Your electrical project shows an 18% profit margin in QuickBooks, so you can bid on the next similar job with confidence. Three months later, you’re staring at a 3% actual margin and wondering what went wrong. 

The culprit? Inaccurate job costing data that made your profitable project look more successful than it actually was.

This scenario repeats daily across trade contracting companies using QuickBooks Desktop. Controllers rely on job profitability reports to make critical decisions about pricing, resource allocation, and project management, but these reports often contain significant inaccuracies that distort the true financial picture.

The problem isn’t necessarily QuickBooks itself—it’s how construction companies use it. Quick shortcuts, inconsistent data entry, and fundamental gaps in tracking methods create a cascade of errors that compound over time, leading to a significant impact on overall accuracy. The result is job cost reporting that looks precise but misleads decision-makers when they need accuracy most.

This guide examines the most common causes of job costing inaccuracies in QuickBooks, shows you exactly how to identify and fix these problems, and provides a systematic approach to ensure your reports reflect actual project performance. You’ll discover why your current reports may be wrong by thousands of dollars per job and learn proven methods to achieve the accuracy your business decisions require.

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Why Accurate Job Costing Matters More Than Ever

Before diving into QuickBooks’ limitations, understanding the stakes involved in job costing accuracy helps explain why seemingly minor reporting errors create major business problems for trade contractors.

The Bidding Accuracy Problem

Inaccurate job cost data directly impacts your ability to price future work competitively. When your reports show materials running 35% of project cost but missing data means they actually run 42%, your next bid will be underpriced by 7%—potentially thousands of dollars on larger commercial projects.

A mid-size HVAC contractor recently discovered their QuickBooks job reports had been understating material costs by an average of 12% across their commercial projects. They had been using these reports to price new work, consistently underbidding and wondering why their margins kept shrinking despite steady work volume.

Cash Flow Planning Consequences

Controllers use job profitability data to project cash flow and plan working capital needs. When reports show projects performing better than reality, cash flow projections become dangerously optimistic.

Consider this scenario: Your QuickBooks reports show five active projects with healthy margins, supporting plans for equipment purchases and staff expansion. But if those reports miss 15-20% of actual project costs due to data entry problems, your cash position may be far weaker than projected.

Strategic Decision-Making Impact

Beyond individual project management, job costing accuracy affects fundamental business strategy. Companies use historical job cost data to:

• Identify their most profitable project types and customer segments
• Evaluate field team performance and productivity trends
• Negotiate better rates with suppliers based on volume analysis
• Make decisions about geographic expansion or service line additions

When this foundational data contains systematic errors, strategic decisions get built on faulty assumptions.

The Cumulative Effect

The most dangerous aspect of job costing inaccuracies is how they compound over time. A 5% error in material cost tracking might seem minor on individual projects, but across dozens of jobs over months or years, these errors can mask significant profitability problems until they become critical.

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The Five Most Common Causes of Inaccurate QuickBooks Job Costing

After analyzing job costing problems across hundreds of trade contracting companies, five primary issues emerge that systematically distort QuickBooks job profitability reports.

1. Journal Entry Shortcuts That Bypass Job Tracking

The most pervasive problem occurs when accounting teams use journal entries to “clean up” transactions quickly, bypassing QuickBooks’ job tracking mechanisms entirely.

How It Happens: Your bookkeeper receives a credit card statement showing $3,200 in electrical supply purchases across four different jobs. Instead of researching each transaction and assigning costs to specific jobs, they create a single journal entry to “Electrical Supplies” without job assignments. The expense gets recorded for tax purposes, but disappears from individual job cost tracking.

The Real Impact: A typical electrical contractor might have 20-30% of their material costs processed this way during busy periods. The result is job cost reports that systematically understate true project expenses, making all jobs look more profitable than they actually are.

What Your Reports Show: Job A shows $15,000 in material costs when the actual job-specific materials totaled $19,500. The missing $4,500 sits in general expense accounts, invisible to job profitability analysis.

2. Credit Card Batch Processing Problems

Many contractors use company credit cards for material purchases, supply runs, and equipment rentals. When these transactions get processed in batches rather than individually assigned to jobs, significant cost data gets lost.

The Processing Shortcut: Instead of categorizing each credit card transaction to specific jobs, accounting staff often batch-process entire statements. A $5,600 Home Depot charge gets assigned to “Materials – General” rather than being split between the three projects that actually generated those costs.

Timing Issues: Even when transactions eventually get assigned to jobs, the timing lag creates periods where job cost reports are dramatically inaccurate. A project might look highly profitable mid-month, only to show losses after the credit card reconciliation assigns delayed expenses.

Scale of the Problem: For contractors using credit cards for 40-60% of their material purchases, this processing method can leave 25-35% of actual job costs unassigned to specific projects in real-time reporting.

3. Missing or Incomplete Estimates in Job Setup

QuickBooks job costing reports compare actual costs against estimates, but many contractors either skip the estimate setup entirely or enter incomplete data that renders the comparison meaningless.

Setup Problems: Jobs get created with round-number estimates ($50,000 for materials, $30,000 for labor) that don’t reflect detailed takeoffs. When actual costs are compared against these placeholder numbers, the variance analysis provides no useful information about project performance.

Category Mismatches: Even when detailed estimates exist, they often don’t align with how costs actually get tracked. The estimate might break down materials into specific categories (wire, conduit, panels), but actual expenses get coded to generic “Electrical Materials,” making detailed comparison impossible.

Change Order Complications: Original estimates rarely get updated when change orders occur, meaning job cost reports compare actual costs against outdated budgets, making every project appear over budget even when changes were profitable.

4. Labor Cost Allocation Inconsistencies

Trade contractors handle labor costs differently depending on whether workers are employees or subcontractors, creating inconsistent job costing that distorts true project profitability.

Employee Labor Tracking: Direct employee wages are often allocated to jobs based on timesheet data, but related costs (such as payroll taxes, insurance, and benefits) are frequently left in overhead accounts rather than assigned to specific jobs. This makes projects appear more profitable than they actually are when full labor costs are taken into account.

Subcontractor Inconsistency: Subcontractor costs may be tracked through accounts payable as they should, but related expenses (materials supplied to subs, equipment rentals for sub work) are often coded separately without a clear job assignment.

Overtime and Premium Rates: Regular wages are assigned to jobs accurately, but overtime premiums, weekend rates, or emergency call-out costs are frequently coded to general labor accounts rather than the specific jobs that generated these higher costs.

5. Equipment and Indirect Cost Allocation Problems

Many contractors struggle to assign equipment usage, vehicle costs, and other indirect expenses to specific jobs, either ignoring these costs entirely or allocating them in ways that distort project profitability.

Equipment Usage: Company equipment (trucks, tools, specialized machinery) generates real costs that should be allocated to jobs, but many contractors either ignore these costs entirely or use allocation methods that don’t reflect actual usage patterns.

Vehicle and Transportation: Fuel costs, vehicle maintenance, and transportation time often get left in overhead rather than assigned to the jobs that generated them, systematically understating the true cost of projects in different geographic areas.

Permit and Inspection Fees: Project-specific costs like permits, inspection fees, and utility connection charges sometimes get coded to general expense accounts rather than assigned to the jobs they belong to.

How These Problems Compound Into Major Financial Blind Spots

Understanding individual data entry problems is helpful, but the real danger arises when multiple issues combine across projects and time periods. This creates systematic blind spots that mislead controllers and business owners about fundamental financial performance.

The “Profitable Project” Illusion

When multiple data accuracy problems affect the same project, the cumulative impact can be substantial. Consider this real-world example:

Project: $85,000 commercial HVAC installation

QuickBooks Job Cost Report Shows:

• Materials: $32,000
• Labor: $28,000
• Equipment: $3,500
• Total Project Costs: $63,500
• Reported Profit: $21,500 (25% margin)

Actual Project Costs (After Full Analysis):

• Materials: $39,200 (missed credit card purchases, journal entry shortcuts)
• Labor: $34,500 (overtime premiums, helper wages not allocated)
• Equipment: $8,800 (truck usage, tool costs, fuel allocation)
• Permits/Fees: $1,200 (coded to general expenses)
• Total Actual Costs: $83,700
• Real Profit: $1,300 (1.5% margin)

The QuickBooks report made this project look highly profitable when it actually generated minimal return. Decisions based on this data—like bidding similar projects aggressively or expanding into this market segment—would be fundamentally flawed.

Cross-Project Cost Bleeding

Inaccurate cost allocation doesn’t just understate costs on some projects—it often overstates them on others, creating false winners and losers in profitability analysis.

Material Cost Bleeding: When batch-processed credit card charges get assigned to the wrong jobs, some projects show inflated material costs while others show deflated costs. This makes it impossible to identify which project types or customer segments actually generate the best margins.

Labor Allocation Errors: Timesheet errors or payroll processing shortcuts can assign the same labor costs to multiple jobs or leave labor costs unassigned entirely, distorting both individual project analysis and overall productivity metrics.

Historical Data Corruption

Perhaps most damaging, these accuracy problems corrupt historical data that contractors rely on for strategic planning and future bidding.

Estimating Database Problems: When job cost data contains systematic errors, the historical averages used for estimating become unreliable. A contractor might think electrical work runs $8 per square foot based on historical data, when accurate tracking would show $9.50 per square foot.

Performance Trend Analysis: Year-over-year profitability analysis becomes meaningless when data accuracy varies significantly between periods. An apparent improvement in margins might simply reflect better data entry practices rather than actual operational improvements.

Vendor and Supplier Analysis: Inaccurate cost allocation makes it difficult to evaluate vendor performance, negotiate better rates, or identify opportunities for cost savings through supplier consolidation.

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Step-by-Step Method to Fix QuickBooks Job Costing Accuracy

Fixing job costing accuracy requires a systematic approach that addresses both current data problems and establishes processes to prevent future inaccuracies. This proven method helps trade contractors achieve reliable job cost reporting within 30-45 days.

Phase 1: Audit Your Current Data (Week 1)

Step 1: Run Complete Job Cost Analysis 

Export your QuickBooks job profitability reports for the last 90 days. For each active or recently completed project, gather supporting documentation:

• Original estimates and change orders
• All purchase orders and material receipts
• Timesheets and payroll records
• Credit card statements and receipts
• Subcontractor invoices and 1099s

Step 2: Identify Cost Allocation Gaps 

Compare your QuickBooks job costs against actual project documentation to identify systematic gaps:

• Materials shown in credit card statements but not allocated to jobs
• Labor costs in payroll records but do not appearing in job reports
• Equipment and indirect costs that should be allocated to projects
• Permit, inspection, and other job-specific fees coded to general expenses

Step 3: Quantify the Impact 

Calculate the true financial impact of these gaps by project and overall:

• How much actual project cost is missing from job cost reports?
• Which projects show the largest discrepancies between reported and actual costs?
• What percentage of your total project costs are properly allocated to jobs?

Common Findings: Most contractors discover 15-25% of actual project costs aren’t properly reflected in job cost reports, with material costs showing the largest discrepancies.

Phase 2: Clean Up Chart of Accounts Structure (Week 2)

Step 4: Redesign Job Cost Categories 

Create a chart of accounts structure that matches how your business actually operates:

For Electrical Contractors:

• Materials-Wire and Cable
• Materials-Conduit and Fittings
• Materials-Panels and Breakers
• Materials-Devices and Controls
• Equipment Rental
• Subcontractor-Electrical
• Subcontractor-Other Trades
• Direct Labor-Regular Time
• Direct Labor-Overtime Premium

Step 5: Establish Cost Allocation Rules 

Document clear rules for how different types of costs should be allocated:

• All material purchases must be assigned to specific jobs at the time of entry
• Employee labor allocation based on timesheet data, with overhead rates applied consistently
• Equipment usage is allocated based on actual project days or usage logs
• Vehicle costs allocated based on mileage or time spent on job sites

Step 6: Set Up Job Templates 

Create standardized job setup templates that ensure consistent estimate categories and cost tracking structure for all new projects.

Phase 3: Implement Data Entry Controls (Week 3)

Step 7: Eliminate Journal Entry Shortcuts 

Establish a policy requiring all expenses to be entered through proper accounts payable or expense entry processes that force job allocation:

• No journal entries for operational expenses without controller approval
• Credit card transactions must be individually categorized to jobs
• Batch processing only allowed for overhead expenses not related to specific projects

Step 8: Create Receipt and Documentation Requirements 

Implement systems requiring proper documentation for all job-related expenses:

• Field teams must provide job numbers on all material receipts
• Subcontractor invoices must specify job assignments before processing
• Equipment usage logs are maintained for allocation purposes

Step 9: Establish Regular Reconciliation Procedures 

Set up weekly reconciliation processes to catch and correct allocation errors before they compound:

• Compare total material purchases against the sum of job-allocated materials
• Verify timesheet hours match payroll hours allocated to jobs
• Review credit card statements for unallocated job-related expenses

Phase 4: Train Your Team (Week 4)

Step 10: Document New Processes 

Create written procedures covering:

• How to properly set up new jobs with accurate estimates
• Required documentation for all job-related purchases
• Proper coding procedures for different types of expenses
• Monthly reconciliation and accuracy review procedures

Step 11: Train Accounting Staff 

Ensure the accounting team understands:

• Why job costing accuracy matters for business success
• Proper procedures for processing different types of transactions
• How to identify and correct common allocation errors
• Monthly quality control procedures, they’re responsible for

Step 12: Train Field Teams 

Educate project managers and field staff on their role in accurate cost tracking:

• Importance of providing job numbers on all purchases and timesheets
• How to properly document equipment usage and indirect costs
• Procedures for handling change orders and additional work

Phase 5: Implement Quality Controls (Ongoing)

Step 13: Monthly Data Accuracy Reviews 

Establish monthly procedures to verify job costing accuracy:

• Compare a sample of recent jobs against supporting documentation
• Verify major material purchases are properly allocated
• Review labor allocation for accuracy and completeness
• Check equipment and indirect cost allocation methods

Step 14: Exception Reporting Set up regular reports that flag potential data accuracy problems:

• Jobs with unusually high or low margins compared to estimates
• Projects with significant unallocated costs in related general accounts
• Time periods with high levels of journal entry activity

Step 15: Continuous Improvement Process. Implement quarterly reviews to identify and address new accuracy challenges:

• Analyze job cost variance trends to identify systematic problems
• Review and update allocation methods based on actual business changes
• Train new employees on proper job costing procedures

Advanced Solutions: When Manual Fixes Aren’t Enough

While the systematic approach above resolves most job costing accuracy problems, growing construction companies eventually hit limits with manual processes and QuickBooks’ built-in capabilities. Recognition of these limits helps you plan for sustainable long-term solutions.

Scalability Challenges

Manual Process Breakdown: The detailed reconciliation and documentation procedures work well for contractors managing 5-10 active jobs, but become overwhelming with 20+ simultaneous projects. Controllers find themselves spending 20-25 hours monthly just maintaining data accuracy, with diminishing returns as project volume grows.

Real-Time Visibility Needs: Manual reconciliation processes mean job cost accuracy is always historical. Project managers need current cost information to make field decisions, approve change orders, and manage project profitability in real-time, not after month-end closes.

Integration Limitations: As contractors add complementary software (estimating systems, project management platforms, mobile time tracking), maintaining job cost accuracy across multiple systems becomes increasingly complex and error-prone.

When to Consider Automated Solutions

Several indicators suggest it’s time to move beyond manual QuickBooks job costing:

Project Volume Threshold: Managing 15+ active projects simultaneously makes manual accuracy controls unsustainable without dedicated staff time that could be better used strategically.

Growth Rate Impact: Companies adding 3+ new projects monthly find their manual systems constantly behind, with accuracy suffering as staff struggle to keep up with data entry and reconciliation requirements.

Decision-Making Speed Requirements: When project managers need cost information immediately to approve change orders or material purchases, weekly or monthly reconciliation cycles create dangerous decision delays.

Financial Complexity: Companies with multiple project types, diverse customer segments, or complex subcontractor relationships need more sophisticated cost tracking than QuickBooks’ basic job costing can provide.

How ProcureDesk Automates Job Cost Accuracy

ProcureDesk addresses the root causes of QuickBooks job costing inaccuracies through automated purchase order management and real-time cost tracking that integrates seamlessly with existing QuickBooks workflows.

Automated Cost Assignment: Every purchase order must be assigned to a specific job before processing, eliminating the journal entry shortcuts and batch processing problems that create allocation gaps. Materials, equipment, and services get tracked to projects automatically from the moment they’re ordered.

Real-Time Committed Cost Tracking: Unlike QuickBooks’ after-the-fact reporting, ProcureDesk shows true project costs including both invoiced expenses and outstanding purchase commitments. Project managers see accurate cost positions immediately, not weeks later during reconciliation.

Line-Level Integration: Rather than summary-level data syncing, ProcureDesk maps individual purchase order line items to specific QuickBooks accounts, jobs, and classes. This maintains all existing QuickBooks functionality while ensuring complete accuracy at the transaction level.

Three-Way Matching Automation: Purchase orders, delivery receipts, and vendor invoices get automatically matched and reconciled, eliminating the timing gaps and data entry errors that create job cost discrepancies in manual systems.

Mobile Field Access: Project managers can check real-time job costs, approve emergency purchases, and update project status from job sites, ensuring cost information stays current without additional office processing delays.

The result is job costing that’s accurate by design rather than accurate only after time-intensive reconciliation work.

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Manual Toolkit: Job Cost Accuracy Tracker

While automated solutions provide the most reliable long-term approach, this manual toolkit helps you immediately improve QuickBooks job costing accuracy and identify exactly where your current reports may be misleading business decisions.

What the Job Cost Accuracy Tracker Includes

Project Cost Reconciliation Worksheet: Compare your QuickBooks job cost reports against actual project documentation to identify missing or misallocated expenses. This worksheet helps you quantify the true scope of accuracy problems across your active projects.

Account Structure Template: Pre-built chart of accounts designed specifically for trade contractors, with cost categories that align with how construction companies actually track and analyze project profitability.

Monthly Reconciliation Checklist: Step-by-step procedures for maintaining ongoing job cost accuracy, including specific items to review and common problems to watch for each month.

Cost Allocation Guidelines: Clear rules for assigning different types of expenses to jobs, handling equipment costs, and allocating indirect expenses consistently across projects.

How to Use the Tracker Effectively

Week 1: Baseline Assessment Use the reconciliation worksheet to analyze 3-5 recent projects, comparing QuickBooks reports against all available project documentation. This identifies the types and magnitude of accuracy problems in your current system.

Week 2: Implementation Planning Based on your baseline assessment, use the account structure template and allocation guidelines to plan improvements to your QuickBooks setup and procedures.

Weeks 3-4: Process Implementation Begin implementing improved data entry procedures and account structures, using the reconciliation checklist to monitor accuracy improvements.

Monthly Ongoing: Quality Control Use the monthly checklist to maintain accuracy standards and catch new problems before they compound into major reporting errors.

Expected Results

Most contractors using this toolkit see measurable improvements in job cost accuracy within 30 days:

• Immediate Impact: Identification of 15-25% of project costs that weren’t properly reflected in job cost reports
• 30-Day Results: Reduction in job cost variance from 20-25% to 8-12% through improved procedures
• 60-Day Results: Consistent job cost accuracy enabling confident bidding and project management decisions

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Common Mistakes to Avoid During Implementation

Even with systematic procedures, contractors often make implementation mistakes that undermine job costing accuracy improvements. Avoiding these common pitfalls ensures your efforts produce lasting results.

Mistake #1: Trying to Fix Everything at Once

The Problem: Many contractors attempt to implement new job costing procedures across all projects simultaneously, overwhelming their teams and creating resistance to the changes.

The Better Approach: Start with 2-3 new projects to test and refine procedures, then gradually expand to existing projects with significant remaining work. This allows you to identify and resolve process problems before they affect your entire job portfolio.

Mistake #2: Ignoring Team Buy-in Requirements

The Problem: Controllers focus on fixing QuickBooks setup and procedures without adequately training and motivating field teams whose cooperation is essential for accurate data collection.

The Solution: Invest time in explaining why accurate job costing matters for job security and company growth. Show field teams examples of how poor cost tracking leads to underpriced work and potential layoffs, while accurate data helps secure profitable projects.

Mistake #3: Inconsistent Enforcement of New Procedures

The Problem: New procedures get implemented enthusiastically but enforcement becomes inconsistent during busy periods, allowing accuracy problems to return gradually.

Prevention Strategy: Build procedure compliance into performance reviews and accountability systems. Recognize teams that maintain accuracy standards and address persistent non-compliance directly.

Mistake #4: Perfectionism Over Progress

The Problem: Some contractors become paralyzed trying to achieve perfect job costing accuracy rather than making substantial improvements that provide immediate business value.

Practical Approach: Focus on eliminating the largest sources of inaccuracy first. Getting job cost reports to within 5-8% accuracy provides significant business value, even if perfect precision isn’t achieved immediately.

Mistake #5: Failing to Update Procedures as Business Changes

The Problem: Job costing procedures get established successfully but aren’t updated when business operations change, leading to new accuracy problems over time.

Solution: Quarterly procedure reviews to identify needed updates based on new services, changed vendor relationships, or operational modifications.

Beyond Accuracy: Using Reliable Job Cost Data Strategically

Once your QuickBooks job costing achieves consistent accuracy, this reliable data becomes a strategic asset for growing your construction business more profitably.

Competitive Bidding Advantages

Precise Historical Averages: Accurate job cost data enables precise estimating based on actual performance rather than guesswork. You can bid confidently knowing your pricing reflects true project costs plus appropriate margins.

Market Positioning: Companies with accurate cost data can identify their most profitable niches and focus marketing efforts accordingly, while competitors using inaccurate data may underprice work or avoid profitable opportunities.

Operational Efficiency Improvements

Resource Allocation: Reliable data reveals which project types, geographic areas, or customer segments generate the highest returns per hour of labor or dollar of working capital invested.

Vendor Negotiations: Accurate spend data by category and vendor provides leverage in negotiating better rates, payment terms, or volume discounts that directly improve project margins.

Team Performance Management: Accurate labor allocation data enables objective evaluation of crew productivity and identification of training needs or efficiency improvements.

Strategic Growth Planning

Service Line Analysis: Understanding true profitability by service type helps guide decisions about adding capabilities, training investments, or strategic partnerships.

Geographic Expansion: Accurate project cost data helps evaluate the financial impact of working in different geographic areas, accounting for travel time, material costs, and market pricing differences.

Capacity Planning: Reliable job cost and timeline data improves project scheduling and resource planning, enabling higher utilization rates without overcommitting capacity.

Financial Management Benefits

Working Capital Optimization: Accurate job profitability projections improve cash flow planning and help optimize the timing of equipment purchases, staff additions, or credit line usage.

Banking Relationships: Lenders and bonding companies view accurate financial reporting favorably, potentially improving credit terms or bonding capacity for larger projects.

Exit Planning: For owners considering eventual sale or succession, accurate job cost data provides the financial transparency potential buyers or successors require for confident valuations.

Conclusion and Next Steps

Inaccurate job costing reports in QuickBooks aren’t just an accounting problem—they create fundamental blind spots that affect every aspect of your construction business. From bidding mistakes that erode margins to strategic decisions based on flawed data, the cumulative impact of poor job cost accuracy can significantly limit your company’s growth and profitability.

The root causes are usually systematic rather than technical. Journal entry shortcuts, batch processing of credit card transactions, inconsistent cost allocation, and missing indirect costs create reporting errors that compound over time. While QuickBooks has the capability to track job costs accurately, most contractors haven’t implemented the procedures and controls necessary to ensure data reliability.

The Path Forward

You have two immediate options to address job costing accuracy problems:

Option 1: Manual Process Improvement Download our Job Cost Accuracy Tracker and implement the systematic approach outlined in this guide. This provides significant improvement within 30-45 days and costs nothing except time investment. Most contractors achieve 8-12% job cost accuracy using these manual procedures, which provides substantial business value for pricing and project management decisions.

Option 2: Automated Solution For contractors managing 15+ active projects or those needing real-time cost visibility, consider an automated solution like ProcureDesk that eliminates accuracy problems by design rather than requiring ongoing manual effort to maintain accuracy.

Why This Matters Now

The construction industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with margins under pressure from material cost volatility, labor shortages, and economic uncertainty. Contractors who make decisions based on accurate financial data have significant advantages over competitors using flawed information for pricing and strategic planning.

Companies that implement accurate job costing typically see:

• Improved bid accuracy leading to 8-15% better project margins
• Reduced budget overruns saving 12-20% annually on project costs
• Better cash flow management reducing financing costs and credit line usage
• Strategic focus on the most profitable project types and customer segments

Take Action Today

Don’t let another project finish over budget because your job cost reports were wrong from the beginning. Whether you choose manual process improvements or automated solutions, taking action to improve job costing accuracy provides immediate returns and builds the foundation for sustainable, profitable growth.

Ready to fix your QuickBooks job costing accuracy? Download our comprehensive Job Cost Accuracy Tracker to identify exactly where your reports may be misleading your business decisions, or schedule a personalized demo to see how ProcureDesk eliminates job costing accuracy problems for trade contractors like yours.

The contractors who invest in accurate job costing today will be the ones thriving tomorrow while their competitors struggle with the consequences of decisions based on flawed financial data.