Excel workbook
Contractor Job Costing Sheet: Excel Workbook for Margin by Job
Tag every cost and invoice to a job and see each job's margin, cost mix and balance owed, with a flag when costs are catching up to the contract.
$24 one time · example and blank copies · download link by email
Who it is for
Contractors and tradespeople who want to know which jobs actually make money before the next bid.
Why it is different
- Margin is shown per job, not just for the whole business.
- Flags appear when costs near the contract or margin falls below your target.
- A filled example with three jobs and a blank copy.
What is inside
- Setup. Your target margin and the point where a job's costs get a warning flag.
- Jobs. One row per job: contract price and approved change orders.
- Costs. Labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment, permits and other, tagged to a job.
- Invoices. What you billed and what has been paid, per job.
- Job summary. Margin, cost mix, billed, paid and owed for every job, with flags.
A look inside
Example data, real formulas
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Contractor Job Costing Sheet
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Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Tracks your numbers only. It is not tax, legal or accounting advice. Ask a qualified professional about how to treat job costs in your books and returns. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right.
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