Main contractors
Businesses running multiple concurrent projects that need cost and billing visibility per job.
Industry
TallyPrime for construction and contracting companies
Contracting businesses are judged project by project. TallyPrime is set up so cost, billing and labour can be seen at that level rather than only company-wide.
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01 / Overview
Overview
What contracting businesses need from Tally
A contracting company can be profitable overall and losing money on a specific job, and the accounts will not say so unless they are structured to. Cost centres, project-wise reporting and progress billing are what make that visible.
Labour adds a second dimension. UAE contracting operations carry payroll obligations including Wage Protection System output, and that has to reconcile with what the projects were charged.
BlackCat configures cost-centre structures and reporting, and provides a pre-built Payroll & WPS module alongside custom reports built in TDL where standard reporting does not reach.
02 / Audience
Who it is for
Who this covers
Subcontractors
Specialist trades tracking certified work, retention and payment against progress.
Fit-out and maintenance
Operations mixing project work with recurring service contracts.
03 / Problems
What it solves
Typical pain points
Project profitability is a guess
Costs booked to the company rather than the job, so nobody knows which projects earn.
Progress billing tracked outside the books
Certified amounts and retention held in spreadsheets separate from the ledger.
Payroll disconnected from projects
Labour cost that cannot be attributed to the work it was spent on.
Reports that arrive too late
Job costing available after completion, when nothing can be changed.
04 / Approach
Our approach
How BlackCat helps a contracting business
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Structure jobs as cost centres
Project-wise configuration so every cost books to the job it belongs to, not just to the company.
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Report per project
Custom management reports built in TDL where standard TallyPrime reporting does not reach a certified-work or retention view.
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Handle payroll and WPS
Our pre-built Payroll and WPS module for UAE wage processing, so labour cost sits in the same system as the projects it was spent on.
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Add approval control
Approval workflows and user permissions so commitments are checked before they are posted, not after.
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Give site and office the same data
TallyPrime on Cloud where staff work across sites, offices and home.
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Train and support
Role-based TallyPrime training for site and finance staff, backed by ongoing Tally support & AMC.
- Cost centre and project-wise configuration
- Payroll & WPS module
- Custom management reports in TDL
- Approval controls and user permissions
- VAT-ready invoice configuration
- MIS Dashboard module
06 / Benefits
Benefits
What changes for the business
Profit per job, not just per year
Cost and billing visible at project level while the project is still running.
Labour tied to work
Payroll and WPS processing in the same system as the projects the labour was spent on.
Fewer surprises at certification
Progress billing and retention tracked in the ledger rather than a side spreadsheet, with UAE VAT handled on each invoice.
Control before commitment
Approvals that prevent errors instead of finding them in review.
07 / FAQ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can Tally report profitability per project?
Cost centre and project-wise reporting is part of implementation configuration, and custom management reports can be built in TDL where standard reports do not cover a requirement.
Do you handle payroll and WPS?
Payroll & WPS is one of our pre-built, customizable TDL modules.
Can you add approval controls before payments are posted?
Yes. Approval controls and user permissions are part of our TDL customization service.
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Need project-level visibility in Tally?
Tell us how your jobs are structured and we will scope the cost centre and reporting setup.