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See what every job made each week and what to fix. Act while it still matters, and every decision you approve adds points back to EBITDA.
Volca / Weekly profit
Example dataWeekly profit
This week, all branches, every cost in
Revenue
$412,800
+6.2% vs last week
Gross margin
27.9%
+1.4 pts vs last week
Labor, % of revenue
31.2%
-0.8 pts
Jobs under target
23
2 shops flagged
Margin by business unit
Tick is target- HVAC install31.4%
- HVAC service44.1%
- Plumbing38.0%
- Electrical22.6%
Decisions this week
+1.1 pts on the table- Price under target+$6,800 / mo
Changeouts ran 8 points under target at two shops.
Recommended: Update the price bookApproved - Vendor over agreed price+$1,930
A supply house billed above your agreed price on 14 invoices.
Recommended: Dispute with the vendorApproved - Materials never billed+$412
Job 4907 used a $412 coil the customer was never charged for.
Recommended: Add it to the invoiceApprove
Sound familiar?
You learn what a month made after it's over
The books close weeks later. By then, the jobs that lost money are long done and the crew has moved on.
Your best office people live in spreadsheets
Commissions, vendor invoices, and job costs get keyed and checked by hand, every week, by the people you trust most.
More trucks means more office hires
Every new tech brings a pay plan, timesheets, and supply house bills, and someone has to process all of it.
Faster decisions add points to EBITDA. Every week.
Month-end numbers tell you what went wrong after it's too late to fix. Volca flags it the week it happens and recommends the fix, so every decision you approve adds margin to every job after it.
The cost of waiting, one problem that starts in week 1
Month-end report
Seen after the close
Volca
Flagged the week it starts
Margin lost before the fix
- Price under target
Changeouts ran 8 points under target at two shops this month.
Update the price book this week
Margin back on every changeout after it
- Vendor raised a cost
A supply house raised a part that 38 of your price book items use.
Approve new prices by email, Slack, or Teams
Margin held at target, job after job
- Commission error
A spiff was counted twice on this week's payroll.
Fix it before payroll runs
The overpayment never goes out
See what your jobs made last week.
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FAQs
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Do I have to replace my CRM, accounting, or payroll tools?
No. Volca connects to the systems you already run and works alongside them.
Do I need Volca payroll or AP to use job costing?
No. Job costing works on its own with the systems you already run. Payroll and AP are separate products you can add if you want them.
How often do I see the numbers?
Every week, job by job, so you can act on a job while it still matters instead of waiting for the month to close.
Can I see profit by tech, business unit, or branch?
Yes. You can cut profit by job, tech, job type, business unit, and branch.