Boston-based Midland Construction Corp. needed a replacement for cumbersome accounting software that couldn't accommodate this growing company.
Owner Sean Roche Sr. had changed accounting software twice in the previous seven years, so he knew what he liked and didn't like.
"We were looking for something to grow into," Roche says. "I'd liked what I'd seen of Sage Timberline Office previously, and I liked it more as I saw more of it."
Accounting that does it all
Midland Construction is a small construction company with revenues of about $10 million a year. Roche explains Sage Timberline Office can handle bigger companies than his, and that's part of what he likes about it.
"I like that you can grow with it," Roche says. "I realize I'm not using it at its full capacity right now, but I'd rather have a system I can use the way I want to use it now and into the future."
Roche says he uses Sage Timberline Office for accounting, job cost, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, cash management and creating custom reports. One feature he especially likes is Sage Timberline Office's security.
"I can assign permissions so each individual can have very discrete permissions to do specific things and nothing else. For instance, I have one person whose job it is to go into accounts payable and change a vendor's address — nothing else in Accounts Payable. That's the individual's responsibility, not anything to do with invoicing, checks or balances," Roche says.
Full integration adds value
"Other programs I used didn't have that flexibility. If you let them into accounts payable, you're letting them into the entire program. And it's possible to set security in all the modules," he says.
Roche also likes the integration of Sage Timberline Office modules that makes it possible to see an accounts payable entry for a subcontractor in job cost.
"Instead of the sub calling the controller, he can go to the project manager, which is where he should be going in the first place," Roche says. "It's a big improvement because it puts the responsibility where it lies, with the project manager."
Download Printable Version (PDF)
