Book Consultation

We Understand Construction Because We’ve Lived It.

Foundation Accounting & Consulting helps construction and trades companies gain financial clarity, improve profitability, and build healthier businesses through practical financial systems and real-world experience.

Cash Flow Solutions

Forecasting, planning, available funds tracking, and financial visibility systems designed to reduce stress and improve operational stability.

QuickBooks Training & Support

Certified QuickBooks guidance and contractor-focused systems that simplify financial organization and reporting.

Monthly Bookkeeping & Financial Maintenance

Consistent bookkeeping, cleanup, reporting, and financial maintenance to keep businesses organized and informed.

Profitability & Reporting Systems

Custom dashboards, reporting, and profitability tracking designed to improve decision-making and operational visibility.

Consulting & Managerial Accounting

Strategic financial consulting focused on helping contractors improve operations, profitability, and long-term growth.

Accounting Support Built for Contractors & Nonprofits

At Foundation Accounting & Consulting, we help business owners and nonprofit leaders gain clarity, confidence, and control over their finances. Our mission is simple: reduce stress, strengthen financial systems, and help our clients build organizations that thrive.
With hands-on experience in construction, business ownership, public accounting, and nonprofit auditing, we understand the real-world financial challenges organizations face every day. We don’t just manage numbers — we help people create sustainable businesses, improve cash flow, and make better financial decisions

Understanding. Peace. Freedom

Meet Jeremy

Jeremy Lott founded Foundation Accounting & Consulting after experiencing firsthand how overwhelming financial management can become for growing businesses.

Before entering accounting full-time, Jeremy spent more than 15 years owning and operating a residential landscape design and project management company. During that time, he saw how many contractors struggled with cash flow, job costing, payroll, taxes, and financial visibility — even when their businesses were generating revenue.

Determined to better understand the financial side of business, Jeremy immersed himself in accounting and bookkeeping education, became a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor, earned a Master’s degree in preparation for CPA exams, and spent several years working in public accounting.
That combination of entrepreneurial experience and professional accounting training gave him a unique perspective:
  • He understands what it’s like to run a business under pressure.
  • He understands the challenges contractors face in the field.
  • He understands how accounting systems should support growth instead of creating stress.
Today, Jeremy specializes in helping contractors and nonprofit organizations build stronger financial foundations through practical bookkeeping systems, coaching, consulting, and QuickBooks support.

What Makes Foundation Different

Our Founder

Jeremy’s background in landscape design and project management gives him firsthand insight into the construction industry. We understand the realities of job costing, project timelines, subcontractors, payroll management, equipment expenses, and seasonal cash flow.

We help contractors:

  • We speak contractor, not just accountant.
  • We focus on profit, cash flow, and owner peace of mind.
  • We understand the pride, pressure, and responsibility of business ownership.
  • We help owners make decisions with clarity instead of fear.
  • We believe your business should support your life, family, faith, and freedom.

30 Years Of Coaching

At the heart of Foundation Accounting & Consulting is coaching.
Jeremy has spent over 20 years coaching athletes, teams, and individuals. That same passion for development shapes how we work with clients today.
We don’t believe in simply “doing the books” behind the scenes.
We believe in helping clients understand their finances, improve their systems, and develop the confidence to make informed decisions.
Our approach is collaborative, educational, and relationship-focused.

Our Core Values

Resourcefulness

Understanding

Educated

Investment for our clients

Frequent Communication

Resourcefulness

We find the solution, no excuses! We rely on our deep understanding of accounting and QuickBooks to find an answer that will never compromise the integrity of the numbers, the business, or the people of the business. We are not afraid to take on new challenges. We are the people that others come to with their most difficult problems because they know we can fix them. Everyone in the company has the permission and resources to find a solution and implement that solution. Before asking others for help, it is expected that each of us, individually, will research the problem and come up with three solutions at minimum, with their recommendation on which solution they think is best. When a difficult problem is solved, it is expected that you will share what you have done with others so we can all improve.

Understanding

Business ownership is difficult. Jeremy owned a landscape construction company for about 15 years, and so he gets what it is like to own a business and deal with the pressures and struggles that go along with running a business and failing at business. Anytime a client is frustrated or concerned about something, we make sure they can speak with the right person at Foundation so that they can feel understood, and have someone empathize that has been there before.

Educated

We expect learning and growth from everyone on the Foundation team. To solve the most difficult problems for our clients, we must be constantly learning and adapting. Reading and certifications are encouraged to help stay on the forefront. We pay everyone in the business to spend one hour every day learning. This includes reading and education, studying new technology, and working on new certifications.

We are an investment for our clients

We hate being only a cost center. With every client, as we work with them, we are always on the lookout for improvements and growth opportunities. The goal is to make the client more money or improve cash flow beyond what we charge them. Creativity and innovation are expected for this. The focus is always on abundance first, meaning improvements to increase revenue or cash coming in before focusing on cutting costs and expenses. We make the pizza larger so everyone gets more!

Frequent communication

We do not call our communication “good” because that is a judgment we leave to our clients. We focus on frequent communication. We use Teams to post our progress, questions, and needs. The client is given access to their Teams channel so they can follow the progress and respond to questions and needs there. If there is no response, we escalate by emailing, then texting, then calling to follow up. Speed is important and we do not want our clients questions or accounting left hanging. Also, we frequently communicate our findings and suggestions to the client as we go, and as often as possible, so they understand the health of their business and how to grow.

Read Jeremy's Book

You Suck at Profit and It's Not Your Fault

You’re busy. You’re billing. So where the hell is the money?

You work harder than anyone you know. The jobs keep coming, your crews stay busy, and yet your bank account never seems to reflect the effort.


The problem isn’t that you’re bad at business. The problem is that nobody ever taught you how profit actually works.


You Suck at Profit is a practical, no-nonsense accounting guide written specifically for construction business owners. No accounting degree. No complicated spreadsheets. Just simple systems that help you understand where your money goes and how to keep more of it.

Inside this book you’ll learn:

  • The number that determines whether your business thrives or struggles
  • How to understand your financials without an accounting background
  • The M&M Method — a simple, color-coded approach to managing profit
  • How to build estimates that reveal profit before you submit a bid
  • Why cash flow problems happen and how to prevent them
  • The mindset shifts that lead to sustainable growth and better pricing
  • How to turn your Profit & Loss statement into a practical decision-making tool

Written by construction business owner, accountant, auditor, and advisor Jeremy, this book transforms accounting concepts into real-world systems that contractors can actually use.
Stop guessing where the money went. Start building a business that’s as profitable as it is successful.

Inside this book you’ll learn:
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