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📊 Department P&L Report – How to Set It Up and Use It

Updated over 2 weeks ago

The Department P&L Report is a new feature in SprintSuite that gives you clear financial visibility across departments, comparing actual costs against set budgets using a flexible, spreadsheet-style layout powered by AG Grid.

🧭 Where to Find It

Go to Reporting > Department P&L.

Before running the report, you’ll need to complete a few setup steps:

1. 🔧 Set Up Period Templates

Create and manage your monthly reporting periods:

  1. Click Manage Period Templates > Period Template

2.Enter a title name and period name

3.Set the start and end date for each period (e.g. monthly)

4.Click Save Period Template

5.You can store multiple templates for future use

2. 🧾 Set Up Purchase Types (Account Codes)

To track expenses in the report:

  1. Go to Settings > Billable Companies

  2. Under Purchase Types, click the pencil icon next to the relevant account code

  3. Add an Account Category – this is what the report will group your costs under

3. 🕒 Link Shift Types to Purchase Types

To track labour in the report:

1.Go to Settings > Shift Types

2.Click the pencil icon next to the shift type

3.Select a Billable Company

4.Choose a Purchase Type (accounting code)

5.Click Save

⏎ Note: When this shift type is used in a timesheet, the accounting code will pre-fill in the do and charge invoice automatically.

4. 💰 Set Up Budgets (Optional)

To track Budget vs Actual:

  1. Go to Settings > Budgets under your Billable Company

  2. Select your Department

  3. Choose the Period Template you created

  4. Enter your budget values for each account code and then hit Save All

5. 🧾 Allocate Receipts to Account Codes

When uploading receipts in a job:

  • You can allocate each receipt to a Purchase Type (account code)

  • These will appear in the Department P&L report under the correct category

✅ Running the Report

Once setup is complete:

  • Head to Reporting > Department P&L

  • Select your Departments and Period Template

  • The report will display in an AG Grid layout, showing:

    • Actual costs

    • Budgets (if set)

    • Account categories

    • Departmental breakdowns

You can also export the report to CSV for further analysis or sharing.


Need help setting up your templates or shift types? Reach out to our support team for assistance.

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