01 15 posts
Job software and accounts that do not agree
Invoices that do not reach Xero or MYOB, duplicates, and job numbers that do not match.
- Simpro
- ServiceM8
- AroFlo
- Xero
- MYOB
The build: Simpro to Xero invoice checks
Plain-English notes on invoices, enquiries, reports and approvals, and how to automate them without losing control. From Renzo Demartini, Chartered Accountant, in Canberra: drafted with AI from his work and checked before publishing.
Each post takes one repeat task and shows how to deal with it.
01 15 posts
Invoices that do not reach Xero or MYOB, duplicates, and job numbers that do not match.
The build: Simpro to Xero invoice checks
02 2 posts
Which numbers to agree before anyone builds a report, and what a job really made.
The build: job profitability reports for Simpro and ServiceM8
03 3 posts
Duplicate checks and a record of who approved what, in MYOB and Xero.
The build: MYOB supplier bill approval
04 6 posts
Where an existing feature is enough, and where Zapier, Make or n8n earns its place.
Where to start: the workflow automation audit
Newest first.
Job software and accounts
· 5 min read
Follow one job photo and one form from an Android phone to the office. Open every file, and hold the job when one is missing.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 4 min read
A roster template can load a shift twice. Check the week before you publish it, then check that each crew member sees the right shift.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 4 min read
Check one crew week before approval: a day entered twice, a wrong finish time, and the gap between approved hours and what payroll receives.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 5 min read
Follow one accepted estimate through two stage invoices in each product. Keep estimated, invoiced, paid and unbilled amounts apart on one sheet.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Supplier bills and approvals
· 5 min read
Fill one materials request, save it as a Xero order and compare the two. Catch an extra zero and a wrong site before anyone approves the order.
Build behind it: Supplier Bill Approval
Job software and accounts
· 5 min read
Run one sample trade invoice through both products. Record who it went to, what arrived and what a part payment leaves owing.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 5 min read
The Xero connector in Claude reads your books and cannot change them. What it answers, and when a route that writes is worth the extra controls.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 5 min read
Give an accepted client a job, an owner and a checked scope before work starts, and leave the acceptance with the partner.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Connecting your tools
· 5 min read
An answered call is not a booked job. Follow one sample call to the office, with a person at every handover.
Where to start: the Workflow Audit
Connecting your tools
· 5 min read
One sample job handover, counted three ways, with the prices each vendor shows and a named person to recover a failed run.
Where to start: the Workflow Audit
Job software and accounts
· 4 min read
Xero’s new tasks are personal reminders. A shared register gives each month-end check an owner, evidence and a reviewer, shown on sample data.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 5 min read
A customer’s PO is not your supplier PO. How to capture it, block repeats and keep a person approving the draft sales invoice.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Connecting your tools
· 5 min read
Microsoft’s approval step, a premium Xero connector and a duplicate check, priced in AUD, with a person reviewing before any bill reaches Xero.
Where to start: the Workflow Audit
Connecting your tools
· 5 min read
What five staff would pay for Claude Team or Copilot, and the tax, existing licences and extra usage to check first.
Where to start: the Workflow Audit
Job software and accounts
· 5 min read
A sample pay run split into net wages, PAYG and super, with a named reviewer, the evidence to keep and a stop or go call at each stage.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Connecting your tools
· 10 min read
Seven stages from before the due date to a letter of demand, the rules that stop the chase, and a workbook that shows your debtor days before and after.
Where to start: the Workflow Audit
Job software and accounts
· 11 min read
Seven checks for every pay run, with a named owner for each rejected payment and the dates counted in business days.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 9 min read
ServiceM8 charges by jobs, Tradify and AroFlo by users. A dated price table, a worked example, the Xero sync rules and a switching checklist.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job software and accounts
· 10 min read
A sample week for four crew on two jobs shows where payroll hours and job hours part ways, with an Excel template to split them.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Job profit and reporting
· 6 min read
Record labour, materials, subcontractors and variations against every job, then compare them with the quote each week while the job is still open.
Build behind it: Job Profit Report
Supplier bills and approvals
· 7 min read
Six steps every supplier bill takes, which ones rules and AI can check, and which stay with a person, with a worked example and a checklist.
Build behind it: Supplier Bill Approval
Job software and accounts
· 9 min read
A worked example of the Simpro API with n8n on sample data: the endpoints, the trigger, the checks, where a person approves, and what happens when a call fails.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Supplier bills and approvals
· 7 min read
MYOB's bill approval workflow is in MYOB Acumatica, not AccountRight. What MYOB does offer, and the duplicate and purchase order checks I built instead.
Build behind it: Supplier Bill Approval
Connecting your tools
· 5 min read
A practical new-starter worksheet to name the document owner, checker, next action and exception route before connecting your systems.
Where to start: the Workflow Audit
Job profit and reporting
· 5 min read
A practical checklist for agreeing report definitions, sources, cut-offs and unresolved differences before connecting your business systems.
Build behind it: Job Profit Report
Job software and accounts
· 6 min read
A plain-English guide to finding duplicate entry, deciding what should move automatically, and keeping people responsible for what matters.
Build behind it: Invoice Check
Each topic has a fixed-price build behind it. The audit tells you which one is worth doing for your business.
| If your problem is | The build | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Invoices going wrong between job software and Xero or MYOB | Invoice Check | A$3,900 |
| Supplier bills, duplicates and approvals | Supplier Bill Approval | From A$3,900 · an Invoice Check variant |
| Enquiries and quotes that wait | Enquiry and Quote Follow-up | A$4,900 |
| Job profit you can't see | Job Profit Report | A$5,900 |
| KPIs collected by form and email | KPI Report | A$4,900 |
Prices are in AUD, no GST charged. See all prices. See the builds. What AI automation costs, and what drives the price.
Looking at AI, automation and systems across the whole business, a roadmap, the change or a board? That's renzodemartini.com. Here you'll find the hands-on, software-specific how-tos, one workflow at a time.
Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ) · MBA · Xero certified · 16 years in finance, operations and systems · Canberra, working across AU and NZ
About RenzoThe same approach runs an agentic finance system I built: 30 agents, about 10,000 automated tests, and a person approves every money decision.
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