Payroll and accounting built for construction crews
Track hours across job sites, handle project costs, manage subcontractors, and stay compliant with construction payroll requirements. All in one platform designed for how construction businesses actually work.
Software built for the reality of running a construction business worldwide
Running a construction business is nothing like running a retail store or a professional services firm. You have crews spread across multiple job sites, workers with different pay rates and union agreements, materials and equipment costs that fluctuate by project, WCB requirements that vary by province, and safety records that need to be tracked for every worker.
Most business software was not built with any of this in mind. Generic payroll tools assume everyone works in one office. Generic accounting tools do not know what job costing is. Novala was built specifically to handle the operational complexity of construction businesses, from small residential contractors to mid-size commercial builders.
Multi-site time tracking your crew will actually use
Your workers are not sitting at desks. They are on job sites, often in remote locations, with limited connectivity. Novala's mobile time tracking works offline and syncs when connection returns. Workers clock in and out from their phones with a single tap.
GPS verification confirms workers are actually on site when they clock in, reducing time theft and disputes. Foremen can approve hours from their phones, and hours automatically flow into payroll and job costing.
- ✓Mobile clock in and out with GPS verification
- ✓Works offline on job sites with poor connectivity
- ✓Foreman approval workflow from any device
- ✓Automatic overtime calculation per provincial rules
- ✓Break tracking and required rest period enforcement
Job costing that shows you which projects make money
Most construction businesses only find out a project was unprofitable when it is too late. Novala tracks labour, materials, subcontractor costs, and equipment expenses per project in real time. See your margin on every job as it happens, not months later during tax season.
Assign every expense to a project with one click. Compare estimated vs actual costs. Identify which project types, foremen, or clients consistently deliver profit, and which drain your business.
Compliance handled for every province
Construction payroll compliance is complicated. Union dues vary by trade and local. Apprenticeship rates differ from journeyperson rates. Prevailing wage requirements apply to government contracts. WCB rates vary by province and industry classification. Missing any of these creates real financial and legal risk.
Novala handles it all automatically. Set up your union agreements once, and dues calculate correctly on every paycheque. Apprentice rates increase automatically based on hours logged. Provincial WCB remittances are filed on time, every time.
- ✓Union dues automatically deducted and remitted
- ✓Apprenticeship rate progression tracked automatically
- ✓WCB clearances and remittances per province
- ✓T4A generation for all subcontractors at year end
Common questions from construction businesses
Can Novala handle my mix of employees and subcontractors?
Yes. Novala manages both employee payroll (T4) and subcontractor payments (T4A) in the same system. You can pay everyone from the same platform, and year-end tax slips are generated automatically.
How does GPS clock in work if my crew is in a basement with no signal?
The app works offline. Workers clock in and their location is captured when the phone last had signal, or with a manual site selection. When signal returns, everything syncs automatically.
Do you support prevailing wage jobs?
Yes. Configure different pay rates per project or per contract, and Novala applies them automatically based on which project the hours are logged against.
Can I track equipment costs against specific jobs?
Yes. Equipment usage, rentals, and depreciation can all be assigned to specific projects. This gives you accurate job costing that includes all overhead, not just labour and materials.