Billings Clerk

Pay apps drafted before the cutoff. PM-approved, owner-ready.

Builds your owner billings from the cost data. Calls PMs to confirm work-in-place. Lines up the lien waivers. Delivers the draft 48 hours before the contract billing date.

What it does

Owner billings that don't slip a cycle.

01

Builds the pay app from cost data.

SOV, % complete, stored materials, retainage. Calculated against your schedule of values and last cycle's billing. Mirrors prior pay app structure line for line.

02

Calls PMs to confirm work-in-place.

"Cedar Grove pay app 7: line 04 framing at 68%, you agree?" Logs the answer to the job. Updates the SOV before the draft goes out.

03

Lines up the lien waivers.

Conditional waivers from every lower-tier sub before this cycle's bill releases. Unconditional waivers for prior cycle. Missing waivers block the bill until they land.

04

Delivers the draft before cutoff.

PM-approved draft to the controller 48 hours before the contract billing date. Pencil corrections come back, get applied, final goes to the owner on time.

A sample run

9 pay apps. 6 PM calls. 48 hours early.

BILLINGS CLERK · RUN #21 · THURSDAY 8:00AMLive
Inputs collected
  • Active pay apps
    9 jobs billing this cycle, $4.6M draft total.
  • Cost data
    $3.1M in-period costs across 9 jobs, pulled from Sage Intacct.
  • Prior cycle
    9 prior pay apps with line-by-line history.
  • Schedule of values
    142 SOV lines across the 9 jobs.
Outputs produced
  • Drafted pay apps
    9 drafts with % complete, retainage, and stored materials computed.
  • PM confirmations
    6 voice calls, 3 SMS confirmations. 4 SOV line adjustments applied.
  • Lien waiver status
    41 of 47 conditional waivers received. 6 outstanding flagged.
  • Delivered
    Drafts to controller, 48 hours before owner cutoff.

Bill on time. Get paid on time.

A 20-minute walkthrough where we run the billings clerk on a sample of your active jobs. You see the pay app draft itself.