Construction
Construction firms juggle long project lifecycles, AIA G702/G703 progress billing, retainage, change orders, subcontractor compliance, prevailing-wage requirements, and granular job costing. Industry-specific legacy systems like Sage 300 CRE and Viewpoint were built for the trade but often cannot keep pace with modern reporting, multi-entity growth, or integration with field tools. NetSuite addresses this as a modern cloud ERP — extended with construction-focused SuiteApps such as FullClarity or BlueCollar Projects where deep AIA billing, retainage, and construction-grade job costing are essential.
How Novelance Approaches NetSuite for Construction
We design the job-cost structure first — project, phase, cost code, and cost type — to mirror how your firm actually estimates and runs work. From there we configure WIP reporting, percentage-of-completion or completed-contract revenue recognition, and retainage on both AR and AP.
Through the Field Services Management module, we ensure subcontractor compliance documentation is tracked inside the system, giving office and field a single, current picture of every job.
Key Benefits and Outcomes
- Real-time, accurate job-cost reporting
- AIA-style progress billing with retainage on AR and AP
- ASC 606 compliant revenue recognition for construction contracts
- Subcontractor compliance and certified-payroll visibility
- Multi-entity consolidation for construction holding structures
Common integrations
- Field Operations
Procore, PlanGrid - Drawings and Field Documentation
Autodesk Construction Cloud - Heavy-Civil Estimating
HCSS, B2W - Payroll and HCM
Gusto, Paylocity, Paycom, Rippling, ADP, Workday - Sales Tax
Avalara - AP and Payments
Bill.com, Tipalti for subcontractor and vendor payments - Integration Platforms (iPaaS)
Boomi, Celigo - Process Automation
FullClarity, BlueCollar Projects
Every NetSuite module, configured for your business
NetSuite CRM
Sales and account management, opportunity-to-order, and sales force automation.
SuiteProjects
Projects, tasks, time entry, project billing, and project budgeting.
Advanced Revenue Management (ARM)
ASC 606 multi-step model automation, standalone selling price, allocation, and recognition rules.
SuiteBilling
Subscription billing, prorations, usage-based rating, and renewals.
Procurement
Purchase orders, vendor management, requisitions, and RFQ.
Fixed Assets Management
Depreciation and tracking of plant, equipment, and other assets.
Field Service Management
Service and warranty work.
