Planyard integrates with QuickBooks to deliver real-time job costing for construction — eliminate spreadsheets with 3-way matching, multi-approver workflows, and classes mapping.
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"Our previous systems didn't track job costs in a way that aligned with how our projects actually run. We needed a tool to handle purchase orders and provide a clear view of every project—showing exactly where we stood at any moment, what costs were still to come, and exactly where we had already spent."
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"In the past, it would take me an entire week just to set up a spreadsheet for a single project. Now with Planyard, that same setup takes maybe an hour. There’s no reason to spend a week building a manual system from scratch when you can get everything ready to go in a fraction of the time."
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"When I have been working on cloud accounting like Xero and Quickbooks they don’t have a specific construction-based costing tool. You have project management costing tools but they are not aimed at the level of what construction companies need so I came across Planyard and I was like finally there is something that solves the problem."
"Planyard is exactly what I’m after as a business owner: a good-value system that keeps everything in one place, saves me money and makes sure I’m not losing any money on projects. As a businessman, that’s a no-brainer."
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"Planyard has been one of the easiest systems to implement. Honestly, I don't find it difficult at all to onboard new users or projects onto the system."
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"I don’t need to worry about that piece of paper or invoice again. It’s not only set up correctly against the budget, but it’s also been sent off to accounts, so I don’t have to send any more emails or do any more work for those invoices to be received by the bookkeeper or the accountant."
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Tracking job costs in QuickBooks often means manually entering purchase orders and invoices into spreadsheets—leading to wasted time, duplicate work, and costly mistakes.
“Before Planyard, I had to recreate every purchase order in multiple systems. Now, I do it once, and everything stays updated automatically.”
— Grant Collins, Quantity Surveyor, Skyler Contracting
QuickBooks provides financial reports, but it doesn’t give you a real-time view of job costs and commitments. By the time numbers are reviewed, it’s often too late to react to budget overruns.
“With accounting software alone, I used to spend days exporting data to figure out actual job costs. Now, I see everything in real time.”
— Jason Escobar, The Keane Group
QuickBooks’ job costing module lacks subcontractor payment tracking and automated cost approvals, making it difficult to prevent overbilling or misallocated expenses.
“Subcontractors submit invoices through Planyard, and I approve them in a few clicks. No more guessing where costs belong.”
— Claire Hill, Brown & Bancroft
Sync only approved, correctly coded project costs to QuickBooks. Planyard is your job-costing workspace; QuickBooks stays your accounting source of truth - both always in sync, without duplicate data entry.
Planyard is the job-costing workspace where your project teams live; QuickBooks remains the source of truth for finance. Approved, correctly coded costs flow one way into QuickBooks—clean, consistent, and without duplicate data entry.
Link QuickBooks from Integrations and import your Chart of Accounts, Vendors, and Classes
Budgets, POs, deliveries/valuations, and invoices are managed in Planyard
Once an invoice clears your rules, Planyard automatically creates a properly coded bill in QuickBooks
Invoice PDFs, PO/valuation references, and line reports travel with the bill for full context
Turn emailed PDFs and mobile photos into structured, pre-coded bills. Planyard reduces AP time by extracting data, suggesting codes, and catching issues before approval.
Each project has a dedicated inbox; staff can also snap receipts/invoices in the mobile app
Key fields—supplier, invoice number, dates, net/tax/total—are read and organized
Based on supplier, project, and budget line, Planyard pre-fills the GL account and QuickBooks Class
The system flags repeated invoice numbers, missing POs, or odd amounts so before anything reaches QuickBooks
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Enforce rock-solid controls before anything touches QuickBooks. Planyard links each supplier invoice to the correct PO and goods received record, flags variances, and stops over-billing at the source.
When an invoice references a PO, Planyard automatically pairs it with the right order and delivery record
Set rules for price and quantity tolerances. If an invoice exceeds thresholds, it must be reviewed before sent to QBO
Handle partial GRNs and retention cleanly. Planyard matches each line to what was actually delivered
Once approved, the original PDF, PO, and line-item report are sent to QuickBooks - keeping audit trails complete
If your team is juggling spreadsheets, duplicate vendors, and last-minute CIS fixes, month-end drags and risk climbs. Planyard keeps data clean so QuickBooks Online applies CIS automatically—no rekeying, no guesswork, fewer compliance surprises.
Planyard pulls suppliers from QuickBooks, so that all of the CIS information is always up to date
After approval, Planyard posts the bill against the correct QuickBooks vendor with the proper coding and documents
CIS logic - rates, deductions, verification - lives in QuickBooks. Planyard delivers correctly linked bills so QuickBooks can apply CIS rules automatically
QuickBooks applies CIS and domestic reverse charge VAT automatically when bills sync from Planyard
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Standardize how costs get approved. Project-configured or on-demand workflows (serial or parallel), and roles so every invoice follows the same policy – fully auditable.
Define who approves what (e.g., Site Manager up to £5k, QS to £25k, Finance beyond). Planyard routes and enforces it
Run linear approvals (Site -> QS -> Finance) to speed throughput on predictable, low-risk spend
Approvers review the PO, delivery, and invoice when they have time, leave a comment, and approve/reject in a tap - no back-and-forth
Every action is time-stamped with user info. Strict policies ensure nothing is sent to QuickBooks without approval
Map once, post perfectly forever. Planyard mirrors your Chart of Accounts and Classes from QuickBooks, then applies the right codes to every approved cost—so finance never has to reclass.
Connect QuickBooks to pull COA, vendors, and classes. Planyard stays in sync so codings remain accurate
Tie each budget/cost code to a GL account. Approvers can’t submit without valid coding
Apply QuickBooks classes automatically at project or line level, ensuring job reports in QuickBooks are complete
Approved bills hit QuickBooks with vendor, account, Class, and attachments - reducing month-end cleanups
Planyard is construction software integrating with QuickBooks that fills the job-costing gaps: you manage budgets, purchase orders, deliveries/valuations, and approvals in Planyard, then only approved, correctly coded bills flow into QuickBooks with the right vendor, account, Class, and attachments.
The result is accurate project reporting for site teams and clean financials for accounting—without duplicate data entry or spreadsheet workarounds.
Email invoices to the project inbox or scan via mobile. Key fields (supplier, dates, totals) are extracted automatically.
Auto-link to PO If a PO number is present, Planyard pairs the invoice with the correct order and delivery/valuation.
Approvers see PO, delivery, and invoice side-by-side, add comments, and sign off on the platform.
Approved bills post to QuickBooks with the correct vendor, Chart of Accounts, Class (project), tax, currency.
See budgets, commitments, and actuals update in real time as orders and invoices are approved. Planyard highlights variances at line, project, and portfolio level, and warns when thresholds are crossed.
| Feature | QuickBooks Alone | QuickBooks + Planyard |
|---|---|---|
| 3-way match (PO/GRN/Invoice) | ||
| Multi-step approvals | Limited/External | Company level, project level, or on-demand |
| Classes and accounts mapped | Manual | Auto-mapped |
| CIS handling (UK) | Manual setup | Data captured/vendor-linked → QB applies CIS |
| Real-time job variance | Basic | Live, project-level |
| Duplicate data entry | Common | Eliminated |
"Planyard is exactly what I’m after as a business owner: a good-value system that keeps everything in one place, saves me money and makes sure I’m not losing any money on projects. As a businessman, that’s a no-brainer."
"Planyard takes your project budget and puts it very clearly on screen, allowing you to account for all your costs, invoices, and receipts as you process them before they even reach the accounting department. This gives you a live, real-time picture of exactly where your project budget stands at any given point."
"Team members can jump into the system and immediately see exactly where a project stands without getting confused. It’s so self-explanatory and user-friendly that I don’t have to spend weeks training everyone in the company on how to use it; they can just get to work."
"If I were still relying solely on Excel to track and present the financial positions of our projects, I would be losing significant time every single month. By implementing the streamlined processes that Planyard supports, I’m saving at least three to four days of work every month that would have otherwise been spent on manual data entry and reconciliation."
"Using Planyard gives me a lot more certainty that the figures we are looking at are accurate and reflect the true status of the budget."
"It’s a fantastic visualizer; you can jump onto Planyard at any point and instantly see exactly how the job is performing straight away."
Planyard keeps job costing in one place, ensuring project teams manage budgets while accountants get clean, pre-approved invoices in QuickBooks.
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Yes, but most construction teams outgrow it. QuickBooks lacks 3-way matching, multi-step approvals, and proactive budget variance controls. Planyard adds these controls and then syncs clean, approved costs into QuickBooks.
It’s a one-way, approval-only sync: Planyard pushes approved bills to QuickBooks Online with vendor, Chart of Accounts, Class (project), amounts/tax, and PDF attachments. We also import your COA, vendors, and classes so coding stays consistent.
Posted: approved bills with coding and attachments.
Stays in Planyard: budgets, POs, deliveries/valuations, approvals, and live job-cost reports. Accounting keeps QuickBooks as the source of truth; projects run in Planyard.
Yes. Planyard links each invoice to its PO and delivery/certification, flags quantity/price variances, and blocks exceptions until resolved—before anything hits QuickBooks.
Yes. Project-configured or on-demand workflows (e.g., Site → QS → Finance) with value thresholds and roles. Only fully approved invoices are posted to QuickBooks.
Planyard imports classes and lets you map budget/cost codes to the right class. Approved costs post to QuickBooks already tagged, so job reports stay accurate without reclassing.
Yes. Planyard syncs your vendor master from QuickBooks and posts bills to the correct vendor, so QuickBooks applies CIS rules and rates automatically. CIS reporting remains straightforward and HMRC-ready.
Duplicate-number checks, PO linkage, variance tolerances, and mandatory coding stop errors at source. Because only approved documents sync, QuickBooks avoids duplicates and misclassifications.
Yes. The invoice PDF and relevant PO/valuation references are attached to the QuickBooks bill, giving finance a complete audit trail.
Planyard integrates with QuickBooks Online. If you’re on Desktop, talk to us about migration paths or alternatives.
Planyard supports retention and staged valuations. Those details are reflected in approvals and documentation sent to QuickBooks, keeping payment and audit records aligned.
Yes. Planyard maintains project-level controls; approved bills sync to QuickBooks Online with currency details per your accounting setup.
No credit card required. No sales or IT support needed.
