Generate, Track, and Reconcile Purchase Orders
Track purchase orders through their entire accounting lifecycle.
- Purchase Orders specifically for Construction
- Create Purchase Orders on Mobile App
- Integrated Supplier Pricing Catalogue
- Work in Progress Reports
We have switched from using Xero Tracking Categories to keep track of project costs to using Livecosts and things are so much easier now. Implementing POs has allowed us to track our costs much better and makes life easier for the accounts team.
Moiz Abdulkader
Jupiter PropertiesAfter searching for a while for a tool to track our project costs and profitability we came across Livecosts and can not recommend it enough. So easy to use but very effective at giving us the information we required from our projects.
Chris Smith
JCM ContractsAfter investing in other systems for business operation and cash flow analysis, Livecosts is the one that we happy to remain with. The system offers an easy to use platform that Integrates with Xero without issues.
Ian Pattinson
Redstone Building ServicesDigital Documents
What is a Purchase Order workflow ?
LiveCosts provides a simple purchase order system that is tailored to the unique requirements of a construction contractor.
From the office or the job site, we provide a simple purchase order workflow that tracks commitments in real time against your construction project budget – from creation, through to delivery, and right to the final invoice.
Designed for Construction
Live Purchase Orders
LiveCosts is construction budget tracking software designed around the unique requirements of a construction company.
Unlike generic accounting softwares, LiveCosts covers delivery addresses, site contacts, delivery dates, and matches them against your invoices in one simple form.
Benefits of our Design
- Automatically match your Purchase Orders against specific project invoices
- Easy-to-follow workflow from Purchase Order, to Site Delivery Record, to Accounts Payable
- See budget overruns in real time - not at the end of the project
Connect the field
Mobile Purchase Orders
Take your construction budgeting software mobile, and paperless! Use the LiveCosts iOS / Android App to create purchase orders from the site, which your office team can see (and approve) in real time.
LiveCosts construction cost tracking software lets your construction site team create a Purchase Order from known suppliers, track and record its delivery to site, and match the price on any invoice against what was ordered – all from within the app.
Benefits of Mobile Purchase Orders
- Track purchase orders from the job site
- Email suppliers directly from the app
- Improve site and office communications
Build your own Data
Build Your Company’s Integrated Pricing Catalogue
LiveCosts provides a unique and easy-to-use material pricing catalogue.
Streamline how you order construction materials and services by storing commonly-ordered items or lists for use in your future Purchase Orders.
Benefits of our Pricing Catalogue
- Add suppliers and materials to your personal pricing catalogue
- Create repeated orders based on your connected suppliers
- Replace manual data entry with instant quotes
Reporting
Work in Progress Reports
Our cost tracking software lets you see in real time what is currently committed, what is outstanding, and what is billed.
You can access data for profit margins and costs to complete and also get an at-a-glance view of over billings and under billings for your clients.
Learn more about our construction project reporting
Benefits of Work in Progress Reports
- Track commitments progress in real time
- Easier way to track daily expenses
- Accurate financials on individual jobs, and across all jobs
Integrations
LiveCosts integrates perfectly with your existing accounting software
