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Success Checklist: How to Create your Budget

In this article we will walk you through creating your company budget.

Fred Pape avatar
Written by Fred Pape
Updated over a year ago

Setting up a budget worksheet in SynkedUP

1. Click "SETUP"

Screenshot of: Click "SETUP"

2. Click "System Setup"

Screenshot of: Click "System Setup"

3. Click "Budget Worksheets"

Screenshot of: Click "Budget Worksheets"

4. Click "New Worksheet"

Screenshot of: Click "New Worksheet"

5. Click the "Budget worksheet name" field.

Screenshot of: Click the "Budget worksheet name" field.

6. Give this budget a name

7. Enter your field employees. Start by entering their role.

Screenshot of: Enter your field employees.  Start by entering their role.

8. Then their name.

Screenshot of: Then their name.

9. Then their hourly rate.

Screenshot of: Then their hourly rate.

10. Enter the total number of hours you are going to pay them.

Screenshot of: Enter the total number of hours you are going to pay them.

11. Enter how many of those hours are unbillable.

Screenshot of: Enter how many of those hours are unbillable.

12. Enter how many of the total hours are overtime.

Screenshot of: Enter how many of the total hours are overtime.

13. Enter any bonuses.

Screenshot of: Enter any bonuses.

14. Click "Salaried Employees" and enter any field employees who are on salary.

Screenshot of: Click "Salaried Employees" and enter any field employees who are on salary.

15. Click "Materials"

Screenshot of: Click "Materials"

16. Name the Materials category

Screenshot of: Name the Materials category

17. Enter the amount you expect to spend on materials.

Screenshot of: Enter the amount you expect to spend on materials.

18. Click "Equipment" and enter all of your equipment.

Screenshot of: Click "Equipment" and enter all of your equipment.

19. Click "Leased" and enter any leased equipment.

Screenshot of: Click "Leased" and enter any leased equipment.

20. Click "Miscellaneous"

Screenshot of: Click "Miscellaneous"

21. Click "Subcontractor" and enter any anticipated subcontractor costs.

Screenshot of: Click "Subcontractor" and enter any anticipated subcontractor costs.

22. Click "Overhead" and enter all of your overhead costs.

Screenshot of: Click "Overhead" and enter all of your overhead costs.

23. Click "Overview"

Screenshot of: Click "Overview"

24. Click this field and your desired profit margin.

Screenshot of: Click this field and your desired profit margin.

25. Decide where you want to recover your overhead. (We typically recommend 10-20% on materials and the rest on labor.)

Screenshot of: Decide where you want to recover your overhead.  (We typically recommend 10-20% on materials and the rest on labor.)

26. Click "Apply to budget" once you have everything how you want it.

Screenshot of: Click "Apply to budget" once you have everything how you want it.

27. Click the year you want to apply it to.

Screenshot of: Click the year you want to apply it to.

28. Click "Save" to activate your budget throughout SynkedUP.

Screenshot of: Click "Save" to activate your budget throughout SynkedUP.

If you have any questions, please don't forget to use our chat box in the lower right-hand corner of your screen. We will be more than happy to help you.
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