Brittnee Lemelia Scott MAcc

Brittnee Lemelia Scott MAcc Helping project based companies optimize EXISTING systems to figure out their real costs and increase profitability!

Job Costing Process Scholar | Project Based Industry Lover ✨Dream Chaser & Solution Builder✨

10/13/2025

Your P&L can look great and your business still be failing. Revenues will be up, margins may even look good but somehow your cash flow is still tight.

Right now, you need to be more proactive than ever when figuring out how much each job, service, software, item is costing you. Down to the penny because pennies do in fact add up. Until you connect the dots between project costs, labor hours, and actual profitability per job, you’re just guessing. Job costing is the bridge between what your books say and what’s actually happening.

If your financials look “fine” but something still feels off, you’re probably right.

09/30/2025

Accountants hate QuickBooks. Business owners won’t let it go. Guess who wins?

Every week I see accountants dragging QB through the mud. And yes… it has plenty of quirks we all love to hate but the reality is it isn’t going anywhere, it’s too embedded in small business life. While we can recommend alternatives, most of the time our clients aren’t going to jump ship. They just want their books to work with this system that has 17 years of data and that they finally learned how to add a vendor to.

That’s why optimization matters more than complaining.
1. Cleaner chart of accounts
2. Job costing built correctly
3. Payroll mapped to the right codes
4. Reports customized to fit the business

The platform may stay the same, but the setup? That’s where the transformation happens. So instead of spending hours wishing clients would switch tools, we can give them what they really need and that's a smarter QBO that actually supports their business.

09/22/2025

CFOs don’t need another spreadsheet.

They need clean data that tells the truth. That’s what I deliver to them and when I do:
1. Their strategies hit harder and on time
2. Their clients stop guessing
3. Everyone feels like a genius.

Let's connect.

09/19/2025

Job costing is supposed to reveal profit.�Not become the neighborhood dumpster.

Here are 5 things that don’t belong in job costing:
1. Admin salaries. Karen in HR isn’t part of the roofing crew.
2. Office rent. That’s overhead, not project cost.
3. Bank fees. Nice try, but no.
4. Owner’s draw. That’s distribution, not labor.
5. One-off splurges that “kind of helped the job.” Nope. “Kind of” doesn’t count.
Job costing done right = profit clarity.�
Job costing done sloppy = lies you tell yourself.

Keep the jobs clean. Keep the profits real.

Every platform has its “personality”:LinkedIn → The CFO in a blazer asking, “So, what’s your revenue this quarter?”Faceb...
09/18/2025

Every platform has its “personality”:

LinkedIn → The CFO in a blazer asking, “So, what’s your revenue this quarter?”

Facebook → Still posting QuickBooks memes from 2012 and swearing they “know a guy” who can fix your books.

Instagram → Calls it strategy but really just spent 3 hours staging their coffee mug.

Twitter formerly known as X → Having a meltdown about inflation in real-time.

TikTok → Dancing through payroll tips and somehow signing clients while wearing slippers.

YouTube → Uploading a 48-minute video called “Why You’re Broke (and Don’t Even Know It).”

Pinterest → Pinning “CEO office goals” but can’t find last month’s P&L.

The platform doesn’t matter. If you’re a CPA, CFO, or business owner and you don’t know your job costs… you’re not networking. You’re just hosting a farewell party for your money.

07/02/2025

Ever wondered why your profits never match what you expected?

Here are 5 quiet leaks draining profits from your books:
1. No cost categories by function or department – Without clear segmentation, you can’t tell which areas are profitable or just expensive.
2. Vendor bills entered late (or not at all) – You’re flying blind on cash flow.
3. All labor is lumped together – You need to know which roles, shifts, or teams are pulling their weight.
4. You’re guessing on pricing – Without cost visibility, your margins may be fiction.
5. Reconciliations are months behind – Errors hide in plain sight when no one's checking.

Every leak you ignore is money you’ll never get back.

06/27/2025

Truthfully? I haven’t been feeling motivated to post. I’ve been busy being present—with clients, with my girls, and honestly, with myself. But what I do matters. And even when I don’t feel like showing up, I’m still building something that counts—for real people, doing real work. However, I also know I have to show up because
1. People need to know I exist LOL
2. Someone is drowning in not having their jobs allocated properly
3. This IS my purpose, that I am sure of

Any tips for consistency out there? I'm not talking content calendar and scheduling. I'm talking you have done this and it WORKS tips.

04/25/2025

Do you really need new software—or do you need to clean up what you already have?

I see it all the time: business owners thinking QuickBooks, Wave, or X software is the problem. But 9 times out of 10? The system’s fine. It’s just not set up correctly for the type of services you provide.

Before you spend money chasing the next tool, try this:
✔ Review your categories
✔ Align them with your services or job types
✔ Build a simple monthly review routine

Honestly, for the average small business, accounting doesn't have to be complicated but It DOES need to be accurate.

Basics first. Always.

I’m not sure why…but something about not being at home makes me work harder.I feel like it’s the idea of being on perman...
04/21/2025

I’m not sure why…but something about not being at home makes me work harder.

I feel like it’s the idea of being on permanent vacation and enjoying views that pushes me 😅

🌿 Good Friday Reflection 🌿The truth is, the beauty of Good Friday isn’t in the comfort or the day off—it’s in the sacrif...
04/18/2025

🌿 Good Friday Reflection 🌿

The truth is, the beauty of Good Friday isn’t in the comfort or the day off—it’s in the sacrifice. It reminds us that purpose often requires pain, and redemption usually comes from the love of supporters you aren’t even aware of. While we were still yet lost…

As a mom, a business owner, and a believer, this day hits differently. It reminds me that rest is holy. That surrender doesn’t mean failure. That the work I do—whether in spreadsheets, strategy calls, or bedtime prayers—matters when it's rooted in something bigger than me.

Today, I’m pausing. Not just to remember the cross, but to recenter myself in the why behind all the hustle. Peace. Legacy. Freedom. And most importantly—grace.

Wishing you a meaningful Good Friday, full of reflection, rest, and renewal.

Job costing isn’t about fancy software—it’s about clarity. The truth is: most small businesses have no idea what their p...
04/17/2025

Job costing isn’t about fancy software—it’s about clarity.
The truth is: most small businesses have no idea what their projects actually cost them.

They’re running on “I think that job was profitable” instead of “I know where every dollar went.”

One of my clients realized they were underpricing almost every project they had! Mostly because they created these prices almost 5 years ago and weren’t weighing in the cost of updated salaries and software, let alone job supplies. Once we set up basic cost tracking, everything changed for them and their profits.

If you want to stop guessing and start making strategic decisions—job costing is the way forward.

I can help you get there.

04/16/2025

My tiny humans school system just sent an email that Wi-Fi is down due to a failed switch. While they will keep the same schedule for the day, assignments and homework will be impacted.

What happened to pen and paper? Or the chalkboard? I have fond memories of breathing in way too much chalk dust cleaning erasers on that wooden box 😂

This is why we need to take some things

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