Buyer's Guide for Construction JobCost Accounting

Our Construction Job Cost Accounting Software Buyer's Guide explaining the benefits and features typically available in job cost accounting and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software systems. After reading this guide, you will be able to choose the right job costing software for improving accuracy and automating processes in your company.

Part 1 offers an introduction to construction job cost accounting software. These packages are about more than just accounting, though; many offer modules that will manage more and more business operations as your firm grows, and many also integrate with construction estimating, project management and scheduling software.

Part 2 examines some of the reasons you may need construction job costing software -- for example, not knowing until late in a project if you are, in fact, making money, or not being able to provide key stakeholders with project status and cost forecasts.

Part 3 identifies the main features of construction accounting software -- the general ledger -- and talks about how such features can help a construction firm improve project execution, accountability and efficiency while reducing risk.

Part 4 looks at how job costing and ERP accounting software can scale beyond the "back office basics" of payroll and accounts payable to handle important job costing needs such as requisitions, purchase orders and subcontractor management.

Part 5 provides nine hints for selecting the right construction job cost accounting software. Hint #1: Get the people who are going to be using the software to identify the features that matter most to them.

Finally, Part 6 shows you how to make sure you select the right job costing software vendor. Remember, you're calling the shots, so if there is anything that you don't like, you need to let the vendor know -- there's no point in settling for a product that doesn't meet your needs and requirements.