Real-Time Job Stage Profitability: How a Custom App Transformed Financial Visibility for a Steel Products Installer

When a steel products installation business came to us, they weren’t looking to save time — they were looking for clarity.

Their projects were large, complex, and billed in stages. Expenses like materials and wages accumulated throughout the job, and invoices were issued at various points along the way. While they used MYOB for accounting, it didn’t give them the one thing they truly needed — a clear breakdown of profitability and cash flow per project stage.

The real challenge? Their wage and contractor allocations didn’t fit into the neat boxes most job-tracking tools assume. It was messy. It was real. And off-the-shelf software just wasn’t cutting it.

A Custom App Built for Clarity

We built a simple, powerful 1-page dashboard that integrated directly with their MYOB file. Here’s how it worked:

• Pulled a live list of active jobs from MYOB.

• Let the user select a job to analyse.

• Used invoice dates to split the project into stages.

• Allocated expenses to each stage based on when they occurred.

• Integrated their unique wage allocation method.

The result? A clean, interactive view showing profit, expenses, and cash impact for every stage of the job — all tailored to their unique business needs.

The Outcome

This wasn’t just a reporting tool. It was a game-changer.

The business owner no longer had to guess if a stage made money — they knew. They could spot which parts of a job were bleeding cash, see how staff costs were impacting margins, and finally understand which stages needed attention before it was too late.

It gave them real-time financial control, not just end-of-job reporting.

Who Else Can Benefit?

This type of solution isn’t limited to steel installers. Many industries face similar challenges:

• Builders and Trades: Progressive invoicing, unpredictable expenses.

• Manufacturing: Custom orders with phased production.

• Professional Services: Milestone billing with varying resource costs.

• Event Planning & Fit-Outs: Staged supplier payments and deposits.

If you're working with staged jobs and unclear cost allocations, this kind of app can give you the financial visibility you’ve been missing.

Custom Means Powerful

This app wasn’t built to be flashy — it was built to work.

And that’s the power of 1More Time’s custom app solutions. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. We believe your systems should reflect how you actually run your business.

Because when your data finally makes sense, your decisions get sharper, your profits grow, and your confidence soars.

Want to discover what’s possible for your business? Let’s talk.

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