Jobs and costing
The job is the unit of profit. Every cost and every pound of revenue reaches one, so you know what a trip or a nomination or a contract earned — not just what the month did.
One cost object with several profiles
A trip, a project and a recurring service order are the same job with a different profile, not four entities in four modules. That is why a contractor, an inspection house and a cross-border haulier run on the same model.
Cost enters through two doors and no others
A cost with no creditor — an hour of labour, an hour of plant — and a cost with a supplier document. Operational modules hold no reference to finance at all; they charge the job, and finance receives it.
Budget and estimate at completion
The gap between what you priced and what you are spending shows while the work is running. That is the number that prevents the loss, and it is worth nothing after handover.
Revenue recognised on progress
Work in progress and revenue recognition are computed from the job’s own progress, so one month’s profit is not quietly reported in another.