Key Takeaway: Electrical contractors that invoice same-day collect full payment 2.8x more often than those invoicing weekly.
Slow invoicing and unpaid job balances
Detect job-close events, draft same-day invoices with line items, and run an automated payment reminder cadence with owner escalation at 14 days.
Root cause
Close every job in your field service software before leaving the site. Invoice same day, confirm receipt, and follow up on unpaid balances at 3 and 7 days.
DIY playbook
Close every job in Jobber or ServiceTitan before the tech leaves. Send the invoice that evening. Call any unpaid account at 3 days.
- 1Detect job-close from ServiceTitan or Jobber
- 2Draft invoice with work summary, labor hours, materials, and total
- 3Queue for office or owner approval
- 4Send approved invoice same day by text link and email
- 5Send reminder at 3 days for unpaid invoices
- 6Send second reminder at 7 days
- 7Escalate to owner at 14 days
- ServiceTitan
- Jobber
- Housecall Pro
- QuickBooks
- FieldEdge
- Job not closed in field software on site
- Material cost not logged during the job
- Customer contact info missing or wrong
One click. Runs itself.
Operator detects the job-close event, drafts the invoice with line items, queues for approval, and manages the payment reminder cadence.
What gets tracked
Metrics populate once the practice is installed and the first events are logged. Before install, this section shows the baseline telemetry you will be able to track.
Common questions
Electrical contractors who invoice same-day collect full payment 2.8x more often than those invoicing weekly. The average outstanding balance for a 3-tech electrical company that batches invoices weekly is $14,000 to $28,000.
A clear description of work completed, itemized labor hours at the hourly rate, materials with quantities and unit costs, any permit fees, total due, and a payment link or QR code. A photo of completed work reduces disputes by 30 percent.
Send a polite reminder at 3 days, a second at 7 days, and escalate to a direct owner call at 14 days. Accounts beyond 30 days have a 40 percent higher dispute rate and a 25 percent lower full-payment rate.
No. Operator queues the invoice for office or owner review. The customer does not receive it until a human approves it.
Stop managing slow invoicing and unpaid job balances manually.
Install the practice. Operator runs it. You see every outcome.