For the CFO
Know what every job actually cost before the month closes.
Most CFOs learn what a job cost weeks after it shipped, and learn what the ERP costs at renewal. Cortrova runs real-time job costing on the same live data model as the floor, and it's priced as one flat annual rate with unlimited users - no per-seat licensing, no module upsells, no renewal surprises.
The challenge
- !Job costs arrive at month-end close, long after the pricing decision they should have informed
- !Margin by job, part, and customer is a quarterly spreadsheet exercise, so unprofitable work keeps getting quoted
- !ERP spend creeps every year - per-seat licenses, module add-ons, and a renewal quote that lands with numbers no one budgeted
- !Finance reconciles the floor's numbers against the GL instead of trusting one system of record
How Cortrova answers
- ✓Real-time job costing posts labor, material, and overhead as work happens, so cost is a live number during the job - not a reconstruction after it ships
- ✓Margin visibility per job, per part, and per customer runs on the same data model as production, so finance and the floor argue from one set of numbers
- ✓One flat annual rate covers unlimited users and all 205+ features on day one - there are no feature tiers, no module upsells, and no per-seat licensing to true up
- ✓Implementation is included in the rate, so the first-year number is the number, without a services line that doubles the quote
- ✓31 finance features, including support for DCAA cost accounting, keep government and commercial work costed on defensible structures
The CFO's view
A cost model that runs at the speed of the floor.
Finance in most shops runs a month behind operations because the systems are separate. In Cortrova the transaction that moves material or clocks labor is the transaction that posts cost, so the financial picture is current by construction.
Job costing in real time
Labor, material, and overhead post against the job as operations complete, so a job burning past its estimate is visible while there is still time to act on it.
Margin where decisions get made
Margin rolls up by job, part, and customer from live transactions, so quoting and pricing decisions rest on what work actually costs - not on last quarter's averages.
Government-grade cost structure
Support for DCAA cost accounting keeps direct, indirect, and overhead pools structured for defense and government work without a parallel spreadsheet system.
A budget line that stays flat
One flat annual rate with unlimited users means hiring twenty operators or opening a second shift changes headcount, not software spend. Renewals don't arrive with new line items.
How it works
Adopting For the CFO.
Discovery maps the cost model
The first implementation phase documents your chart of accounts, cost centers, overhead structure, and costing method, so the system is configured to your accounting - not the other way around.
Data migration carries the history
Item costs, open orders, and financial master data move into one data model during migration, so day one reporting starts from your real numbers.
Configuration ties floor to ledger
Costing rules and posting logic are configured and calibrated so shop transactions flow to financial records automatically, with finance validating the mapping before go-live.
Validated go-live, typically in 4-8 weeks
Most manufacturers reach a validated go-live in 4-8 weeks, with implementation included in the flat annual rate - so the project cost is already in the price you approved.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What happens to the rate when headcount grows?
Nothing. Cortrova is one flat annual rate with unlimited users and no per-seat licensing. Adding a second shift, a new plant crew, or seasonal labor changes your payroll, not your software bill. There is no per-seat true-up at renewal.
Are there modules or tiers we'll be sold later?
No. All 205+ features across 17 production departments are included on day one - there are no feature tiers and no module upsells. The renewal is the same flat rate structure you started with, so the ERP line in the budget stays predictable year over year.
How current is job cost data, really?
Cost posts as the floor works. Labor clocks, material issues, and completed operations write to the same data model finance reads, so a job's cost position is live during the run. You see a job trending over estimate while it's still on the machine, not in the month-end variance report.
Can Cortrova support government cost accounting requirements?
Cortrova's 31 finance features include support for DCAA cost accounting, so direct and indirect costs, overhead pools, and job-level cost records are structured for defense and government contract work. As with any compliance framework, your policies and processes complete the picture - the system gives you the cost structure and the audit trail to support them.
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