See your job profit before the bookkeeper does

When you buy 2.5mm cable and a handful of RCBOs at Reece for a rewire, that cost normally stays invisible until your bookkeeper reconciles the supplier statement weeks later. By then the job is finished and the quote is long gone, so you find out whether you actually made money far too late to do anything about it. This automation connects your supplier accounts (Reece, Bunnings, and the like) so each invoice is read automatically, the line items are pulled off it, and the whole lot is attached to the correct job. The job's running material cost and margin update the same day, while you can still act on a job that is heading over quote. It is a direct ask from electricians: as one put it on r/AusElectricians, the good software “will automatically add your purchases to your jobs.” The figures in the demo are illustrative — your real numbers depend on the job and your supplier mix — but the workflow is exactly what the trade keeps asking for.

1. 1

   Trigger

   A tax invoice arrives from a connected supplier such as Reece or Bunnings, tied to your account.

2. 2

   Action 1

   The invoice is read automatically and its line items (cable, GPOs, safety switches) are extracted with their amounts.

3. 3

   Action 2

   Each invoice is matched to the right job by purchase order or account reference and attached to that job's cost record.

4. 4

   Action 3

   The job's running material total and margin against the quoted price update on the spot, the same day you bought the gear.

5. 5

   Outcome

   You see whether a job is on target or drifting over quote while it is still live, instead of weeks after it finished.

• r/AusElectricians

  'Most of them integrate with your electrical suppliers which will automatically add your purchases to your jobs.'

• r/InventoryManagement

  Plumbing company seeking barcode scanning for restocking PVC fittings without manual documentation.