Time & Fee Tracking per Project

Keep every project's billable hours and fee drawdowns accurate without chasing timesheets or rebuilding spreadsheets each week.

75 hrs
Time saved/month
5
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About This Automation

Time and fee tracking per project involves collecting timesheets, validating hours against project codes, looking up billing rates, and calculating invoiceable fees. Manual spreadsheet work creates errors, delays invoice delivery, and consumes significant finance team capacity.

Automation validates timesheets automatically, retrieves billing rates from contracts, calculates fees without manual formula errors, and flags scope creep before invoicing. The result is faster, more accurate invoices and recovered time for higher-value finance work.

Key features
Validate timesheet entries against project codes and expected hour ranges automatically
Retrieve billing rates from contracts and apply role-based or project-specific pricing rules
Calculate billable fees and apply discounts or caps without manual spreadsheet formulas
Compare calculated fees against project budgets and flag overages for review
Reconcile timesheet hours with payroll records to catch discrepancies early
Prepare invoice line items ready for entry into accounting software

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Timesheet Submittedtrigger

A team member submits hours or a form, or the end of the billing period is reached. The automation is triggered immediately.

2. Fetch Project and Rate Data

The automation retrieves the project code, team member role, and agreed billing rate and a linked rate card. No manual lookup needed.

3. Validate Hours and Project Code

The automation checks that the project code exists, hours are within expected range, and the team member is assigned to that project. Flags any anomalies.

4. Calculate Billable Fees

The automation multiplies hours by the rate, applies any discounts or caps from the contract, and sums fees by project. All math is done in the workflow.

5. Check Against Project Budget

The automation compares calculated fees against the project budget ceiling. If fees exceed the limit, the workflow pauses for manual review.

6. Create Invoice

The automation creates a draft invoice with all line items, project codes, and fees pre-populated. No manual data entry.

7. Notify Project Manager

A message is sent to the project manager with a summary of hours, fees, and a link to the draft invoice for final review and approval.

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Estimated Time Saving
75hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:5 Companies

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