01
Certify against the work order
Submitted, certified, paid. On the order, not a PDF in email. Variations sit on the same register. Over-claim can be blocked before it posts.
Subbies and retention
Certify the subbie. See when you're the bank.
Each work order has a claim register: submitted, certified, paid. Retention is held. You can see when you have paid a subbie the client has not paid you for, before you keep funding the job in the dark.
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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%
Subbie claim
CertifyNorthbank Lot 42
Claim 04. 6 days to respond.
$84,200
Who it is for
Builders coordinating trades across sites. You certify what they claim, hold retention, and still get caught being the bank when the head-contract claim is late. You need both claims on one record, not a PDF and a spreadsheet.
What it does for the trades you pay
02
Hold retention without a side spreadsheet
Retention is held per work order and released on the same register. Head-contract claims and subbie claims live on one job.
03
Let the subbie in, not into your costs
Subbies get their own portal for their work orders and claims. They do not see the rest of the job, or your margins. Users are free.
Head contract and subbie claims on one job
The pay-when-paid gap shows where you have paid subbies and the client has not paid you. That is the number that tells you when you are funding the project.
- Certify against the work order, not a PDF in email
- Same job as the progress claim you send up the chain
- Spend over a limit still routes for approval
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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2Northbank Lot 42
Site to sign-off
Defects, site diary, and what the client can see.
Defects3Site diaryAttendanceCompletion report
AllopenfixedclosedLevel 2
Defects
1 open of 3Scuffed paint, level 2 meeting room
MinorFixedLevel 2 · Wall · due 12 May · 2 photos
Cracked tile at lobby entry
MajorOpenGround · Floor · due 9 May · 1 photo
Door closer adjustment, suite 3
MinorClosedLevel 3 · Door · closed 6 May
Site diary
Mia · 4:12 pmLevel 2 frames complete, plasterboard delivered. Sparky starts rough-in tomorrow.
Signed off68% complete · 1 blocker
Client portal
SharedStatus, photos and reports on a share link. Costs never shown.
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Client portalA live client view via a link. No login, nothing to pay.
More for builders
Same product. A different job on site.
Progress claims AustraliaStop funding the client between stagesClaim by stage, hold retention, chase overdue from a queue.Job costing for buildersSee the number before close-outLive budget vs actual by trade, on the same record as the claim.For project managersWhere's the job at? One look.Any job answered from the ute or the office.
Straight answers.
How do subbie claims work in Footing?
Each work order has a claim register: submitted, certified, paid. Variations sit on the same order. You certify against the work order instead of chasing a PDF in email, and over-claim can be blocked before it posts.
Can I hold retention on subbie work?
Yes. Retention is held per work order, not in a side spreadsheet you update after the fact. Head-contract retention and subbie retention live on the same job as the progress claim you send up the chain.
What is the pay-when-paid gap?
It shows where you have paid subbies but the client has not paid you yet, so you can see exactly when you are being the bank. That number sits next to live job cost and the head-contract claim.
Do subbies need a paid login?
No. Users are unlimited on every plan. Subbies get a scoped portal for their work orders and claims. They do not see the rest of the job, your budgets, or supplier prices.
Is this a legal claims tool?
No. Footing is the record: certify, hold retention, see the gap, and send the head-contract claim. It is so the register is not a spreadsheet.
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Subbie claim
CertifyNorthbank Lot 42
Claim 04. 6 days to respond.
$84,200