The Jonas software allows users to set up budget information for both financial and job cost reporting.

Reports can then be produced comparing actual costs and revenues to budgeted or estimated figures.

• Enter GL budget figures by month or enter a total figure for the year.
• Budget figures can be copied from one year to the next and adjustments made.
• Budget information may be uploaded from a spreadsheet in an excel or lotus file format.
• Job estimates may be entered in detail, breaking out cost and quantity/hour estimates for each cost item and cost type. Estimates may also be entered in a fast entry mode, entering either cost or quantity/hour information for all cost items and types listed.
• Job estimate information may also be updated from a spreadsheet in either an excel or lotus file format.

• General Ledger and Job Cost report generator reports may be set up comparing actual costs to budget or estimated figures.
• Job Views allows the user to view actual costs compared to estimate for a job at the cost item level. The user may drill down and look at the information for all cost types for the cost item.