Vibe CFO
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Fixing SimPro reporting that's not adding up

The numbers don't tie. SimPro says one thing. Your accountant says another. You go in to look at margin on a job and it doesn't feel right. You run a WIP report and it's $50k off the balance sheet number. So you stop trusting the reports. Which means you stop using them. Which means you're flying blind.

This is the #1 reason SimPro businesses go looking for something better.

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EVA chat showing a reconciliation view — SimPro margin number, accounting margin number, the variance, and EVA's plain-English explanation: "$12,400 gap. $8,200 is unbilled variations on Job #2847. $4,200 is supplier credits not yet posted to SimPro."

How it works

VibeCFO sits across SimPro **and** your accounting system at the same time and shows you the gap.

  • Ask EVA "why doesn't this match?" EVA traces the difference job by job, transaction by transaction.
  • See burdened margin, not nominal margin. EVA loads true labour cost (super, leave, workcover, downtime) into every job and recalculates margin against reality.
  • Reconcile WIP automatically. EVA flags jobs where SimPro and accounting disagree and tells you which side is wrong.
  • No more Friday afternoon spreadsheets. EVA does the reconciliation. You make the call.
SEE IT ON YOUR OWN SIMPRO DATA

Frequently asked questions

Why don't my SimPro reports match my accounting system?
Three usual suspects: (1) timing — SimPro books cost when work happens, accounting books it when the invoice arrives; (2) overheads — SimPro tracks job costs, not allocated overhead; (3) variations and credits not flowing both ways. VibeCFO surfaces the gap automatically and tells you which one it is.
Why does SimPro margin look wrong?
Most common cause: labour burden isn't loaded into the cost rate. SimPro shows margin against the labour rate you set, not the true cost of an hour on the tools. EVA recalculates margin against fully burdened labour.
Why is my WIP report way off?
Usually retentions or progress claims that haven't been entered. EVA reconciles SimPro WIP against accounting balance sheet WIP and tells you exactly which jobs are causing the gap.

Related

Margin by job in SimPro
WIP reporting in SimPro
Cashflow forecast for SimPro businesses
Consolidated reporting across multiple SimPro entities
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