Sage Accpac ERP for the Project & Consulting Firms

Sage Software has announced its Extended Enterprise Suite which its new version of Project Job Cost 5.5 that cater for Engineering Services and Project Consulting companies across disciplines, namely, electrical, mechanical, electronics, construction, architectural and those addressing infrastructure. These companies execute projects wherein tracking 'project budget' and 'actuals' for materials, labour, revenue and other expenses is essential. Companies in this business segment execute a wide range of projects across industry verticals, which make it important for them to adopt best practices.

Careware gives you the control to meet your tightest deadlines and standards.

"We are very focused on this segment and have built up domain expertise with our implementation across various projects, such as engineering, construction and professional service based industries. Careware believes in adding value to its customers and will continue taking a 'solutions approach' to address the needs of this segment. We already have a number of customers in Malaysia using Sage Accpac ERP with our Project and Job costing solution. This is a unique offering from Sage and differentiates us in the marketplace for small and medium businesses.

Challenges in Construction and Engineering Projects:

When you manage revenue and costs for project-based business, you cannot afford to let a job get in the red because of missing information or late-breaking, unrecorded changes, holding cost resulting from theft, and overstocking of raw material. On the other hand, you also cannot afford to spend every second of your time entering and updating data, chasing a constantly moving target.

With Sage Accpac Project & Job Costing you can:

• Control the level of details to which costs are tracked.
• Automatically allocate indirect costs, employee benefits & recognize revenue.
• Manage subcontracts, job costing, profit analysis, and variance tracking
• Monitor and manage billing; collection and cost overrun.

To integrate and synchronize the cooperation among all operational units such as,

• Project and Procurement
• Payment and Sub-contractor
• Billing and WIP
• Inventory and Job allocation.
• Operation and Accounting

Industries Served:

• Construction – Building & Civil Engineering
• Engineering Contracting – M & E Engineering
• Shipbuilding & Oil Platform – Commercial
• Power & Telephone Tower – Fabrication & Erection
• Professional Service – Consultant Engineers & Accounting
• Service Providers – Service and Maintenance
• Job Shop – Manufacturer