Field Log to T&M Billing and Payroll Spreadsheet Automation
Pain Points (Public)
Field service contractors manually transcribe technicians' handwritten daily work sheets into spreadsheets, causing clerical bottlenecks, calculation discrepancies, and prolonged delays in issuing time-and-materials (T&M) client invoices and calculating weekly technician payroll.
Suggested Approach (Public)
A structured Excel workbook powered by Power Query and VBA macros that standardizes the ingestion of technician daily log data, automatically computes billable labor rates alongside material markups, and outputs client-ready T&M invoices with attached backup logs as well as technician payroll summaries.
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Development brief PRO
- Position as a lightweight Excel/VBA and Power Query macro workbook tailored specifically for field contractors currently transcribing handwritten tech daily sheets into T&M billing summaries.
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- Build an Excel daily log input sheet capturing technician daily sheet entries: tech ID, regular/overtime hours worked, and job material purchase line items.
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