Job costing software
Job Costing Software
Know what every job actually cost you — not what you estimated it would, and not six weeks later.
Job costing only tells the truth when costs find their own way onto the job. In BOS every hour booked, every material issued and every supplier invoice posts against the job automatically, because costing is not a separate system.
Why margins leak
The estimate was fine. The job was not.
Businesses rarely lose money on the jobs they expected to. They lose it on the ones nobody costed afterwards.
Actuals never get captured
If posting costs to a job is a manual admin task, it gets skipped on the busy weeks — which are exactly the weeks that matter.
Estimates never improve
Without actual-versus-estimate history, next quarter you quote the same job at the same wrong price.
Overruns surface at month-end
By the time the accounts close, the job has shipped, been invoiced, and the margin is already gone.
Upstream of costing
Costing starts at the quote.
Accurate job costing depends on an estimate built from the same rates, materials and machine times the job will actually consume. In BOS, estimating and costing share one set of numbers.
General
- Estimated vs Actual Costing — Quickly compare projected costs and quantities with actual figures to identify cost overruns or savings opportunities.
- Multi-Level Analysis (Item, Transaction, Customer) — Gain insights at every level, from individual items to full transactions or customer accounts, to better understand cost contributors.
- Material, Labour, and Overhead Cost Capture — Build accurate job costings by incorporating all cost types, ensuring true profitability measurement.
- Drill-Down Capability — Analyse cost details at the item or transaction level, helping you trace variances and make targeted corrections.
- Customisable Cost Models — Tailor your cost build-ups and drivers to match your business model for more accurate job costing and quoting.
- Costing Feedback Loops — Use historical data to fine-tune future estimates, improving pricing accuracy and cost forecasting.
- Batch and Job Cost Tracking — Monitor costs by batch, job, or production run to detect inefficiencies and optimise resource usage.
- Editable Costing Views — Easily adjust and review costing information using dedicated edit screens and expanded costing views.
- Integrated with Inventory and Production — Pulls live data from related modules, reducing manual input and ensuring consistent, up-to-date costing information.
Reporting and Analytics
- Real-Time Reporting and Comparisons — Visualise cost performance with interactive tools that support comparative views, filters and audit trails.
- Detailed Historical Records — Access comprehensive history logs for audits, performance reviews, or customer reporting.
Further reading
More on costing and margin
8 software capabilities that affect your margin
Where margin actually leaks in a job-shop environment.
Read the article →How to determine your hourly rate
Getting the rate right before you cost anything against it.
Read the article →Software features do not make you profitable
Why process beats feature lists when it comes to margin.
Read the article →Related solutions: production planning software, inventory management software and ERP for small and medium businesses.
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