Technical, field & production · Finance & invoicing
Month-end work-in-progress figure per project, for the accountant
Hours booked, materials delivered and site progress are combined into a percent-complete and a WIP value per project on the last working day, so the accountant is not chasing foremen for estimates and the monthly result is not a guess.
- Avg. time saved
- 3–7 h/week· ≈ 22 h/month
- Rollout
- AdvancedDay 36+
- Who it is for
- Contractors, manufacturers, field ops
In short
Month-end work-in-progress figure per project, for the accountant: Hours booked, materials delivered and site progress are combined into a percent-complete and a WIP value per project on the last working day, so the accountant is not chasing foremen for estimates and the monthly result is not a guess. It typically gives back 3–7 hours a week to whoever does this by hand today. Built for: Contractors, manufacturers, field ops.
Typical hours saved per week for the people doing this by hand today, from the 2026 report's ranges. The AI writes what that time makes possible.
Example
Comes in
Month end: 14 open projects, 1,860 hours booked, 47 material delivery notes, progress board updated
The AI
- Estimates percent-complete per project from hours, materials and the progress board
- Flags projects where costs run ahead of invoicing
Comes back
WIP sheet for 14 projects sent to the accountant at 17:00; 2 projects flagged with 18% cost overrun vs invoiced value
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