Track actuals vs estimate as the job runs, so you can spot cost blowouts early and stay on top of margin. With labour, materials, expenses and variations all recorded in one place, you get a clear view of job performance without the spreadsheet mess.
Get a clear view of job performance without waiting until the end. NextMinute shows you actuals vs estimate by job or stage, so you can spot blowouts early, protect margin, and make better calls while there’s still time to fix things.
Drill into profitability by project or stage, so you can see exactly where the job is tracking well and where costs are starting to creep.
Labour, materials, expenses, subcontractors and disbursements flow into the job, giving you a cleaner picture without the manual entry.
Track how the job is performing as work happens, not weeks later when the profit’s already gone.
Use NextMinute on desktop, tablet, or mobile to stay across job performance whether you’re in the office, on site, or between jobs.
Get a clear breakdown of estimated vs actual costs, gross profit, margins, invoiced amounts, unbilled charges, and overall job variance — all in one place.
See all your variations by project stage and get insight into the live material and labour costs.
NextMinute keeps your jobs and your accounts talking to each other. Contacts, invoices, timesheets & payments stay in sync, so you’re not re-entering info or cleaning up mistakes later.
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"I'm about a month in to using the system and it is exactly what I needed to help streamline my business and have the right processes in place for speeding up quote timelines and tracking cost and billing. Love it – looking forward to using NextMinute to it's full capacity as I learn more."
Shahn Bragg
Bragg Building & Design
From winning the work to getting paid, NextMinute covers the full job without the admin headaches.
Import your price books and use templates to save hours on quoting. Send to clients and get approval with one click.
Use your takeoff software or QS of choice, and quickly import takeoffs to NextMinute to start planning the job.
Easy-to-use Gantt chart for planning jobs. Assign jobs and tasks to crew to reduce confusion and get on with the job.
No more chasing timesheets or payroll errors. Talk-to-text notes, attach photos, and log time + expenses.
Your team can easily view plans on site. Ditch the paperwork and have less mistakes and confused tradies.
Crew can save photos to jobs so you have a leg to stand on and can keep the customer up-to-date.
Crew can easily log notes and photos against jobs and tasks to keep you & your client informed.
Manage your jobs from on-site or in the ute with ease. Plus, your crew can view jobs and tasks, and log time with ease.
With all your job costs in one system, you can easily send accurate progress or final invoices with a few clicks.
No more handshake agreements and client disputes. NextMinute makes managing and tracking variations a breeze.
Report on actuals vs estimates in real-time by job and stage. Spot blow outs early to protect your profit.
Set custom buy/sell rates for machinery and have your crew log the hours.
Easily add in job expenses to keep track of your actuals vs. estimates.
Easily send SMS, email, and in-app messages straight from NextMinute.
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We’ve answered the ones we hear most from builders and tradies.
By seeing where your actual costs went over on previous jobs, you get the insights needed to tighten up your quoting. It helps you stop underestimating certain stages so your next quote is more accurate.
You have the flexibility to report on one project or several at the same time. This is handy if you want a birds-eye view of how the business is tracking across all your active sites.
The mobile app lets you check your financial reports and cost tracking from your phone or tablet. You can keep an eye on the budget while you're standing on the slab, not just when you're back at the office computer.
Labour costs are tracked through the mobile timesheets the crew fills out on site. Those hours are automatically matched against your labour rates and added to the job's actual costs, giving you an accurate look at your total spend.
The reports give you a clear look at estimated vs actual costs, gross profit, margins, what’s been invoiced, and any unbilled charges. It basically puts all your job variance data in one spot so you can ditch the messy spreadsheets.
Managing client variations is straightforward as you can track them by job stage. You’ll see the live material and labour costs associated with every change, so those extra requests don't quietly kill your margin.
There's no need for a heap of manual data entry because NextMinute syncs directly with Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks. Your material costs from supplier bills pull straight into your job reports automatically.
You can break down your reporting by job stage or even specific tasks. This helps you see exactly which parts of the project are coming in under budget and which ones are starting to chew up your profit.
You can check your project’s financial health at any time with live cost tracking. The app compares your original estimates against actual costs for labour and materials in real-time, so you know exactly where your margin stands while the job is still running.
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