Stop chasing receipts across your project sites
Engineering firms waste hours every week on reimbursements, shared bank cards, and manual reconciliation. Budgetly gives every team member their own card, captures receipts at the point of purchase, and syncs to Xero automatically.
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Trusted by organisations managing distributed teams and multiple budgets.
Built for the way engineering teams actually work
From site purchases to project cost tracking, Budgetly handles the spending workflows your field teams and finance staff deal with every day.
A card for every team member
Issue physical or virtual cards to each engineer, project manager, or field crew. No more shared bank cards, fuel cards, or reimbursements.
Receipts captured at point of purchase
Field staff snap receipts on the mobile app the moment they spend. No more chasing paper receipts at month-end.
Real-time visibility across every project
See who spent what, where, and when across all your projects and sites. Spot cost overruns before they blow out your margins.
Audit-ready reporting in one click
Generate transaction reports with matched receipts for project audits and BAS reviews instantly. No more manual spreadsheets or missing documentation.
Take the financial guesswork out of project delivery
Engineering firms managing multiple projects, field teams, and cost centres need real-time visibility, not month-end surprises. Budgetly replaces bank debit cards and fuel cards with controlled cards, instant receipt capture, and one-click reporting. Hunt & Dixon Surveys saved six hours a week after switching.
Save six hours a week on admin
Hunt & Dixon Surveys saved six hours a week by replacing bank debit cards and fuel cards with Budgetly. Each team member now has their own card, receipts are captured on the spot, and the finance team gets instant visibility across every project.
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Eliminate reimbursements for good
Smartscan Locators removed reimbursements entirely after switching to Budgetly. Staff no longer spend their own money on business expenses, receipts are uploaded instantly, and the process is almost entirely automated.
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Get built-in security, compliance, and spending rules across every project and team. Set per-card limits, restrict categories, and get real-time alerts when spending is off track.
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Most companies still manage spending the hard way.
Finance teams are expected to control spending, but the tools they use were never built for it. Staff share corporate cards, receipts arrive weeks late, reimbursements are manual, budgets live in spreadsheets, and bookkeepers reconstruct reality after transactions occur.
Modern companies manage spending before it happens.
Instead of reacting to expenses after the fact, finance teams now control spending at the moment it occurs. Budgetly enables this shift. Spending rules, budgets, cards, and expense capture operate inside a single platform, giving finance teams live visibility and control.
Frequently asked questions
What is expense management software for engineering businesses?
Why should engineering businesses use specialised expense management software instead of spreadsheets?
Engineering projects involve complex budgets, multiple teams, and on-site purchases that are hard to manage with spreadsheets or bank cards. Generic tools lack features like project-based budgets, mobile receipt capture, and real-time spend controls.
With Budgetly you gain:
- Real-time expense tracking and visibility across every project site
- Budget allocation by project, team, or cost centre
- Mobile receipt capture via the Expense Tracking App so field staff upload receipts at the point of purchase
- Controlled Corporate Cards or Virtual Cards for each team member or project
- Seamless sync with your ledgers via the Xero Integration
Hunt & Dixon Surveys saved six hours a week after switching from bank debit cards and fuel cards to Budgetly across their surveying teams.
What is the best expense management software for Australian engineering businesses?
The best solution for Australian engineering companies should support AUD transactions and GST, handle project-level and team-specific budget allocation, enable mobile receipt capture on job sites, integrate with Xero, and provide full audit trails for BAS compliance.
Budgetly meets these requirements with a unified platform built for Australia. Engineering-specific features include per-project budget controls with automated resets, real-time visibility across multiple sites, and audit-ready reporting. Smartscan Locators eliminated reimbursements entirely and saved significant time across the business after switching to Budgetly.
How does Budgetly help with project audits and BAS compliance?
Engineering businesses face regular BAS lodgements and project audits where missing receipts can mean lost GST rebates and compliance failures. Budgetly creates a complete digital audit trail for every transaction: the card used, the merchant, the amount, the matched receipt, and the project it was allocated to.
As Ben Dixon from Hunt & Dixon Surveys put it, “Budgetly is fast, easy and not like dealing with a bank.” One-click reporting means you can generate transaction reports with matched receipts instantly, rather than spending days compiling manual spreadsheets.
Can I set separate budgets for each project or team?
Yes. Budgetly lets you create individual budgets for each project, site, or team with automated resets on your preferred schedule (weekly, fortnightly, or monthly). You can also set spending rules per card, restricting categories (for example, no cash withdrawals or ATM access) and setting daily or transaction limits.
This gives finance teams control without slowing down engineers in the field. Hunt & Dixon Surveys manages their entire team this way, with each member having their own card and controlled budget.
How much does expense management software for engineering cost?
How to get started with Budgetly for your engineering business?
Getting started is simple:
- Book a demo with the Budgetly team to see how the solution fits your project workflows.
- During onboarding, define your project and team budgets, set spending rules per card, issue physical or virtual cards to staff and field teams, enable mobile receipt capture, and connect your Xero account.
- Once live, field staff transact and capture receipts on the spot. Your finance team gets real-time dashboards and spend control across the entire business.
Smartscan Locators went from manual reimbursements to full automation, saving significant time across the business.
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