Maximize Job Profitability with Center

In construction, every dollar counts. Center’s card-centric approach to expense management gives you the real-time spend visibility, control, and reporting you need to maximize job profitability.

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Before the Project: Pick the Right Jobs and Know What to Charge

Deciding how to price services is one of the most impactful decisions a construction business can make. Center provides detailed expense reporting by job, project, or phase, giving you the data you need to select the right projects, forecast costs, and drive revenue.

Make Smart Decisions When Bidding

Real-time expense data powers your bidding decisions by providing an accurate breakdown of current costs. With up-to-date insights, you can refine your own models, estimate future project costs more accurately, and ensure bids cover all expenses, plus a profit margin.

Select the Right Projects

Analyzing job profitability for each type of project helps you identify which projects drive profit and which lead to cost overruns. Center integrates seamlessly with your ERP, giving you a unified dashboard to compare project profitability in real time and make informed decisions on which projects to pursue.

“For over a year we had been looking for a best-in-class solution to manage our credit card expenses and deal with the complexity of being a General Contractor with thousands of projects. We found that solution with Center.”

– VP of Accounting & HR, GCON

During the Project: Avoid Cost Overruns and Drive Productivity

Proactive job cost management is crucial for completing projects on time and within budget. Managing resources in real-time helps spot issues before they become problems.

Improve Job Cost Accountability

Center’s real-time expense tracking makes it easy for project managers to see spend on labor, materials, and equipment as they occur – no waiting for submissions or project milestones. Intelligent approval workflows keep projects moving by flagging out-of-policy expenses, auto-approving common transactions, and dynamically routing expenses for further view.

Boost Job Productivity

Make managing project expenses on-the-go easy for crews, contractors, accountants, and project managers. With Center’s mobile app, crews can spend, snap a photo of their receipt, and submit expenses directly from the job site – eliminating the need to chase down paper receipts. Spenders can get up and running quickly with physical or virtual CenterCards, preventing project delays.

“Center has transformed our expense processing from a multi-touch, paper-intensive process to a solution that’s easy to use by our office and field staff alike. With Center, we can track expenses and route approvals to managers by job number. Importing expenses by GL account and job number into our accounting system is very straightforward.”

– CFO, Groome Industrial Services

After the Project: Improve Cash Flow and Strengthen Supplier Relationships

Managing cash flow in the construction industry is challenging, with constantly fluctuating payments and expenses.

Optimize Cash Flow

Timely, accurate data makes it easier to collect on billable expenses, avoid late fees, and ensure timely payments to suppliers and subcontractors. Center’s real-time insights into unsubmitted expenses ensure no costs slip through the cracks, improving your ability to manage cash flow.

Streamline Customer Billing

Automatically categorizing job costs and generating detailed receipts reduces invoicing time, speeding up collections. Center’s real-time expense tracking simplifies the billing process and strengthens relationships with clients and suppliers, all while boosting profitability.

Why Center? Customization That Works for Your Business

Every construction project is unique, and so are your expense management needs. Center’s configurable platform ensures you’re tracking what’s most important to your operations.

  1. Tailored Expense Tracking
    Customize the information spenders submit with expenses, such as job costs, project codes, mileage, and equipment, to match your business needs.


  2. Smart Approvals and Compliance
    Build approval workflows customized to your company’s policies and intelligently route expenses to the correct project managers. Audit 100% of transactions to reduce non-compliance and fraud while keeping your processes moving efficiently.


  3. Real-Time Analytics
    Access powerful, self-service analytics that allow you to track profitability across job numbers, phases, and divisions.

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Center maximizes project profitability

Center is a complete, connected corporate card, travel, and real-time expense management solution that streamlines employee spend, including managed and unmanaged travel, while giving finance teams the control and visibility they need.

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