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How SKEDS works

One job, from the front desk to the field to your books.

A job booked out front flows straight to dispatch, onto a technician's phone, back as a signed-off completion, and into an invoice ready for Xero or MYOB. No double handling, no paperwork run back to the office.

15%GST itemised automatically
5 rolesAccess tailored per person
Xero · MYOBInvoices synced via API
JOB-1042 · Switchboard upgrade Live status
  • 1 Booked & scheduled
    Mon 22 Jun · 8:00am
    Scheduled
  • 2 Crew on the way
    123 Great North Rd
    En route
  • 3 On the tools
    H&S signed · clocked on
    In progress
  • 4 Customer signed off
    Parts & labour captured
    Completed
  • 5 Invoice synced
    Pushed to Xero
    Synced
The office

Book & dispatch

Raise a job from anywhere, then drag it onto the right crew member on the dispatch board.

The field

Do the work

Technicians see only their jobs, sign H&S, clock on, add parts and capture the customer's signature.

The books

Get paid

Sign-off raises a draft invoice automatically, approve it and it syncs straight to your accounts.

The full lifecycle

How a job runs through SKEDS

Five stages take you from a blank workspace to live jobs, field sign-offs and synced invoices. Set the foundations once, then watch every job follow the same clean path.

Stage 01

Set it up once

Configure your workspace and SKEDS applies it to every job, invoice and report, so the numbers are right from day one.

  • Currency, GST & payment terms set once, 15% GST itemises automatically.
  • Office address & mileage rate, travel is added to each job as a billable line.
  • Add your team with roles, pay rates and trade responsibilities.
  • Bring your history across from Fergus, ServiceM8, Simpro, Tradify or AroFlo.
SKEDS · Settings
CurrencyNZD, New Zealand Dollar
NZ$
Default payment termsDrives due dates & ageing
20 days
Charge rate per kmBilled per job + GST
0.95 / km
GSTItemised on every invoice
15%
Stage 02

Book & schedule the work

Raise a new job from any screen. The dispatch board shows the whole day, drag unassigned work straight onto a crew member to send it out.

  • New job from anywhere, SKEDS suggests common job titles for your trade.
  • Drag-to-assign on the dispatch board, with every site plotted on the map.
  • Day, week & month views on the schedule, filterable by crew.
  • Auto-notify crew the moment a job lands on their plate.
SKEDS · Dispatch board
Mia CoombesElectrical · 5 jobs
MC
Tane WalkerPlumbing · 4 jobs
TW
Heat pump installUnassigned · drag to a crew
Unassigned
Stage 03

Run the job in the field

The mobile field view turns a phone into a job sheet. Safety is signed before work can start, time tracks while on the tools, and stock comes off as parts are added.

  • Sign-before-start, the job (and its billing) is blocked until H&S is signed on site.
  • Clock on to tally billable hours, and tick off the checklist with photos and notes.
  • Add parts used, inventory is decremented and labour totalled automatically.
  • Customer sign-off on the spot, with the GST-inclusive total shown.
SKEDS Field · My day

SWMS: Electrical switchboard upgrades. Sign before this job can start.

Isolate main
Install RCBOs
Label circuits
Test and tag
Stage 04

Invoice & get paid

Completing a job in the field raises a draft invoice automatically: labour, parts and mileage already itemised. An admin approves, and it syncs to your accounting package.

  • Draft invoice on sign-off, no paperwork back at the office.
  • Approve & send pushes to Xero or MYOB via their API, logged against your name.
  • Payments & retention tracked, with a % held back on large contracts.
  • Receivables ageing into 30 / 60 / 90-day buckets on the dashboard.
SKEDS · Invoice INV-1042
Labour: 2.0 hrsNZ$240.00
Parts: RCBOs ×4NZ$186.00
Travel: 23 kmNZ$21.85
GST 15%NZ$67.18
Total incl GSTNZ$515.03
Stage 05

Track performance

Your dashboard answers the daily questions at a glance; reporting lets you slice the detail and export it for the accountant or a board pack.

  • Headline KPIs, jobs completed, revenue incl GST, completion rate and H&S compliance.
  • Cash flow, ready-to-invoice, awaiting payment and paid, plus ageing.
  • Needs-attention queue, unassigned jobs, unsigned H&S and overdue invoices.
  • Export CSV or PDF for the team meeting or your accountant.
SKEDS · Dashboard
Revenue incl GST
NZ$688.90
▲ from 2 completed
Completion rate
87%
▲ +13pp this week
Gross profit
NZ$488.47
49% margin
H&S compliance
100%
All jobs signed
Built for trades

The bits that keep a trade business honest

Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, drainage and general trades, SKEDS is shaped around how the work actually runs on site and in the office.

Health & Safety, enforced

A versioned library of safety docs, attached per job and signed on site before work, and billing, can begin.

SWMSJSWEPHazard registerSDS

Roles that fit the rail

Five access levels mean each person sees exactly what they should, the navigation adapts automatically.

Owner / AdminOps ManagerDispatcherField Tech

Inventory that chases itself

Track cost, sell price and on-hand stock. Low-stock and out-of-stock flags do the reordering nudge for you.

Bulk uploadReorder levelsSupplier API

Bring your history with you

Import clients, job history, invoices, quotes and stock in four steps. Nothing changes until you confirm.

FergusServiceM8SimproTradifyAroFlo

Synced to your accounts

Approved invoices push to Xero or MYOB via their API, with GST itemised and the action logged against your name.

XeroMYOBGST 15%

Travel billed by default

SKEDS measures the drive from your depot to each site and adds mileage as a separate line, at your rate plus GST.

Depot to sitePer-km rateAuto line item
Who sees what

Everyone gets the right access

Give each person the lowest role that lets them do their job. The rail and the available actions adapt to match, there's nothing to hide manually.

Owner / Admin
Everything: billing, settings, approvals and deletes.
All areas
Ops Manager
Jobs, quoting, invoicing, reporting & H&S. No billing setup.
Most areas
Dispatcher
Schedule & assign work, raise quotes & invoices. No deletes.
Ops areas
Field Tech
Own work, update status, add photos, read H&S.
Field view
Read only
View jobs, quotes, schedule & reports. No changes.
View only
You're ready to go

Your office, your field and your books, in sync.

Stand up your workspace, get your crew on the tools, and run a job end-to-end. Start free with one user and add seats as you grow.

Built for your country

SKEDS isn't just for NZ businesses

Tax, currency and the words your trade uses change by country. Pick yours and SKEDS speaks the local language, from GST to VAT, NZD to EUR.