Your Financial Partner
Hands-on bookkeeping, payroll, and compliance expertise built for construction and service businesses. Controller-level insight, owner-operator partnership, and calm execution you can count on.
What We Do
Bookkeeping
Controller-level financial insight with meticulous attention to detail. Monthly close, reconciliation, and financial reporting built for clarity and compliance.
Payroll Services
Accurate, timely payroll processing with full regulatory compliance. From Public Works requirements, including certified payroll services, to systems integrations. We offer assurance in timekeeping systems and job costing complexity as well.
Compliance Management
Proactive compliance support for Construction WIP reporting and regulated industries. Stay ahead of audits, certifications, and industry-specific requirements. We can assist with annual third-party audits including year end preparations.
Built for Construction, Industrial & Regulated Businesses
We support construction firms and regulated businesses with financial systems designed for complex operations, strict compliance, and long-term stability.
From certified payroll and prevailing wage compliance to project-based accounting and contractor classification, we bring deep industry fluency that generic bookkeeping firms simply cannot match. This expertise means fewer errors, proactive problem-solving, and a partner who truly understands your business.
Led by Experienced Professionals
Empowering Your Business to Thrive Above Par General Engineering Inc. is a women-owned consulting firm with over 30 years of high-level experience in construction, industrial, oil, agriculture, and service industries. We deliver expert bookkeeping, payroll, compliance, HR support, and operational process development—tailored for small to mid-sized companies ready to grow without the overwhelm. We don’t just manage numbers—we support dreams, goals, and livelihoods. Our hands-on team provides controller-level insight and direct owner involvement, turning complex financial and operational challenges into clear, scalable solutions.
Our approach is built on partnership, not transactions. We take the time to understand your operations, anticipate challenges, and provide proactive solutions that support long-term stability and growth.
Why Choose Above Par Over Software or Large PEOs?
We're not a platform. We're not a transaction. We're a true partner with specialized expertise in construction, engineering, and regulated industries.
Human-Led Partnership
Direct owner-operator involvement, not account managers following scripts. We know your business and are personally invested in your success.
Integrated Expertise
Bookkeeping, payroll, and compliance under one roof. No juggling multiple vendors or platforms—just seamless, coordinated financial management.
Industry Specialization
Deep fluency in construction, engineering, and regulated services. We understand job costing, prevailing wage, certified payroll, and compliance requirements.
Large PEOs & Software Platforms
- •Generic solutions lacking industry knowledge
- •Impersonal service with rotating contacts
- •Limited bookkeeping or compliance support
- •One-size-fits-all approach
Above Par Advantage
- •Construction & engineering specialists
- •Direct access to experienced owners
- •Controller-level bookkeeping included
- •Flexible, scalable engagement models
What Our Clients Say
Hear from businesses we've helped with bookkeeping, payroll, and compliance solutions.
We had a great experience working with Charmaine Carroll at Above Par GE Inc. She was extremely knowledgeable and took the time to educate us on the prevailing wage process, making everything clear and easy to understand...
As a Bakersfield, CA contractor working on a Kern County public works project, we needed help with certified payroll and prevailing wage compliance. Charmaine at Above Par GE Inc streamlined our bookkeeping, corrected re...
Our upstream oil and gas operation in Kern County was struggling with multi-project payroll tracking across several well sites. Charmaine and Bill at Above Par stepped in, organized our certified payroll across every act...