Billing workflow: invoice your T&M and fixed-fee projects

Transform tracked time, fixed-fee tasks, and expenses into accurate invoices. Birdview PSA allows you to automate your entire billing cycle, from time and expense tracking to invoicing, in one unified platform.

Why Birdview PSA

With Birdview PSA, you can seamlessly convert billable work into accurate invoices and eliminate revenue leakage from unbilled time. Reduce administrative overhead in the invoicing process and gain complete visibility into your project financials from estimate to payment.

End-to-end billing process

Manage the entire billing cycle in one place, from logging time and expenses to generating invoices.

Maximized billable value

Capture all billable time and expenses to ensure nothing falls through the cracks with intelligent workflows.

Сomplete financial visibility

Track billables, actuals, and project costs in real time to stay on top of budgets, forecast revenue, and make informed decisions.

Step 1 Choose the right billing model for your project

Choose the billing approach that best reflects your agreement with the client.

  • A flat fee for projects with a defined scope
  • Milestone-based billing for key deliverables
  • Time & materials to bill for actual hours worked, with custom rates per role
  • Mix and match T&M with fixed-fee activities to match your unique process
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Billing and targets dashboard showing revenue, budget, and time and material billing details

Step 2. Review and approve time entries (T&M model)

Ensure all logged hours are correct and approved before invoicing.

  • Filter time entries by team members, projects, customers, and date range
  • Approve timesheets individually or in bulk
  • Compare actual hours vs. estimate
  • Export time reports to share with clients or for internal analysis
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Step 3 Process project expenses

Include all project-related expenses that need to be billed to clients.

  • Convert planned expenses into actual ones
  • Mark expenses as billable or non-billable with a single click
  • Attach receipts and supporting documentation for client verification
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Step 4 Generate, review, and send invoices

Bring it all together to generate client-ready invoices.

  • Pull in approved time, expenses, and fixed fee tasks
  • Add discounts or custom line items as needed
  • Preview, print, save as PDF, or email directly from Birdview
  • Sync invoices with your accounting or ERP system (QuickBooks, NetSuite, Deltek, etc.) if needed
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Birdview invoice preview showing invoice number 20241215 for Business Consulting Inc., with itemized consulting services, rates, quantities, and total amounts. Options to download, send by email, or cancel are shown at the bottom.

Step 5 Track what's sent, paid, and still pending

Once the invoice is sent, Birdview PSA makes it easy to monitor its status.

  • See what’s been paid, what’s pending
  • Filter invoices by project, customer, or date
  • View financial performance across your projects
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Resource utilization dashboard showing utilization percentage by user, a time entry date filter, detailed statistics for Christopher Benson with 458.25 billable hours and 61.56% utilization, and a table of users with their billable hours, logged hours, and utilization rates. Total utilization is 40.58%
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Streamline your billing and invoicing process

FAQ: billing workflow

  • You can configure tax names and rates in the invoice settings. Once set up, these taxes can be applied to individual line items during invoice creation, ensuring accurate billing.

  • Yes, Birdview PSA allows you to preview invoices to see how they will appear as a PDF or printed document. This helps ensure all details are correct before sharing with clients.

  • Absolutely. You can add personalized messages in the invoice footer, such as payment instructions or terms. Additionally, there's a 'Note' section for internal comments that won't be visible to the client.

  • Invoices can have the following statuses: Draft, Invoiced, Paid, and Voided. These statuses help track the invoice's progress through the billing cycle.

  • Yes. Birdview supports integrations with popular financial platforms, including QuickBooks. You can export invoices or sync data for streamlined accounting and faster approvals.

  • In Birdview PSA, billing rates can be predefined for each role across the organization. If needed, you can also apply custom rates using rate cards tailored to specific projects, clients, or scenarios.

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