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A consulting invoice usually bills against an agreed engagement — a retainer, a day rate or a block of hours — and often has to quote a purchase order number to be paid. This generator sets up a restrained, professional layout with PO and reference fields and a clear terms line. Free, no account needed.
Dedicated PO and reference fields print in the invoice header, which is usually what unblocks payment at larger clients.
Set the unit to 'days' or bill a single retainer line per period — both read cleanly in this layout.
The consulting preset uses a serif face and a restrained sidebar rather than a bold colour band.
Add custom fields for the engagement name, contract number or statement of work reference.
Large organisations pay against references, not relationships. If your client issued a purchase order, put the number on the invoice — an invoice without it will often sit unpaid without anyone telling you why. The same applies to a contract or SOW number where one exists; add it as a custom field.
Send to accounts payable as well as your sponsor. Your sponsor approves the work; AP schedules the payment, and they are rarely the same inbox.
For a monthly retainer, one line describing the period and the scope is cleaner than itemising activities — you agreed a fee for availability and outcomes, not a timesheet. Keep the wording identical month to month so the series is obviously a retainer.
For phased work, invoice per milestone with the milestone named in the line description. If a later phase slips, earlier invoices are already settled and the relationship stays comfortable.
There is a PO number field in the invoice details section; it prints in the invoice header block alongside the number and date.
Usually not. A single line naming the period and scope reflects what was agreed. Itemise only if your client's process specifically requires an activity breakdown.
Yes — add a custom field with whatever label your client uses, and it prints on the document.