Establishing clear financial structures is key to project success. Business Central offers:

• Detailed job structuring to manage complex projects with a clear work breakdown
• Budgeting tools to set, track, and adjust job costs with real-time visibility
• Resource planning to allocate staff, subcontractors, and equipment efficiently
• Standardised job templates to streamline setup and reduce admin workload

With these features, businesses can ensure every project starts with strong financial controls and stays on track.

Keeping job costs in check is critical to protecting margins. Business Central allows you to:

• Monitor actual costs in real time against budgets for proactive management
• Track labour, materials, and equipment costs down to the job level
• Manage subcontractor costs and retentions through integrated purchase orders
• Automate overhead allocation for accurate cost distribution

With real-time financial tracking, you’ll always know exactly where your project stands and can take action before costs escalate.

Efficient billing and progress tracking are essential for healthy cash flow. Business Central provides:

• Automated progress claims based on percentage complete or milestones
• Retention tracking to manage hold-backs and releases seamlessly
• Full variation tracking for approved and pending changes
• Custom billing rules to align with contract requirements

This ensures accurate, timely invoicing, helping businesses maintain strong cash flow and avoid billing disputes.

Efficient resource utilisation is a key driver of profitability. Business Central helps businesses:

• Schedule resources with visual planning tools and capacity management
• Track time and costs with mobile timesheets and approval workflows
• Monitor utilisation in real-time with dashboards and reporting
• Ensure compliance by managing certifications and qualifications

With the right people and assets assigned to the right jobs, businesses can maximise productivity while controlling costs.

Strong financial oversight ensures better decision-making. Business Central provides:

• Project profitability analysis with drill-down insights
• Cash flow forecasting based on project schedules and billing cycles
• Work-in-progress (WIP) reporting with automated calculations
• Custom dashboards to track key financial indicators

These insights enable proactive financial management, ensuring projects remain on budget and profitable.

Modern businesses need flexibility and connectivity. Business Central offers:

• Mobile access to job costing data for on-site teams and remote workers
• Integration with Microsoft 365 for streamlined document management and communication
• Automated workflows across estimating, project management, and finance
• API connectivity to specialist industry tools for enhanced functionality

This connectivity ensures your team has access to critical job costing data anytime, anywhere.