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Cost Centers

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A cost center is a code or number your organization uses to track where costs are charged, for accounting, invoicing, and reporting. In IronSight, each job can carry a cost center, so every piece of work is tied to the right budget or account code.

Cost centers are closely tied to locations. When you link a cost center to a location, it becomes that location's default. Any job created at that location will fill in the cost center automatically, which saves time and helps keep invoicing accurate. Cost centers need to be created first before they can be linked to a location.

Why use cost centers?

  • Accurate invoicing: Each job carries the correct cost center, so billing and approvals line up with your accounting codes.
  • Less manual entry: Linking cost centers to locations means requesters and dispatchers don't have to look up or type the code on every job.
  • Easier reporting and search: You can filter and search the Jobs list by cost center to find all work charged to a specific code.
  • Clear information in the field: The cost center and its description show on the job details screen in the mobile app.

Good to know

  • Cost centers belong to a hub. When requesting or editing a job, you'll only see the cost centers for that job's hub.
  • If only one cost center is available, it will fill in automatically when requesting a job.
  • Cost centers are added one at a time in the Admin Portal. Bulk imports aren't available to customers. If you need to add a large number of cost centers, contact IronSight Support and we can help.

Add Cost Centers

To add a Cost Center:

  1. Click Account, then select Admin Portal.
  2. Click on the Hub you want to add the cost center to.
  3. Click the Cost Centers tab.
  4. Click New.
  5. Enter a Name. This is usually the cost center code or number your accounting team uses.
  6. Enter a Description (optional). This helps users pick the right cost center, and it shows on the job details screen in the mobile app.
  7. Click Save.

The new cost center can now be linked to locations and selected on jobs in that hub.

To edit a Cost Center:

  1. In the Admin Portal, open the Hub and click the Cost Centers tab.
  2. Click the cost center you want to edit.
  3. Make your changes.
  4. Click Save.

To link a Cost Center to a location:

  1. In the Admin Portal, open the Hub and click the Locations tab.
  2. Search for the location you want to update, or click New to add a new location.
  3. Click the location to open it.
  4. In the Cost Center field, select the cost center.
  5. Click Save.

Jobs created at this location will now fill in this cost center automatically.

Have questions? Contact us at [support@ironsight.app] and we'll help you out.

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