federal and multi-state compliance plus proactive, year-round tax planning.
The Math
What a Full-Time Controller Actually Costs
Base Salary
$120,000 – $150,000
Payroll Burden
20–25%
Recruiting + Retention Risk
Real
Our Outsourced Controller Service
From $1,800/month
For most firms below $7M, the function is needed. The full-time hire is not.
Built for Growing Firms
Who We Serve Best
Architecture firms scaling past DIY bookkeeping
Engineering firms that need job costing and WIP visibility
Multidisciplinary AEC studios with multiple stakeholders
Firms between roughly $1M and $7M in revenue
The Difference
Why Sunbridge Advisory
Deep AEC experience — WIP, job costing, and margin control
Bookkeeper execution plus CPA oversight built in
Tax compliance and planning included, not bolted on
Team coverage and documented process — no single point of failure
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
For most architecture and engineering firms below $7M in revenue, the controller function is needed but the full-time hire is not. Our outsourced controller service delivers the same oversight from $1,800/month.
Yes. Job costing and work-in-progress reporting are core to how we serve AEC firms, and we scope them to your project volume.
Our Tax Compliance and Planning engagement covers federal and multi-state compliance plus proactive, year-round planning to capture the right credits and deductions.
Outsourced Accounting and Specialized Advisory start at $700/month, Outsourced Controller Services from $1,800/month, and Tax Compliance and Planning from $2,500/month.
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