Can i set up multiple jobs with their own budgets and track the spend on each

Glad to see you here, @accounts240,

Yes, you can. All you need to do is add the job as a customer or sub-customer. Here's how:

1. Go to the Sales menu, then select Customers.
2. From the Customers screen, choose New customer.
3. (Optional) Mark the Is sub-customer box.Complete the customer details before pressing Save.

Once done, create a budget for them. Follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Settings ⚙️icon and select Budgeting.
2. Press Add budget, then enter a budget name in the Name field.
3. Choose the Fiscal Year and the Interval of the budget.
4. (Optional) From the Pre-fill data drop-down list, specify whether to automatically enter data from the current or previous year into the budget, and specify the year to use.
5. From the Subdivide by drop-down list, select Customer.
6. Pick the job name on the Add subdivided budget for drop-down.
7. Use the Create Budget or Next button at the bottom.
   
8. Hit Save or Save and close.

For more details about creating a budget, see this article: Create, edit, and manage budgets in QuickBooks Online.

If you have any questions about this or need anything in QuickBooks, let me know in the comment. I'm here to help. Have a lovely day!

Thanks that is great help.  With that done Is it possible to post a purchase invoice 'bill' against the new customer and run a budget to see budget v's actual spend.  When I run my budget v's actual spend report the bill appears against the actual spend figure for the COS category, however it appears here for all my budgets not just the budget that the spend was against..

Thanks

I appreciate you for performing the steps provided by my peer above. I've got additional steps to resolve your two concerns, @accounts240. 

You can use the billable expense feature to post a bill against your new customer. Let's first turn it on from the settings, and I'll guide you how. 

1. Go to the Settings (Gear) icon at the upper right.
2. Select Account and Settings.
3. Go to Expenses from the left menu.
4. Click Bills and expenses. 
5. Check the Show Items table on expense and purchase forms, Track expenses and items by customer, and Make expenses and items billable boxes. 
6. Hit Save. 
7. Click Done.

The screenshot below shows you the last five steps. 

Then, let's record a billable expense by performing the steps below. 

1. Go to the + New button from the left menu.
2. Select either Bill, Expense, or Check under Vendors. 
3. Choose the Vendor or Payee.
4. In the Category details section, select the appropriate expense account. 
5. Enter the description and the expense amount, then check the Billable box.
6. Select the new customer from the Customer column drop-down menu. 
7. Click Save.

Once done, let's link the billable expense to your customer's invoice. Here's how: 

1. Go to the + New button from the left menu.
2. Select Invoice under Customers. 
3. Choose the new customer from the Customer drop-down menu. 
4. Click Add on the billable expense you want to charge to your customer from the Add to Invoice window. 
5. Hit Save.

See the screenshot below to show you the last three steps. For detailed instructions, go through this article: Enter Billable Expenses. 

For your second concern, it looks like you've pulled up the budget report by account. That's why the bill appears for the actual spent/expense appears under the COS category. 

To help fix this, let's run the budget report by customer. This way, you'll be able see the budget that was spent against to your customer. Just go back to the Gear (Settings) icon at the upper right. Then, select Budgeting under Tools. Find the budget report by customer you've created. After that, choose Run Budgets vs. Actuals report from the Actions column. I've attached screenshots below that serve as your visual guide.  

As always, I'd suggest visiting this website: Budgets Overview. This link provides you steps on how to edit, copy, or delete your existing budgets in the program. 

Just click the Reply button below if you need further assistance. Have a great day, @accounts240.