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WIP reporting in SimPro

WIP is the number every tradie business should know weekly and almost none do. SimPro has the data — work done, costs incurred, invoices raised — but stitching it into a real WIP schedule means a spreadsheet, a Friday afternoon, and a fight with your bookkeeper about why the number doesn't match the balance sheet.

Most SimPro users find out about a WIP problem when cashflow gets tight. Too late.

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EVA chat showing WIP summary — total WIP $ across all open SimPro jobs, broken into "work done not billed," "billed not collected," "retentions" — with week-on-week movement

How it works

VibeCFO pulls SimPro job data and accounting system data side by side and gives you WIP without the spreadsheet.

  • Ask EVA "what's our WIP this week?" Get a clean answer with the breakdown: work done not billed, billed not collected, retentions held.
  • Catch over- and under-billing per job. EVA flags jobs where you've billed ahead of work done (or worse, fallen behind).
  • Track WIP movement week over week. Find out it's blowing out before your cashflow does.
“We had $180k sitting in WIP we didn't know about. Cleared most of it inside a fortnight once EVA showed us where it was.”
— [Customer name, Business, Location]Placeholder
SEE IT ON YOUR OWN SIMPRO DATA

20-minute demo. Live SimPro connection. Real WIP number in front of you.

Frequently asked questions

How do I run a WIP report from SimPro?
SimPro doesn't ship a true WIP report out of the box — you have to cobble it together from job cost reports and invoice data. VibeCFO does it automatically. EVA shows you work done but not yet billed, work billed but not yet collected, and the over/under for each job.
What's the difference between WIP in SimPro and WIP in my accounting system?
SimPro tracks WIP at the job level (work performed, costs incurred). Your accounting system tracks WIP as a balance sheet number. They almost never match. VibeCFO reconciles both sides so you know which is right.
Can I see WIP by client or by crew?
Yes — EVA cuts WIP any way you ask. By client, by job type, by lead crew, by month started. Plain English question, plain English answer.

Related

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