BrightGo

Riley McNamara, Vice President at Cleantech

Turn Accounting Data Into Job-Level Insights

BrightGo ties every shift, paycheck, and vendor expense directly to the job it belongs to. When payroll runs, employer taxes, benefits, and vacation accruals all post automatically to job costs. When bills are paid, those costs flow to the same place.

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The result: true job costing that shows labor costs, overages, and trends as they happen, so you can correct course before it's too late.

Comprehensive Job Costing

Legacy ERPs offer powerful but cumbersome accounting modules. Reports take too many steps, and reconciliations drag on.

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BrightGo makes it simple and connected, with books that update as work happens. Every dollar of labor and expense ties back to its job, so you know exactly where profit comes from.

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Stay accurate: Every payroll accrual — from overtime to employer taxes — is automatically mapped to the right job, so every dollar is accounted for.
Save time: Bank feeds and reconciliations happen live, not at month-end.
See profitability: Every dollar is tied to jobs, so you know which accounts make or lose money.
Run real financials: Traditional P&Ls summarize the company as a whole. BrightGo extends that precision to every job, giving you a complete cost picture down to gross margin. Add up each job’s results, and you get the company P&L.

Every shift, every paycheck, every bill — all tied to the job.

Job Costing: See True Profitability, Job by Job.

Job costing is where BrightGo’s unified system pays off. Because operations, payroll, and accounting live together, you see exactly how labor, materials, and taxes affect margin at each account.

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When a cleaner clocks in, those hours flow into payroll; when payroll runs, employer taxes and benefits post to accounting; when vendor bills arrive, they’re tagged to the same job.

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Together, those flows form a complete cost picture—automatically.

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You can finally answer questions like:

Was last month’s margin up because labor efficiency improved—or because there were fewer workdays?
Which buildings are profitable after all payroll taxes and vacation accruals are factored in?
Where am I overspending on overtime or supplies relative to contract value?

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Job Costing dashboard showing gross profit trends by time, revenue range, and supervisor — revealing performance patterns across accounts and teams. — See profitability patterns across time, revenue tiers, and supervisors to identify which segments are improving and which need attention before month-end.

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Real-time job profitability report combining invoices, payroll, and expenses. — Every dollar of inflow and outflow rolls up into the job, so you can see account-level profitability while it still matters—not weeks later.

Accounts Receivable

Clean receivables keep the inflow side of job costing accurate. Customers, contracts, and invoices are linked to the jobs they represent, so payments, credit memos, and outstanding balances all trace back to profitability.

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Customer list in BrightGo Accounting linking billing, jobs, and open balances for janitorial contractors. — Each record ties jobs, billing, and open balances together.

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Invoices dashboard showing paid, unpaid, and overdue bills for janitorial job-cost visibility. — Type image caption here (optional)Track invoice status — sent, paid, and overdue — in one view.

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Receivables tie directly into job costing, giving you instant visibility into cash flow and margins.

Accounts Payable

Every bill, from supplies to subcontractors, ties back to a job. Payroll liabilities post automatically, so expenses aren’t buried in “overhead.”

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Vendor management list with payment terms and tax status for accurate accounts payable tracking. — Vendor payment terms and tax settings keep records consistent.

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Accounts Payable bill entry screen linking vendor expenses directly to janitorial jobs. — Every expense instantly flows into job costing.

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Expenses flow directly into profitability — not into a black hole of overhead.

Hands-Free Accounting

Connect bank and card accounts to reconcile in minutes instead of days. Transactions are auto-matched to invoices and bills, with unmatched items flagged for review. Bank feeds reconcile live, eliminating month-end delays.

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Live bank feed with automated reconciliation to invoices and bills inside BrightGo Accounting. — Reconciliation happens live, not at month-end.

General Ledger & Journal

BrightGo ensures double-entry accounting, with every invoice, bill, and payroll entry linked back to its source.

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General ledger journal showing linked invoices and revenue accounts for full traceability. — Type image caption here (optional)Entries connect directly to jobs and contracts, making it easy to verify costs and confirm profitability without digging through separate systems.

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Double-entry accounting journal view ensuring accuracy across janitorial financials. — Trace every number back to its origin.

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Chart of Accounts organized for consistent reporting and job-cost alignment in janitorial accounting. — Organized for consistency across reporting and job costing.

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Audits and reviews move faster when every transaction ties back to its source.

Reporting That Keeps Up

P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements reflect today's performance—not last month's—so you always know where margins stand and where to act.

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Profit & Loss statement in BrightGo showing live revenue, expense, and margin data for cleaning businesses. — Financial statements update instantly, giving owners a clear view of revenue, expenses, and margin without waiting for month-end close.

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Job-level profitability report combining budgets, invoices, and payroll for comprehensive janitorial job costing. — Every dollar of inflow and outflow rolls up into the job, so you see account-level profitability in real time.

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Close the loop between operations and finance by making job profitability visible at every stage

Risk-Free Transition

BrightGo runs side-by-side with your current accounting system during onboarding, allowing you to compare P&Ls and verify accuracy before making the switch.

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