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Finance systems guide
Jobber + Sage Intacct: historical job and entity reporting
If your business uses Jobber with Sage Intacct, the goal is to connect each job’s invoices, payments and costs to the right accounting company and project. Before a migration, save the detailed history as well as opening balances. Confirm the installed transfer route before relying on it.
How these systems fit together
Jobber
Field Service Management for residential / small commercial home services
Sage Intacct
Cloud accounting for businesses reporting across companies and locations
Choose the records you need to compare, such as invoices, payments or job costs. A supported connector transfers the records its vendors allow. An API is a direct software connection; an export is a file you download. Check the same jobs and dates in both systems before trusting the result.
The problem
Jobber job costing uses job/visit, line-item, time and expense inputs; Sage Intacct provides dimensions (reporting labels such as company, department or project). These sources do not establish a standard direct Jobber-to-Intacct connector. Direct connector availability and object coverage for this exact pair remain unverified in the cited public sources. Confirm the installed route with the vendor or implementation partner.
Why this integration matters
A recurring-job snapshot and an opening accounting balance cover different records and dates.
Save job/visit IDs and the explicit historical reporting interval before moving accounting records. Jobber's recurring job-cost view uses the last 30 days including today.
Keep historical snapshots or source detail so an opening GL balance is not mistaken for a complete recurring-job history.
Plain meanings of the finance terms below
- Retainage
- Part of a customer bill held back until contract conditions are met.
- Work in progress (WIP)
- A review of work earned, billed and still to finish on unfinished projects.
- Days sales outstanding (DSO)
- Unpaid customer balances divided by credit sales, multiplied by the days in that period. This is a collections indicator, not a promised payment date.
- Entity and dimension
- An entity is a company or business unit. A dimension is a reporting category, such as a job, department or location.
- Reporting cutoff
- The date that separates records included in this period from those belonging to another period.
- Sandbox
- A test environment. A successful test there still needs checking against the real account.
Product capability and finance-control checklist
Each row identifies vendor documentation or a Level validation check. The installed connector, edition and configuration determine the actual transfer scope. Source links establish the stated product facts; the checks help test your own records.
| Capability | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Product reference; pair route unverifiedVendor documentation | Verify installation | Jobber job costing uses job/visit, line-item, time and expense inputs; Sage Intacct provides dimensions (reporting labels such as company, department or project). These sources do not establish a standard direct Jobber-to-Intacct connector.Read the primary source |
| Installed transfer and correction scopeLevel validation check | Verify installation | Confirm the actual connector or export, licensed edition, record types, direction, historical coverage, update/void behavior and permissions. The public references do not certify this company's complete set of transferred records. |
| Retain recurring-job windows during migrationLevel validation check | Finance check | Save job/visit IDs and the explicit historical reporting interval before moving accounting records. Jobber's recurring job-cost view uses the last 30 days including today. Keep historical snapshots or source detail so an opening GL (general ledger, the accounting record) balance is not mistaken for a complete recurring-job history. |
Where the connection needs finance-side validation
Each check tells you which records to compare and what to review. These are things to check, rather than problems we have found in your setup. Save the supporting records and name the person responsible for resolving any issue.
Check and next decision
Retain recurring-job windows during migration
Save job/visit IDs and the explicit historical reporting interval before moving accounting records. Jobber's recurring job-cost view uses the last 30 days including today.
Why it matters: Keep historical snapshots or source detail so an opening GL (general ledger, the accounting record) balance is not mistaken for a complete recurring-job history.
Check and next decision
Map a source job to the intended Intacct entity and project
Match customer/job IDs to the approved entity/project/dimension matching list of IDs and inspect posted invoice and cost lines.
Why it matters: Resolve unsupported or missing links before reporting entity or service-line profitability.
Check and next decision
Avoid duplicating item cost and expenses
Check supplier reference and job for overlap between Jobber line-item cost and expenses, using the documented duplicate-cost warning.
Why it matters: Carry one economic cost once into the supporting schedule before reconciling with Intacct.
Check and next decision
Reconcile migrated receivables with payment applications
Compare opening invoices, credits and payments to the operational open balance at the cutover date. Retain old and new record IDs.
Why it matters: Resolve the opening set of records before publishing a post-migration collection trend.
When the connection works but the numbers do not
Compare same-period detailed records before assuming a software defect. Check record IDs, counterparty, amount, payment or write-off treatment, status, dates, dimensions, and report filters. A mismatch can come from a connection, mapping, timing, workflow, migration, or accounting treatment.
Level's approach
How Level would scope the finance workflow
A recurring-job snapshot and an opening accounting balance cover different records and dates. The first comparison should follow the same records in Jobber and the accounting system, including dates, amounts and status.
Use the supported API when it exposes the required records and status. Keep an approved export when you need the exact reports used at month-end. Use permitted browser automation for authorized reports or documents that the other routes do not supply. Check coverage on the actual company setup before choosing a route.
Keep the original records and a list of unresolved differences. For an approved correction, reopen the resulting accounting record and verify the amount, posting status and period. Finance decides accounting treatment and payment approval; implementation and commercial scope are agreed for the engagement.
Step 1
Choose the records and dates
Save job/visit IDs and the explicit historical reporting interval before moving accounting records. Jobber's recurring job-cost view uses the last 30 days including today.
Step 2
Review the difference
Keep historical snapshots or source detail so an opening GL (general ledger, the accounting record) balance is not mistaken for a complete recurring-job history.
Step 3
Verify the approved result
Keep the approval and both systems' record IDs. Reopen any corrected record to check its amount, status and accounting period; keep unresolved items assigned to an owner.
AI-assisted workflows a reconciled data layer can support
When Jobber and Sage Intacct records reconcile, AI can help classify, compare, and route exceptions. Humans retain policy, approval, posting authority, and responsibility for the financial result.
Prepare a source-linked comparison
AI can assemble the records for this check: Retain recurring-job windows during migration. Keep original record IDs, report dates and filters with the comparison. Mark missing evidence separately from a confirmed error, and verify the documents behind a suggested match.
Draft the next-action queue
For the same comparison, AI can list unresolved records, supporting documents and a proposed owner. Keep historical snapshots or source detail so an opening GL balance is not mistaken for a complete recurring-job history. A human approves accounting corrections and payments; verify the resulting record after an approved action.
Evidence needed before close sign-off
Work through the record checks in order. Sign-off depends on supported results and approved exceptions, rather than a promised number of days. Keep the cutoff, source documents, comparison and decision together.
| Close step | Evidence to retain | Sign-off question |
|---|---|---|
| Choose the records and reporting date | Save job/visit IDs and the explicit historical reporting interval before moving accounting records. Jobber's recurring job-cost view uses the last 30 days including today. | Are the source records, dates and filters saved so another reviewer can repeat this comparison? |
| Resolve this comparison | A recurring-job snapshot and an opening accounting balance cover different records and dates. Keep matched records, specific differences and the original documents. | Keep historical snapshots or source detail so an opening GL balance is not mistaken for a complete recurring-job history. |
| Verify the approved action | Keep the named approval, the permitted action and the resulting record ID, amount and status. Preserve the original record and correction history. | Does the reopened record show the approved result in the intended accounting period? A queued action or successful request alone does not establish posting or payment. |
| Save the month-end review | Save the reporting-date comparison, approved corrections and remaining exceptions, each with an owner and supporting documents. | Can finance explain any unresolved difference and its effect on the report? Verify the accounting period status separately. |
Finance questions the combined evidence can answer
Questions you can answer once both systems consistently carry the same customers, jobs, dates, amounts, and statuses. Level only compares your result with a benchmark when the calculation and business group are truly comparable.
What should be saved before a Jobber business migrates its accounting system?
Save detailed open invoices and applications, job/visit identities, cost support and period-specific recurring-job history. Define the new entity/project mapping before loading records. A trial balance alone does not preserve the operating context needed to explain job results.
Which service lines produce the best gross profit by labor hour?
Match eligible service-line jobs and invoices to supported cost and the approved labor-hour records. Preserve Jobber's one-off/recurring windows and avoid duplicate cost inputs. Calculate gross profit per hour only on the complete selected set of records.
Which locations are growing profitably?
Use the effective location/entity matching list of IDs and period-specific revenue/cost support. Separate migration openings, unmapped lines and shared allocations from current operations. Compare growth and margin on a consistent basis before changing investment priorities.
Which recurring plans are worth renewing or repricing?
Retain groups of plan customers, contract terms, renewals, credits and supported fulfillment costs over an explicit horizon. Reconcile recognized/billed/collected amounts separately. Operations reviews a renewal or price change after the economics and service obligations are supported.
Where does Jobber disagree with Intacct?
Compare the same job/customer/invoice identities, dates, amounts and applications using the installed transfer's verified scope. Preserve opening balances and cutover IDs. Classify out-of-scope history, mapping, timing and actual error separately instead of assuming a native connector exists.
Which jobs have cost but no clean revenue match?
List jobs with supported supplier/payroll cost and search linked invoice lines, progress or contract billing for the corresponding entitlement. Preserve no-invoice reasons and unknown revenue links. Do not create extra billing solely because a cost line lacks a header match.
How to start
We first scope your specific Jobber and Sage Intacct setup, the records that matter, the responsible owners, and the finance decisions the workflow must support. Any implementation work, timing, and commercial scope are confirmed for that engagement. See the pricing page for Level's service tiers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Jobber natively integrate with Sage Intacct?
Jobber job costing uses job/visit, line-item, time and expense inputs; Sage Intacct provides dimensions (reporting labels such as company, department or project). These sources do not establish a standard direct Jobber-to-Intacct connector. Confirm availability and record coverage for the actual edition and installation with the provider.
Should we move from QuickBooks to Sage Intacct?
Validate entity, project, dimension and control needs, source history and the expected improvement before deciding. The first useful step may be a reconciliation in the current system.
Can Level migrate historical Jobber data?
Historical access, allowed fields and migration coverage must be tested. Retain job/visit IDs, open invoice applications and dated cost snapshots; do not promise a full migration before verifying the source set of records.
Is integration work charged separately?
The implementation scope, acceptance checks and commercial terms are confirmed for the engagement. See /pricing for Level's service tiers; the presence of this guide does not promise a prebuilt connector or included vendor licensing.
Official product sources
Pair-specific references support the vendor behavior explicitly cited above. Product-context references explain the other system and their scope is stated below; they do not establish a direct connector or this tenant's record coverage. Level's setup, reconciliation, and control recommendations are finance-side interpretations, not instructions from either software provider.
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