Petty Cash

Petty cash management software for construction

Small site expenses, properly accounted for.

Track category-wise petty cash across sites. Record expenses as they happen, keep receipts attached, and see exactly where the small money goes.

In short

buildcontrol's petty cash module is petty cash management software for construction sites. Every small site expense is logged with a bill photo and tagged to the right site and category, so cash spending is traceable.

Problem & solution

What it fixes on site

Small site expenses add up to real money that no one can trace. buildcontrol pins every rupee to a project.

Without buildcontrolHow it works today
  • Cash expenses are noted on scraps of paper and rarely reconciled.
  • Nobody can tell which site or head the money actually went to.
  • Large amounts slip through without a bill and surface only at audit.
With buildcontrolWhat changes on site
  • Every expense is logged in the app with a bill photo attached.
  • Each expense is tagged to its site and category, so it is traceable later.
  • Entries without a bill on a large amount are easy to spot and follow up.
What you get

Everything in Petty Cash Management

Built around how site teams actually work, not how software wishes they did.

Category-wise expenses

Group spending by category so patterns are visible, not buried.

Site-wise tracking

Know which site is spending what, alongside wider payment tracking, rather than one lumped total.

Receipt attachments

Attach the bill photo to the entry, so proof stays with the record.

Cash-in-hand balance

See the running balance for each site's petty cash float.

Approval flow

Expenses can be reviewed rather than simply recorded.

Expense reports

Summaries that make month-end reconciliation quick.

Why it matters

What changes on your sites

1

Small leaks add up

Category-wise visibility exposes the spending nobody was watching.

2

Faster reimbursements

Entries and receipts are already in the system when it is time to settle.

3

Cleaner books

Petty cash stops being the messy corner of your accounts.

FAQ

Common questions

Yes. Balances are tracked per site, so you always know the cash-in-hand at each location.
Yes. Receipt photos attach to the entry, so the proof and the record stay together.
Expenses can go through review rather than being recorded unchecked, depending on how you set it up.

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See petty cash management software on your own sites

Book a free demo and see how petty cash management software tracks every small site expense back to the right project.