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A budget from the quote you actually won
Set a budget per trade when the job is won. It can seed from the accepted quote, so you are not keying the same numbers twice.
Job costing for builders
See the number before close-out
Every job carries a live budget by trade. A bill or a subbie claim moves committed, actual and remaining that second, so you catch the overspend on Tuesday, not when the job is already gone.
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Job cost ledger
Northbank · Lot 42
Budget
$186k
Committed
$136.8k
Remaining
$49.2k
Plumbing$42.8k / $45k95%
Framing$48.0k / $60k80%
Electrical$20.0k / $39k51%
Materials$26.0k / $42k62%
Outstanding
OpenNorthbank Lot 42
Sitting in receivables.
$1.4M
Who it is for
Builders who still find the overrun when the job is done. You want the remaining figure while there is time to stop the spend, on the same record as the claim, not a surprise in the close-out spreadsheet.
What you see while you can still change it
02
Committed, actual and remaining, live
POs, bills, timesheets and subbie claims post against the budget the moment they are entered. The remaining figure moves that second.
03
A stop before a line runs away
Spend over a role's limit routes to an approver, with an audit trail. Budget-state changes flag before close-out, when it is still possible to change the number.
The ledger is the job
Cost lives on the same job as the claim and the work order. You can see projected margin, and the pay-when-paid gap when you have paid a subbie the client has not paid you for.
- Live remaining, visible from the field
- Estimate vs actual at close-out, line by line
- Takeoff quantities can feed the quote that seeds the budget
How this shows up on the job
All featuresJob cost ledger
Northbank · Lot 42
Budget
$186k
Committed
$136.8k
Remaining
$49.2k
Plumbing$42.8k / $45k95%
Framing$48.0k / $60k80%
Electrical$20.0k / $39k51%
Materials$26.0k / $42k62%
Live job costLive budget vs committed vs actual vs remaining, by trade.
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2Money & risk
Financials
Where the money is. WIP, forecast cashflow, and per-job margin.
WIP
$42,800
4 jobs in progress
Outstanding
$24,180
2 overdue
Net cashflow
$18,600
Next 60 days
Projected margin
24%
$3,100 variance
Cashflow18WIP by job4Budgets
Cash by week
Next 60 dayswk 5 May+$18,400-$6,200net $12,200
wk 12 May+$9,900-$14,100net -$4,200
wk 19 May+$32,600-$11,800net $20,800
wk 26 May+$7,400-$3,150net $4,250
WIP by job
4 jobsNorthbank Lot 42$18,20032% margin
Civic St 27 fit-out$14,90011% margin
Mason closeout$9,70026% margin
Invoicing & paymentsInvoice from the job, Stripe Pay Now, overdue flagging.
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2Sales
Lot 42 · slab & wet areas
A-101 Ground floor · 1:100 at A3 · quantities computed server-side
Priced
A-101 Ground floor14A-102 First floor6A-201 Elevations
1:100
186.68 m²
Takeoff items
4Slab · ground floor
waste 5%
Wet area membrane
waste 10%
Wall cladding
waste 7%
Downpipes
waste 0%
RFQ · 2 suppliers1 priced
Takeoffs & estimatingMeasure off plan PDFs, then quote or RFQ from the quantities.
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Straight answers.
Is this job costing software for Australian builders?
Yes. Every job carries a live budget by trade. POs, bills, timesheets and subbie claims post as they land, so committed, actual and remaining move immediately, not in a close-out spreadsheet.
Where does the job cost come from?
You set a budget per trade when the job is won. It can seed from the accepted quote. Takeoff quantities can feed that quote, so measure, price and budget stay on one path.
How live is the remaining figure?
Every PO, bill, timesheet and subbie claim posts against the budget the moment it is entered. Committed, actual and remaining move on the spot, including from the field.
What stops a job quietly losing money?
Spend over a role's approval limit routes to an approver with an audit trail. Budget-state changes flag automatically. Close-out still compares estimate to actual, line by line, but you should already have seen the number.
Can I see when I am fronting money for the client?
Yes. The pay-when-paid gap shows where you have paid subbies and the client has not paid you yet. Projected margin sits on the same job as the claim.
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Outstanding
OpenNorthbank Lot 42
Sitting in receivables.
$1.4M