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JOB COSTING SOFTWARE FOR AUSTRALIAN RENOVATION TRADIES

Know what each job was meant to make — and what it actually made.

Jaggery connects estimating, project scope, supplier purchases, invoices, payments and profitability for Australian renovation and installation tradies. Instead of finding out at month end that the business spent more, keep the costs attached to the job that caused them.

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BUILT AROUND REAL JOBS

Compare estimated scope with actual project purchase costs

Connect receipts and supplier bills to the job behind the spend

Keep quoting, invoicing, payments and profitability in the same job trail

01

Job costing answers a different question from bookkeeping.

A monthly expense total tells you what the business spent. A job cost tells you whether the media wall, cabinetry install, bathroom or renovation package you priced actually produced the result you expected. Jaggery keeps project and Work context around operational costs so you can review performance where the pricing decision was made.

  • See project-level cost context instead of only business-wide spend
  • Use Works to keep separate scopes inside a larger project understandable
  • Keep the commercial and cost trail together from estimate to payment
02

Start with the scope you actually priced.

Useful job costing starts before the first supplier receipt arrives. Jaggery Work Templates and project Works structure the materials, labour, services and other items expected to make up the job. Current catalogue pricing can form the commercial baseline, while the live project remains independent as selections and scope change onsite.

  • Build repeatable starting scope from Work Templates
  • Use current catalogue pricing when a template is applied
  • Keep real project changes separate from the reusable template
03

Capture the actual costs that usually get lost.

Supplier bills and receipts are where estimated margin meets reality. Jaggery retains the source document, can extract purchase information for review, and lets approved purchase data stay connected to the relevant project. That makes material and supplier spend useful for job costing instead of becoming an anonymous expense later.

  • Retain the original receipt or supplier bill
  • Review extracted supplier, total and line information before approval
  • Keep approved purchases associated with the project that incurred them
04

Follow the same job from quote to invoice and payment.

Cost data only becomes commercially useful when it can be read beside revenue. Jaggery keeps quotes, invoices, payments and project context in the same operating model, reducing the need to reconcile a quoting spreadsheet, a folder of receipts and a separate job list just to understand one project's outcome.

  • Build quotes from connected project scope
  • Carry the commercial trail into invoicing
  • Review billed, paid and outstanding amounts beside the job context
05

Use actual job results to price the next one better.

The point of job costing is not another report. If similar completed jobs repeatedly cost more than expected, that is evidence to revisit catalogue prices, quantities, optional scope or the reusable Work Template used to estimate the next job. Jaggery keeps that operational context available so the lesson is more specific than simply 'margin was low'.

  • Compare completed outcomes with the estimate and scope that started them
  • Identify where supplier or material costs changed the result
  • Refine future pricing and reusable scope from project-level evidence
06

Who is this job-costing workflow for?

Jaggery is aimed at Australian renovation, interior and installation businesses where a project contains defined scope, purchased materials and customer billing. It is particularly useful when the owner or small team is already quoting work and buying against jobs, but needs the operational trail to stay connected. It is not positioned as payroll, a general ledger, or a replacement for every accounting function.

  • Renovation and interior installation businesses
  • Feature-wall, cabinetry and fit-out style project work
  • Small trade businesses that quote scope and buy materials against jobs
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK BEFORE SWITCHING

Frequently asked questions

What is job costing software for tradies?

Job costing software connects the costs and revenue for a specific job so a trade business can compare what the work was expected to cost with what it actually cost. For renovation and installation businesses, that means keeping project scope, purchases, invoices and payments tied to the job rather than relying on business-wide expense totals.

What does Jaggery include in project cost visibility?

Jaggery keeps estimated project scope, purchase data, invoicing, payments and profitability in the same operating workspace. Actual purchase costs can remain tied to the project and Work that created them instead of disappearing into a business-wide expense total.

How is job costing different from quoting?

A quote describes what you plan to charge for the work. Job costing follows what the job actually costs to deliver. Keeping both connected lets a business compare the commercial plan with supplier and purchase costs as the project runs, then use the result to improve future estimates.

Can receipt and supplier bill scanning help with job costing?

Yes. Jaggery can retain purchase source documents and extract receipt or supplier bill information for review. Keeping approved purchase data connected to the relevant project helps actual material and supplier costs become part of the job's financial trail.

Does Jaggery replace accounting software?

Jaggery's focus is the operational job and the financial trail around it. It is not presented as a replacement for every general-ledger, payroll or statutory accounting function. The goal is to keep renovation scope, purchases, billing and job profitability connected before the data reaches broader accounting processes.

Is job costing the same as business profit and loss?

No. Business profit and loss looks at the whole business for a period. Job costing asks what one project cost and what commercial result that project produced. Both matter, but job-level visibility is what helps a tradie understand which projects and scopes are actually making money.

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See how the connected workflow fits together.

Estimate the job before work starts Turn project scope into a customer quote Capture receipts and supplier bills Invoice the completed work Review GST and BAS records Free Australian tradie job profit margin calculator Manage the full renovation job
LESS ADMIN. MORE BUILDING.

Keep the estimate, actual costs and revenue attached to the same job.

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Renovation job management software built around repeatable work, project execution and the financial trail that follows it.

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