Know Your Costs. Increase Your Profits.
If you don't know your costs, you can't truly know how you perform. Three-layer job costing gives you real-time visibility into every dollar on every project.
Top Reasons to Job Cost with Kaliun
Accurate Profitability
Know your real profit on every job — not just what you hope it is.
Improve Cash Flow
Track what you owe and what's owed to you in real-time.
Manage Vendor Billing
Match purchase orders to vendor invoices and catch discrepancies.
Connect Office to Field
Field time entries and expenses feed into job costs automatically.
Streamlined Reporting
Budget vs actual reports by job, cost code, or time period.
Reconcile Vendor Bills
Match POs to bills and flag discrepancies before paying.
How Job Costing Works in Kaliun
Davis Outdoor Kitchen · 50% complete
Budgeted
$145,000
Committed
$98,200
Actual
$72,450
Three Layers of Budget Tracking
Kaliun tracks estimated, committed, and actual costs side by side. You see exactly where you stand at every stage of every project.
- Estimated: what you planned to spend
- Committed: purchase orders and signed contracts
- Actual: what you've actually spent to date
- Variance tracking highlights problems early
Wilson ADU Build · 4 documents
Change Order #3
Added master bath tile upgrade
Invoice #007
Framing & structural milestone
Proposal v2
Revised scope with ADU addition
Warranty Card
2-year workmanship warranty
Purchase Orders and Vendor Management
Create POs, send to vendors, and track delivery. When bills come in, match them to POs to ensure accuracy.
- Create and send POs from templates
- Vendor bill matching against POs
- Approval workflows for large purchases
- Vendor payment tracking and history
Nguyen Full Remodel · Real-time budget vs. actuals
Real-time Profit Tracking
Don't wait until the project is over to find out if you made money. Kaliun shows profit margins in real-time as costs are recorded.
- Live profit margin by project, phase, or cost code
- Alert thresholds when budgets are at risk
- Change order impact on budgets instantly visible
- Historical profitability trends across all projects
Last 30 days · All sources
Reports That Drive Better Decisions
Generate budget vs actual reports, profit margin analysis, and cost breakdowns. Export to Excel or share with your accountant.
- Budget vs actual by job, phase, or cost code
- Gross and net profit margin reports
- Labor, material, and sub cost breakdowns
- Export to Excel, PDF, or QuickBooks
Results from contractors using Kaliun job costing
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "three-layer job costing" mean?
Does it integrate with QuickBooks?
Can I set up budget alerts?
Do change orders update the budget automatically?
Does Kaliun send alerts when a cost code exceeds its budget?
Yes. Set custom threshold alerts on any cost code or project total. When spending hits your defined percentage, Kaliun notifies you so you can course-correct before profits erode.
How do I manage and organize cost codes in Kaliun?
Create your own cost code library or start with our construction industry templates. Cost codes can be grouped by category, reused across projects, and adjusted as your business evolves.
Take control of your project budgets
Three-layer cost tracking gives you real-time visibility into every dollar. Start your 14-day free trial.
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