In today's fast-paced automotive industry, efficiency, transparency, and digital processes are key to the success of any auto repair shop. CATAMA is a software that serves as the central nervous system of the business. While the software is a comprehensive workshop management system, its particular strengths lie in the area of invoicing. CATAMA is far more than just a simple invoicing program – it's an intelligent solution that masters all facets of invoicing and analysis.
Flexible invoicing for every business transaction
One of CATAMA's greatest strengths is its ability to effortlessly create and manage a wide variety of invoice types. This gives workshops the necessary flexibility to accurately map all internal and external processes.
- External invoices: The classic use case – the invoice to the customer – is created quickly and professionally. All items, from spare parts and labor costs to external services, are clearly listed.
- Internal invoices: Internal invoices are essential for the preparation of used vehicles or the billing of services between departments. CATAMA enables these processes to be clearly documented and costs to be accurately allocated without triggering an external payment transaction.
- Warranty Invoices: Handling warranty claims with manufacturers has its own rules and requirements. CATAMA supports the creation of warranty invoices according to these specific guidelines, which significantly simplifies the process and minimizes the error rate.
Digitalization and connectivity: Ready for the future
CATAMA ensures your workshop is perfectly equipped for today's and tomorrow's digital requirements. Two key features particularly highlight the software's strengths:
DATEV export
Collaboration with your tax advisor becomes incredibly easy thanks to the integrated DATEV interface. Instead of manually submitting documents, all relevant accounting data can be exported with just a few clicks and transmitted digitally to your tax office. This saves time, prevents transmission errors, and ensures efficient and seamless accounting.
E-invoices (ZUGFeRD & XRechnung)
More and more companies, and especially public sector clients, are demanding invoices in electronic format. With CATAMA, this is no problem. The software generates e-invoices that contain both a human-readable PDF file and a machine-readable XML data set. This complies with common standards such as ZUGFeRD and XRechnung and ensures that your invoices can be processed automatically by all modern systems.
Deep insights through powerful analyses
What good is the best data if you can't analyze it? CATAMA transforms your business data into valuable knowledge and offers powerful tools for analyzing and controlling your operations.
- Revenue and profit reports: Keep a constant eye on your company's financial health. Detailed revenue and profit reports show you at a glance how your business is performing and where the greatest profits are being generated.
- Gross profit analysis: Go a step further and analyze the gross profit per order, per customer, or per period. This will quickly reveal which orders are particularly profitable and where margins might need to be optimized.
- Work Value Analysis & Efficiency Reports: Perhaps the most valuable resource in a workshop is the mechanics' time. CATAMA enables targeted analysis of work values. Create efficiency reports to see how productive individual employees or the entire team are. Identify strengths, uncover training needs, and optimize your workshop's capacity utilization based on hard data.
Conclusion: More than just an invoicing program
CATAMA impressively demonstrates that a modern automotive invoicing program must go far beyond simply generating invoices. By combining flexible billing, future-proof digital interfaces, and in-depth analytics, the software becomes a strategic partner for any automotive workshop that prioritizes efficiency, transparency, and data-driven decision-making. Anyone looking to successfully lead their business into the future will find CATAMA an indispensable tool.
