How does job costing work?

It brings together recorded revenue and costs and calculates margin from available data. Open the detail to review each allocation.

Can I customise cost categories?

Yes. Configure labour, materials, equipment, subcontractors and other categories that fit your process.

How do I see a budget variance?

Compare the planned value with recorded costs and revenue. The variance is visible in the job view for your team to assess.

Yes. Review recorded costs, revenue and margin for each job, taking its stage of completion into account.

Can I compare a quote with actual cost?

Record the reference value and compare it with confirmed hours, documents and costs assigned to the job.

How is actual cost built?

Assign labour, materials, equipment, subcontractors and other expenses to the job. The view updates as records are confirmed.

Which costs can I review?

Configured categories fed by recorded data, such as labour, materials, equipment, subcontractors, meals and overheads.

How does equipment enter project costs?

Each asset can be linked to costs recorded over its working life. Recorded operating hours, together with available rates, also show the cost per recorded hour.

Can archim support progress-payment preparation?

Yes. Recorded operational data can support preparation of Italian SAL progress accounts and Excel exports; progress, certificates and amounts remain subject to the contract and the company’s review process.

Can I exclude an entry without losing its history?

Yes. Exclude selected records from financial calculations while keeping them in operational history. Margin reflects included costs and revenue; it is not statutory or tax net profit.

§ 01 / Site Accounting

The work moves forward. The margin comes into view.

Bring together recorded labour, materials, equipment, subcontractors and revenue. Review job costs and margin with the detail currently available.

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Ongoing

Customer:Costruzioni Verdi S.r.l.

1240h

312h

Revenues

€482,000

Costs

€432,000

Margin

€50,000

Financial Summary

Revenues€482,000

Costs€432,000

Materials:€142,500 (33%)

Employees:€168,200 (38.9%)

Equipment:€38,400 (8.9%)

Subcontr.:€64,000 (14.8%)

General:€18,900 (4.4%)

Margin

€50,000(10.4%)

§ 02

What is construction job costing?

Job costing compares included revenue with costs allocated to the project. archim brings together recorded labour, materials, equipment, subcontractors and other expenses so you can read the margin and open its source entries.

Recorded costs by job and category
Revenue and margin based on available data
Detail traceable to the recorded source

§ 03

The problem: accounting chaos

001

Spreadsheets everywhere

Every site has its own file, with different formulas and multiple versions. Impossible to get a clear picture.

002

Delayed data

Real costs arrive weeks later. By the time you see them, the damage is done.

003

Surprise margins

You only discover a project is losing money at the final count. No early warning.

§ 04

The difference: costs and margin you can follow

001

Costs and revenue in one view

Review recorded job entries and the margin calculated from available data.

002

Categories that fit the work

Organise labour, materials, equipment, subcontractors and overheads.

003

Choose what enters the margin

Exclude selected entries from financial calculations while retaining operational history.

CUSTOMER STORY

“Before, when someone asked me what margin I had on a job, I couldn't answer. Now I immediately see whether a site is truly profitable or not.”

Ernesto — Owner, Biemme Costruzioni

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§ 05

How it works

001

Set up

Define categories, expected revenue and available equipment rates.

002

Record

Assign hours, materials, invoices and other costs to the job.

003

Review

Read costs, revenue and margin with the recorded detail.

EVIDENCE

What archim handles, what you verify

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What archim organises

Exclude selected entries from financial calculations while retaining operational history.
Equipment lifetime costs and cost per worked hour using available records and rates.
Prepare and edit Italian SAL progress statements and export Excel.

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