Overview
Use the Job Costing Summary report to gain more insight into your job costs and overall profitability across multiple work orders.
Who uses this feature
Administrators, office employees, managers, accountants, and bookkeepers
Applies to all business types
Applies to all trades
Things to know
Each line in the report represents a job or work order.
Click on the Job # or Invoice # to open the job or work order and invoice records for the specific job or work order.
Click on a cost-related entry to drill down for additional details. For example, click Jobs Payments for a list of all jobs or work orders payments for the job or work order.
To make best use of the cost-related KPIs on this report, account configuration may be required. Please contact Technical Support for details.
You can arrange and filter your results to narrow the focus of your report.
You can also schedule the report to be delivered by email on a regular basis.
Run report
Before running your report, set filters to get the most relevant information for your needs:
Go to the navigation bar and click Reports.
In the side menu, click All Reports.
Click Job Costing Summary Report.
Tip: In the search field, enter a few letters from the report title for quick access.

From the Filter by dropdown, select how you want to filter the report:
Invoice Date: Date on the invoice
Job Completion Date: Date the job or work order was completed
Job Creation Date: Date the job or work order was booked
Job Start Date: Date the job or work order is scheduled to begin
Last Paid On Date: Most recent date that payment was made on the invoice
First Dispatch: Date a technician was first dispatched to the job or work order
Jobs with Appt Date: Jobs or work orders with at least one appointment date that takes place within the filtered date range or work orders that are considered in-progress during the filtered date range
Note: Multi-appointment jobs or work orders that have jobs or work orders scheduled before and after the selected date range will also appear on the report. These work orders are considered in-progress.
Use the From - To calendar fields to set a range of dates to run the report on. You can:
Use the calendar to select a specific date range and then click Apply.

Use the left menu to select a preset date range:
Today: From 12:00 AM to the current time.
Yesterday: Previous day, from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM.
This Week: From Monday through Sunday of the current week.
Week to Date: From Monday through the current date of the current week.
Last 7 Days: Previous seven days, including today.
Last 14 Days: Previous 14 days, including today.
Last 30 Days: Previous 30 days, including today.
Month to Date: From the first of the current month to the current day.
Last Month: Entire month before the current month. For example, if the date is February 5, the entire month of January.
Last 90 Days: Previous 90 days, including today.
This Quarter: Current quarter, including future dates. For example, if the date is April 25, from April 1 - June 30.
Last Quarter: Entire quarter before the current quarter. For example, if the date is April 25, from January 1 - March 31.
Quarter to Date: From the first day of the current quarter to the current day.
Year to Date: From January 1 of the current year to the current day.
Last 365 Days: Previous 365 days, including today.
Last Year: From January 1 of the previous year to December 31.
From the Business Unit dropdown, select the job or work order business units (BUs) you want to report on. You can:
Click the dropdown to select individual BUs.

To report on BU categories such as trade or division, click Filter
, select the BU categories you want to include, and click Filter.
Note: How BU filters are applied depends on the key performance indicator (KPI). Hover over a column header for details.

Note: By default, the report runs for all BUs. You can filter your report by business units or business unit categories:
Click Include Adjustment Invoices to include any adjustment invoices on the report.
When you're done setting your filters, click Run Report.
Read report results
The report lists jobs or work orders and their costing information. By default, the report includes the following columns:
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Job # | Job or work order number |
Invoice # | Invoice number associated with the job or work order |
Invoice Date | Date of the invoice associated with the job or work order |
Job Type | Job or work order type listed on the job or work order record |
Job Total | Sum of all invoice items and taxes on the job or work order invoice |
Tax | Sum of all tax amounts on the job or work order invoices |
Job Payments | Sum of all of the payments applied to the job or work order invoices |
Payroll Adjustments | Sum of the active payroll adjustments tied to the job or work order invoice
|
Payroll Adjustments as % of Sales | Calculated as (Payroll Adjustments) / (Estimated Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Material Costs | Sum of cost of material items on invoices, including adjustment invoices if selected in the report filters |
Material Costs as % of Sales | Calculated as (Material Costs) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100%
|
PO Costs | Sum of cost of POs on invoices, including adjustment invoices, if selected in the report filters |
PO Costs as % of Sales | Calculated as (PO Costs) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Equipment Costs | Sum of cost of equipment items on the job or work order invoice, including adjustment invoices if selected in the report filters |
Equipment Costs as % of Sales | Calculated as (Equipment Costs) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Materials + Equipment + PO Costs | Sum of costs of material items, equipment items, and POs on invoices |
Materials + Equipment + POs as % of Sales | Calculated as (Material Costs + Equipment Costs + PO Costs) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Performance Pay | Total of bonus and commission pay awarded on the job or work order
|
Performance Pay as % of Sales | Calculated as (Performance Pay) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Labor Pay | Sum of hourly labor pay including any overtime pay for all technicians on the job or work order invoice
|
Labor Pay as % of Sales | Calculated as (Labor Pay) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Labor Burden | Sum of overhead costs for technicians on the job or work order invoice
|
Labor Burden as % of Sales | Calculated as (Labor Burden) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Job Total Costs | Sum of costs of material items, equipment items, POs, payroll adjustments, performance pay, labor pay, and labor burden
|
Total Cost as % of Sales | Calculated as (Total Costs) / (Estimate Sales Subtotal) * 100% |
Job Gross Margin | Calculated as (Total Revenue) - (Total Costs) |
Job Gross Margin % | Calculated as (Gross Margin) / (Total Revenue) * 100% |