Which ERP suits a service company?
One in which projects, time recording, billing and accounting are connected. Centura uses ERPNext for this. You do not have to use inventory and production, and additional modules do not increase running costs.
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Projects
Tasks, deadlines and hours per project, with progress in a Gantt chart.
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Quotation to invoice
The quotation becomes the order, and the order becomes the invoice with QR payment part.
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Accounting
Receivables, VAT return and bank reconciliation in the same system.
How do employees record their work?
In the employee portal they book hours to projects and tasks, billable or not, in a weekly or daily calendar with drag-and-drop. They record expenses together with the receipt.
How is the work billed?
Recorded hours are invoiced directly or compared with the budget. For each project you see what can be billed and where the budget stands.
What does it cost for a service company?
The entry level for up to approx. 10 users starts at CHF 15'000 for implementation and CHF 3'000 per year for operation. These are non-binding guide prices excl. VAT, and the binding price follows the process assessment.
When is a simpler solution enough?
If you only record hours and write a few invoices a month, a simple time-tracking and invoicing program is often enough. An ERP pays off once projects, billing and accounting constantly need the same data.