Murugeshwari S.
Construction & MEP Finances Strategist Businesses.
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Most contractors watch revenue. The smart ones watch cost percentage and profit margin on every job.
Here is a simple example:
Contract amount: $100,000
Total job cost (labor, materials, subs, equipment, site costs): $85,000
Profit: $15,000
That means:
Cost percentage = $85,000 ÷...
We are making money on this project Right? Do you think so?
lets have Knowify Dashboard
This is the scariest question a construction contractor can ask at the end of a job. Because by then, it’s too late to fix a leak.
Look at this practice dashboard snapshot inside Knowify....
When project information stays in emails, WhatsApp messages, and old files, the job stays stuck in backlog.
But when you move everything into Procore, the project becomes active, visible, and easier to control.
Procore helps contractors:
track project progress
manage documents in...
Discipline in Job Costing Looks Like This
You don’t need a fancy dashboard to be disciplined.
You need:
One job, updated weekly.
One cost code, reviewed monthly.
One number, corrected before month-end.
That’s discipline.
It’s not dramatic.
It’s not viral.
But it compounds into:
Better...
In construction, job costing is not just accounting. It helps us know where money is going in each project.
Every day, I check labor, materials, subcontractor bills, and other expenses.
When costs are entered on time, we can compare actual cost with budget and find problems...