Introducing Pay: run the money with confidence
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Introducing Pay: run the money with confidence

Meet Pay, BuildPass finance software for builders. Job costing, bills, progress claims, retention and cash forecasting in one place, live as the job runs.

Ami Joy
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Ami Joy
Published on
July 18, 2026

The job position shouldn't live in three spreadsheets and someone's memory. Month end today means the accounting platform in one tab, the cost report in a spreadsheet and the claim in another, and a real position that's four weeks out of date.

That's why we built Pay, the finance product in the new BuildPass. It takes the money from budget to bank, in one flow, so you see movement the day it happens.

The budget you priced, tracked live

The estimate you win with in Win becomes the budget the job runs on, on the same cost codes. Budget vs committed vs actual across every line, updated as the job runs, with variations tracked to the contract.

Commit the costs, not the guesswork

Award packages through letting, hold the scope as committed cost in subcontracts, and raise purchase orders against the budget that match automatically when the bill lands.

Invoices that code themselves

Upload a bill and it's read, coded to the right cost code and queued for approval. Your team reviews instead of re-typing, and nothing hits the numbers until it's approved. Bills sync with your accounting platform through integrations, so nothing is entered twice.

Claim everything you're owed

Progress claims run against the head contract and schedule of values, from submitted through certified. Retention is withheld per claim and released on schedule, in both directions, and sub progress claims track the sub side of the money alongside yours. Nothing gets missed at claim time.

See the squeeze before it hits the account

Coming soon to Pay: WIP reporting joins what you've billed to what it's cost per job, and cash forecasting shows where each job and the whole business is heading.

Part of the all-in-one platform

Pay is one stage of the new BuildPass: win the work, pay the trades, build on site and connect it all. The budget starts in Win, the site work that drives the claim happens in Build, and Connect ties the numbers to your accounting stack and BuildPass Agent.

Pay is in early access now with builders across Australia, New Zealand and North America. Get early access or book a demo.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pay available now?

Yes, in early access. Register here. The platform is ready, and we're onboarding teams in waves so every rollout gets proper hands-on support.

Does it connect to Xero?

Yes. Bills and invoices sync with your accounting platform, so nothing is entered twice. See integrations.

Can I use my own cost codes?

Yes. One master cost code list runs from estimate to final claim.

Does the budget carry over from preconstruction?

Yes. The estimate you win with in Win becomes the budget the job starts with, on the same cost codes.

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