NAHB
Business Accounting and Job Costing: A Road Map to Profitability

The financial score card, or measurement of an owner’s or a company’s success, is based on managing your finances effectively. This course provides you with the basics of financial planning, budgeting, construction business accounting, job cost systems, and financing options that will enable you to track and analyze cost of goods, overhead, and individual job costs as well as communicate about them effectively. Topics include accounting terminology, a chart of accounts, types of records and reports to be maintained, and loan products that can provide financing alternatives. As a graduate of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Define concepts and terminology basic to construction business accounting
  • Describe the value and use of common financial reports in measuring business performance, job cost accounting and variance analysis
  • Explain the importance and process of measuring and analyzing job cost against performance
  • Identify the essentials of operating capital funding methods
  • Identify common construction and permanent mortgage products and the relative builder/client positions
  • Recognize the differences between active and passive income endeavors
  • Access templates for a personal budget, a company budget, a chart of accounts, an income statement and balance sheet reports This course qualifies for 3.0 CE for AIBD, 3 LUs for AIA, 3 CE for all NAHB Designations except HCCP

Event Information

Course
When: 2/4/2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Where: Rollingmeadows, IL HBAGC
5999 New Wilke Rd, Ste 104

Contact: Kate Payne
SouthWest Suburban HBA
10767 West 163rd Place
Orland Park, IL 60467

Phone: 708-349-4242
E-Mail Address: kpayne@sshba.com
NAHB Member Fee: $199
Non-member Fee: $249


Instructor: Tag Gilkeson CAPS, CGA, GMB, GMR, Master CGP, MIRM

Sponsoring HBA: SouthWest Suburban HBA
Sponsoring HBA Website: https://www.sshba.com/upcoming-events/

 

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