Billing built for
general contractors

Manage customer and subcontractor payment in a single tool.
Earn more money from your operating balance.

  • Record schedule of values, progress, and milestone billing
  • Gain visibility into work-in-progress and project profitability
  • Help subcontractors invoice successfully and get paid
Financial management

Consolidate your back office work in one hub

Beam unifies the data in your shared drive, email, spreadsheets, and accounting software so that you can move faster and make better business decisions.

Project management

Projects
Change orders
Files & notes

CRM

Clients
Vendors
Estimates

Financials

Bills
Invoices
Payments

Contracting

Prime & subcontracts
Schedule of values
Retainage

Compliance

Certificates of insurance
Lien waivers
Licenses
Estimating

Create professional estimates faster and win more jobs

Beam makes it easy to create and send estimates from your phone or computer so you can win more jobs.

Customize your estimates with cost codes, markup, sections, terms & conditions, and file attachments.

Online bill payment

Bill payment built for general contractors

Track subcontract progress, streamline approvals, and schedule bill payments. Eliminate paper check fraud by switching to fast & reliable direct deposit (ACH bank transfers).

We’ll do the heavy lifting by sending payment notifications to your subcontractors and requesting bank information when needed.

1

Add your subcontracts

Add milestone, progress, or time & materials subcontracts for each of your trades.

2

Add or request bills

Consolidate mailed and emailed invoices on Beam. Ask subcontractors to invoice you on Beam for faster processing & payment.

3

Schedule payments

Once scheduled, subcontractors receive notifications to track payment status or securely add their bank information.

Approval rules

With Beam, you set the rules

Configure approval workflows between bookkeepers, project managers, and business owners.

Invoices are reconciled against your original contracts and approved change orders to make sure you don't overpay.

Invoicing and online payment

Accept payments from customers online

Delight your customers with Beam’s invoices and convenient customer portal. Avoid time-consuming drives to pick up and deposit paper checks.

  • $5 per online bank transfer
  • 3% credit and debit card fee
  • Track payments outside Beam
1

Add your contract & change orders

Choose between milestone, progress, and time & materials billing.

2

Create and send an invoice

Choose amounts, attach files, and add custom memos. Beam will send a personalized email and reminders near the due date.

3

Get paid

Payments are deposited in your bank account within 1-3 business days after the customer clicks “Pay”.

Accounting syncs

Bookkeeping made easy

Import your existing vendors, customers, chart of accounts, and projects from your accounting software.

Beam automatically syncs invoices, bills, and payments directly into your accounting software.

That means less manual data entry, fewer errors, and a happier accountant.

Time is money. Save both.

Join hundreds of contractors that trust Beam to simplify their financial operations.