{"id":739,"date":"2016-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/yes-there-is-a-better-way-to-manage-job-costs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T05:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:36:22","slug":"yes-there-is-a-better-way-to-manage-job-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/yes-there-is-a-better-way-to-manage-job-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, there is a better way to manage job costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYes, there is a better way to manage job costs\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-05-24T00:00:00-04:00\">May 24, 2016<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Yes, there is a better way to manage job costs\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/yes-there-is-a-better-way-to-manage-job-costs\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/debcarpenterbeck\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/CRE-Deb-Carpenter-Beck.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"CRE Deb Carpenter-Beck\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Deb Carpenter-Beck<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A few months ago, I was speaking with an accountant whose small construction client was experiencing tremendous growth. We\u2019re talking double the number of projects that typically came in the door. For the accountant, however, the growth was taking the company\u2019s job costing process to its knees. There was a lot more work to maintain the Excel spreadsheets he used to track the firm\u2019s job cost. And to make matters worse, there was no easy way to handle overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve heard a story like this. Unfortunately, many contractors don\u2019t realize that there is a better way to manage job costs. In our new e-book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-construction\/job-costing\/\/#d16bbf64a2b94231849b93eaaa273d57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Protecting profits: Seven ways you can improve job cost tracking<\/em><\/a>, we show you how the latest construction technology can help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Know your committed costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage change orders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve labor tracking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep track of contracts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get user-definable alerts and scheduled reports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See work-in-progress costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create more accurate estimates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Landing more work is something to celebrate. Don\u2019t let time-consuming, ineffective job cost tracking keep you from reaping the profit benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To learn more about how you can improve your job costing, visit our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-construction\/job-costing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sage Job Costing<\/em><\/a><em> web page for some free tips and to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-construction\/job-costing\/\/#d16bbf64a2b94231849b93eaaa273d57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>download the ebook<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to our Sage Advice Newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get our latest business advice delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-ab515c6e-7e90-4c2f-a67e-113872516e8b\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"Working from home with tea in hand\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago, I was speaking with an accountant whose small construction client was experiencing tremendous growth. 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