Time Tracking & Billable Hours

Accurate billable hours, logged automatically and pushed to invoices without chasing timesheets.

55 hrs
Time saved/month
6
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Time tracking and billable hours management requires manually collecting timesheets from team members, consolidating entries across multiple sources, and calculating billable amounts for invoicing.

Automation validates time entries against project codes, calculates billable hours and revenue automatically, and syncs data directly to invoicing systems. The result is accurate invoices sent within one day and real-time visibility into billable hours throughout the billing period.

Key features
Validate time entries for completeness and match them to correct project and client codes automatically
Calculate billable hours and revenue by looking up rates and applying them to tracked time
Flag overbilling, unbilled time, and discrepancies for human review before invoicing
Sync billable hours and amounts directly to invoicing and project management systems
Provide real-time visibility into billable hours and revenue during the billing period

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Billing Period Endstrigger

Automation is triggered at the end of the billing week or month, or when a manual signal is sent. The system pulls all time entries from the time tracking tool.

2. Fetch Time Entries from Toggl

Automation retrieves all time entries for the billing period API, including duration, project, task, and team member.

3. Validate and Enrich Entries

The automation checks each entry for completeness, matches it to the correct project and client code using stored mappings, and flags any missing or ambiguous data for human review.

4. Calculate Billable Hours and Revenue

Automation looks up the billable rate for each project and client from a master rate table, multiplies hours by rate, and calculates total billable revenue per project.

5. Check Budget and Thresholds

Automation compares billable hours and revenue against project budget and alerts the project manager if hours exceed the budget or if unbilled time is detected.

6. Create Invoice Line Items

Automation creates invoice line items for each project, populated with billable hours, rates, and revenue. The invoice is marked as ready for review.

7. Notify Finance Lead

Automation sends a notification to the finance lead with a summary of billable hours, revenue, and any flagged items, with a link to review and approve the invoice.

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Estimated Time Saving
55hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

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