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Why Contractors Need Better Accounting with Chris Murphy

Builders, Budgets, and Beers

Builders, Budgets, and Beers
Why Contractors Need Better Accounting with Chris Murphy
May 05, 2026
Adaptive

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, and how construction specific tools can reduce duplicate work and clean up reporting. Chris also shares a brutal real world payroll example and explains what builders should look for if they know their current process is holding them back.

https://www.breakawaycaas.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-j-murphy-cpa-498547123

Show Notes:
00:00 Show Intro
00:44 Meet Chris
02:59 Why Construction
05:55 The Opportunity
07:24 Wrong People
16:24 Taxes Vs Tracking
20:56 Discovery Questions
22:26 Worst Payroll Process
30:03 Best Software Stack
46:49 Signs You Need Help
47:56 Where To Find Chris

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Podcast  Produced By:
Motif Media