What's the best way to do job costing?
Hello everyone, I have been inconsistent with adding expenses to each job. How are other jobber users adding expenses to each job to see your profitability per job? Are you having your techs keep ...
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Ernie, since your technicians are mainly using materials already stocked in their vans, what about starting each job with a simple digital material checklist?
The technician records what was used before closing out the job. That information is tied to the job number and deducted from the van's inventory.
I'd also build in a weekly inventory check to catch anything that wasn't recorded.
Ideally, Jobber would automate this process. Once a technician marks the job complete, the system checks whether materials and labor have been entered before moving the job to invoicing.
This would help with three things:
- More accurate job costing
- Better inventory control
- Fewer missing expenses
The goal is to make tracking part of the workflow rather than another task someone has to remember.