Access Focal Point:

Time Sheets Expenses Web Based Purchasing Project Control Resource Scheduler Reporting Sales And Billing Construction Industry Scheme

Access Focal Point

Access FocalPoint combined with the comprehensive Access Dimensions business system offers a winning solution for web-enabled data capture. FocalPoint is highly configurable with easy to define rules to ensure the right information is captured, routed and approved.

Focalpoint is available via a standard web browser, allowing many more users, including those working remotely, to enter, view and approve information without direct access to the core business system.

Timesheets

Having effective an effective management process over the planning and utilisation of your most valuable resources is paramount. FocalPoint provides the efficient input to this process through the time recording module.

As with all FocalPoint modules, the interface is web-based, enabling your people to capture time-based data anywhere in the world, on the move or at project sites.
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Expenses

The timely and accurate recording of expense information, either associated with timesheets or not, is an integral part of most businesses. The key to successfully solving this issue is to make sure that the data is entered directly and accurately by the individual who incurred the expense wherever possible and processed seamlessly through the system for prompt reimbursement.

Expenses and Credit Card forms can be entered in either home or foreign currency values with associated exchange rates to cover international use.

Purchasing

The effective control of the purchasing process in any organisation is essential. However, every organisation needs to be able to order goods and services when required in the most efficient manner possible. Purchasing processes are different for each organisation and as a result any software solution needs to have the ultimate flexibility coupled with excellent controls to ensure the smooth running of the operation.

Project Control

FocalPoint delivers the tools and information required by project managers, directly to the desktop, enabling them to run, manage and control their projects effectively. It delivers this information in a clear and concise format, designed for the occasional user, whilst providing the features that project managers demand of a comprehensive project management module.

Resource Scheduler

This module provides anyone who has to manage multiple rates, people, equipment and jobs with a simple tool to maximise resources as efficiently and profitably as possible. The graphical format of the scheduler provides instant visibility of resources available – while a powerful skills matrix ensures that jobs and skills are appropriately matched.

Reporting

The true power of FocalPoint lies in the reporting and enquiries modules. The system is robust and flexible, both in terms of data held in FocalPoint , as well as in Access Dimensions

Sales And Billing

For many companies the sales and billing process is distributed throughout the organisation. FocalPoint allows data capture for the billing process, integrating with the appropriate source data and implementing controls at every step, to make this quick, efficient and accurate.

Construction Industry Scheme

For organisation isn the construction industry, or those involved in either side of a sub-contrcating relationship, FocalPoint provides a full set of functions supporting the processes and procedures involved, including HMRC compliant C.I.S management. Al the current schemes are catered for, with full extensibility to future regulations built into the design.