Accounting and Job Costing Software Systems UK

A UK Contractors Accounting and Job Costing software system needs to fulfil two objectives. It needs to deliver a strong purist accounting functionality for the contractor that tends to differ little from any other industry' requirements (payment status, balance sheet, P&L functions etc.) yet it must also be able to cope with some different and often unique processes within the construction industry.

Most notably, a job costing function, which should at all times be capable of reflecting the original budgets (generated by the estimate) and changes to those budgets, compared with actual costs from related purchsase orders and invoices as well as both sales and subcontractor applications and certificates, including VAT and Construction Industry Scheme reguslations (CIS software - contractors payroll). In reconciling these specialist areas, Contractors Accounting Software analyses project costs to date and thus forecasts project costs to complete.

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The vendor marketplace for Contractors Accounting software and Job Costing software has expanded in recent years to encompass newer players, whose proven pedigree lies more in core financials or ERP software than in specialist construction functions such as estimating or job costing. They have quickly learnt how to either amalgamate or integrate with those specialist functions, whilst extending the reach of the total system for those organizations that may run a more mixed enterprise, comprising not just construction processes but also property and facilities management processes.

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Identifying the Business Requirements
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