Invoice & Payment Automation | TMI
System

Invoices out before the truck leaves the driveway.

Jobs close, invoices generate, and payment requests go out automatically - no manual entry, no billing lag, no revenue left on the table.

What It Is

Billing that closes itself the moment the job does.

Every day that passes between job completion and invoice delivery is a day your cash isn't moving. Manual billing processes add days to that gap - field tickets need to be collected, time logs reconciled, purchase orders matched. TMI's invoicing infrastructure collapses that entire process to minutes by triggering invoice generation automatically when a job closes in the field.

Field data, time logs, material costs, and purchase orders are assembled into a complete, accurate invoice without anyone touching a keyboard. The invoice validates against the job estimate, catches line-item discrepancies automatically, and routes to your accounting system. What used to take an administrative cycle takes three minutes.

Days → Hours
Invoice turnaround
3 min
Average time to invoice
5–15%
Additional revenue captured
How It Works

Trigger. Assemble. Send.

01

Job-close trigger

When a field crew closes a job in the system, the invoice process starts automatically. No end-of-day batch. No admin step. The trigger fires the moment the work is marked complete in the field.

02

Auto-assembly and validation

Field tickets, time logs, material purchases, and PO data are pulled and assembled into a complete invoice. Costs are validated against the approved estimate. Discrepancies are flagged before the invoice goes out, not after a client dispute.

03

ERP push and AP matching

Invoices push directly to your accounting system - QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, or your ERP. Incoming vendor invoices are matched to POs automatically, duplicates caught, and the AP backlog that used to sit for days clears in hours.

Systems Included

Invoice out. Payables managed. Cash moving.

Two systems that close the billing loop on both sides - client invoicing and vendor accounts payable - without manual coordination.

SYS-12

Invoice and Billing Automation

Invoices triggered by job completion events. Field tickets, purchase orders, and time logs auto-assembled and pushed to your accounting system. The step that used to take three days takes three minutes.

ConstructionOil & GasField Services
SYS-24

Purchase Order and Accounts Payable Automation

POs generated from approved job budgets, matched to incoming invoices, and routed for approval without manual entry. Duplicate payments caught automatically. AP backlog that used to take days closes in hours.

ConstructionManufacturingHVAC
Who Benefits

Every operation where billing lags the work.

Invoice automation has the fastest payback for businesses completing multiple jobs per day - physical or digital, local or worldwide - where billing delays compound into meaningful cash flow gaps.

Construction

Progress billing, change orders, and subcontractor invoices managed automatically. Billing disputes resolved with job documentation already attached. Payment cycles shorten when invoices go out the same day work closes.

Oil & Gas

Field ticket processing automated end-to-end. Hours logged in the field become invoice line items without re-entry. Regulatory cost reporting generated alongside billing for clients with compliance requirements.

Plumbing & HVAC

Same-day invoicing for residential and commercial service calls. Material costs from the van automatically included. Technicians close the job, the invoice goes out, and payment is requested - all while they're driving to the next call.

Field Services

High job volume, tight margins. Every missed billing line is margin lost. Automated invoicing captures everything - labor, materials, travel, and ancillary charges - without relying on a technician to remember to note them.

Agencies & Professional Services

Complex engagements with multiple phases, billable hours, and expense categories. Auto-assembled invoices ensure every hour and line item from every milestone is captured. Scope changes integrated into the billing record without manual consolidation.

Before / After

What changes when billing is automatic.

Before TMI
  • Invoices go out 3–7 days after job close, cash flow suffers
  • Manual entry from field tickets - errors and omissions common
  • Duplicate vendor payments caught on the monthly reconciliation
  • Billing disputes drag on because documentation is disorganized
  • AP team spending hours matching invoices to POs by hand
After TMI
  • Invoice generated and sent within minutes of job close
  • Zero manual entry - all field data assembled automatically
  • Duplicate payments caught at matching, before money moves
  • Disputes resolved instantly with full job documentation attached
  • AP backlog closes in hours, not days - team works on exceptions

Stop leaving billing days on the table.

We'll map your current billing cycle, calculate the revenue impact of your invoicing lag, and show you what automated billing looks like for your operation.

FAQ

Common Questions

How does TMI's billing automation work?

When a tech marks a job complete in the field, the system assembles the invoice from the work order - materials used, labor time logged, any add-ons captured during the job. The invoice generates and sends to the customer before the tech drives to the next job. No manual invoice creation required.

How much does billing automation compress invoice cycles?

TMI's documented outcome is invoice cycles compressed from an average of 9 days to same-day. At $3M in annual revenue, each day of compression in average invoice cycle improves monthly cash flow by approximately $8,000-$10,000.

How does billing automation recover unbilled revenue?

Most businesses lose 5-15% of revenue to unbilled work - materials added mid-job that don't reach the invoice, verbal approvals for add-ons that get forgotten, invoice delays that let line items slip. When billing triggers from the work order at job close, every item that was captured in the field is included automatically.

Does billing automation integrate with accounting software?

TMI's billing system integrates with QuickBooks, Sage, NetSuite, and other accounting platforms. Invoices created in the field system sync to the accounting system without double-entry. Payments received update job records automatically.

What happens to invoices that don't get paid on time?

The system tracks payment status against invoice terms and triggers follow-up sequences automatically - reminder emails at 7, 14, and 30 days past due. Accounts that reach a defined aging threshold get escalated to the appropriate person without manual monitoring of an aging report.

How long does billing automation implementation take?

Billing automation typically deploys in 4-6 weeks, including integration with existing job management and accounting systems. Most companies see the ROI in the first billing cycle after launch.