Combining robust cost management with a complete line of financial reporting options, Financial Management synchronizes job costing and ongoing changes with hard financial data. The integrity of Financial Management audit trails gives you peace of mind. Job Ledger balances to the General Ledger and historical detail is maintained. Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable are specifically tailored to fit industry needs such as tracking retention and discounts.

Financial Management includes features such as streamlined transaction entry, warnings for questionable entries, and automated bank reconciliation. In addition, a variety of billing forms including AIA, invoice forms, and numerous reports give you control and flexibility with your financial data. Drill down to transaction detail or zoom out in Company, Vendor, or Customer Centers for a "big picture" of your financial standings.

Financial Management provides flexible, complete financial control:

Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable provides strict control and flexible processing of financial obligations. Tight integration with General Ledger, Job Costing, Purchase Orders, Subcontract Control, Equipment Costing, Material Handling, and Service Management ensures that commitments and payments are processed efficiently and accurately.
Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable handles the special requirements of construction and service billing. This American Contractor component provides information needed by managers to minimize questions and disputes, monitor accounts receivable, and pursue timely collections.
General Ledger

General Ledger features a powerful financial statement formatter, recurring journal entries, and complete integration throughout American Contractor.
WIP and Bonding reports

WIP and Bonding reports are automatically created whether you are on a work-in-progress or direct cost accounting basis.

American Contractor is the Profitable Way to Incorporate Job Cost Data with Accounting Data for Flexible, Complete Financial Control.

With Command Center, company owners have direct access to daily cash, AP, AR, Job Cost, and Service Cost reports. Command Center may be configured to display exactly what you want to see, when you want to see it. Starting with high-level financial, job and service reports, Command Center allows owners to drill down to transaction detail.

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Gerard Electric, Inc.

Gerard Electric wanted to simplify its estimating process and easily determine the materials and labor needs for jobs. In addition, the contractor wanted to be able to synchronize job cost data and ongoing changes with hard financial data. The contractor chose Maxwell Systems Estimation Logistics and American Contractor for end-to-end business management of estimating, job cost accounting, and project management. These solutions have helped Gerard Electric achieve significant time-savings on takeoff, bidding, and data entry, as well as improve financial control and reporting.

Gulf Paving Company, Inc.

Gulf Paving Company, Inc. works primarily in site development, underground utilities, and concrete and asphalt paving. The company uses Maxwell Systems QuestMX Estimating and American Contractor to have a comprehensive, all-in-one solution for estimating and job cost accounting to streamline processes, reduce error and estimate jobs quickly, as well as see all business activities much more clearly with drill down and convenient reports.

Giffin & Crane General Contractor

Giffin & Crane General Contractors builds and remodels high-end homes in the Santa Barbara, CA area. The company uses the many capabilities of Maxwell Systems American Contractor for job costing, payroll, general accounting, and more. The solution has helped the company eliminate duplicate data entry and improve productivity, and they continue to save time and money across many accounting practices. They run payroll in mere hours versus days, produce a myriad of custom reports, and access detailed job cost information.

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