Facilities & Property Services
Know which costs belong to which client, and whether they came back.
Facilities and property services organizations deliver work across many buildings, contracts and clients. The finance design follows each cost from the work order to the contract, and decides whether it is absorbed, billed or recharged.
Property / Client, Contract, Work Order, Cost, Billing / Recharge, Performance
Route a work order through the building.
Choose the kind of work. The route climbs from the property to performance, and shows where the cost lands and whether it is recovered.
OutcomeAbsorbed in the fee, watched through contract margin.
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Property / Client
An office tower, managed for a client under a fixed monthly fee.
- 02
Contract
Planned maintenance is included in the fee.
- 03
Work Order
Scheduled in the work order system.
- 04
Cost
Labour and parts coded to the property and the contract.
- 05
Billing / Recharge
Nothing extra is billed. The monthly fee covers it.
- 06
Performance
Contract margin: the fee against actual cost, by property.
OutcomeBilled to the client at the rates in the contract.
- 01
Property / Client
The same client reports a failed pump outside the planned scope.
- 02
Contract
The contract sets labour rates and a markup on parts.
- 03
Work Order
Raised as a billable work order.
- 04
Cost
Labour and parts coded to the work order.
- 05
Billing / Recharge
Invoiced to the client at contract rates, with the work order as support.
- 06
Performance
Recovery rate: billed against cost, by client.
OutcomeRecovered from tenants, then reconciled.
- 01
Property / Client
A multi-tenant building with common areas.
- 02
Contract
Leases allow common-area costs to be recovered.
- 03
Work Order
Cleaning and maintenance of shared areas.
- 04
Cost
Pooled by building and cost category.
- 05
Billing / Recharge
Recovered from tenants through service charges and reconciled at year end.
- 06
Performance
Recovered against incurred, by building.
OutcomeRun as a project: budget, commitments and milestone billing.
- 01
Property / Client
A building owner approves a roof replacement.
- 02
Contract
A project contract with a budget and milestones.
- 03
Work Order
Managed as a project, not a single work order.
- 04
Cost
Vendor commitments and costs tracked against the project budget.
- 05
Billing / Recharge
Billed by milestone, with any retention held as agreed.
- 06
Performance
Project margin and budget against actual.
Sage Intacct in this operating model
Contracts, work and recovery, managed in the finance platform.
Sage Intacct handles recurring and contract billing, purchasing and AP, and project and service cost by property and client. Work order and property platforms connect where the work is captured; Sage Intacct controls billing, recovery and margin.
- Contract and recurring billingFixed fees, recurring schedules, escalations and billable work.
- Purchasing and AP AutomationSubcontractors and suppliers ordered, approved and paid against the contract.
- Project and service costCapital projects and service work tracked by property, client and contract.
- DimensionsProperty, client, contract and work type on every transaction.
- Multi-entityProperty-owning and service entities reported alone and together.
- DashboardsContract margin and recovery by property and client.
How Biviti configures it
We design property, client and contract dimensions, set the recovery rules for each cost type, configure billing schedules and purchasing, and connect work order and property platforms so completed work reaches billing without rekeying.
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Actual Sage Intacct interface. Demo data shown. It can be customized for your organization.
How the solution fits together
- Configurable sequence
- Foundation, used throughout
- Cross-cutting capability
- Integration boundary
- Reporting and insight
Reporting and insight
Integrations can connect here, and at any point
Contract to cash
- 01Contract or service agreement
- 02Work order or service delivered
- 03Billing or recharge
- 04Revenue accounting
- 05Cash collection
Branches and loopsOut-of-scope work, disputes and year-end service charge reconciliations adjust billing.
Procure to pay
- 01Request
- 02Purchase order or subcontract
- 03Service confirmation
- 04Vendor invoice and AP Automation
- 05Payment
Branches and loopsRecoverable costs are coded for recharge as they are incurred.
Foundation, configured once and used throughout
Contracts, people and vendors across many sites.
- Recurring billing
- Monthly or quarterly fees on a schedule, with escalations applied on the contract’s terms.
- Contract profitability
- Every contract reports its revenue and cost, so unprofitable sites are visible early.
- Labour allocation
- Technicians who move between sites are coded to the property and work order from their recorded time.
- Vendor spend
- Subcontractors and suppliers coded to property and contract, with commitments for larger jobs.
Platforms run the operation. Sage Intacct runs the money.
Work order, maintenance and property management platforms capture requests, schedules, assets, leases and tenants. Sage Intacct controls the financial workflow, applies the property, client and contract structure, automates billing, approvals and close where appropriate, reconciles completed work to billing and turns it into contract margin and recovery reporting.
Operational platforms capture
- Requests, schedules and completion
- Building assets and maintenance history
- Leases, tenants and occupancy
Sage Intacct controls
- Contract, recurring and billable work billing, by client and property
- Purchasing, AP and approvals by property and contract
- Revenue, recoveries and margin reporting
- Which costs are included in fees, billable, or recoverable from tenants?
- Which system owns work orders, and how does completed work reach billing?
- Can you see margin by contract and by property today?
- How are shared-area costs pooled, recovered and reconciled?
- How is technician time allocated across properties and clients?
Follow every cost to its contract.
Talk to a Sage Intacct specialist about your contracts, properties and operational platforms.

