Projects

Payroll Automation (Smartly, Crystal Payroll, iPayroll) and connection to Xero

Issue

Timesheets are entered manually on paper, no connection to Xero.

Implementation

  • project planning and timelines

  • work with payroll software provider

  • employees communication and training

  • desktop and app testing

Result

  • Completely automated payroll

  • Timesheets are entered via phone app

  • Leave applications entered via app

  • Managers approve leave based on current leave balances in the app

  • Costs allocated to cost centers

  • Payroll and PAYE are automatically deducted from bank account

  • Payroll reports are automatically flowing into Xero

  • Employees costs are automatically allocated to different cost centers

Project Duration and Cost

12 days over 3 months

Cost - $8,160 + GST

Job Management Software Implementation (SimPro, ServiceM8, XeroProjects)

Issue

Manual coding of timesheets to different projects, manual assignment of staff to jobs, manual split of costs between projects.

Implementation

  • learn the business operations around managing projects

  • work with software provider for onboarding instructions

  • transfer data from old software

  • Testing of the software

  • Roll software use to admin staff and employees

  • Connect to xero for automatic invoice uploads

Result

  • Completely automated job management system

  • Timesheets are entered via phone app and time is split between the jobs

  • Auto notifications to staff about job scheduling

  • all jobs could be seen in one screen with progress for each project

  • Health and safety records , site check photos and client record are saved in the job and available for client

  • Invoices are generated in the job management software and automatically flow to Xero

  • Materials are allocated to the job automatically

Project Duration and Cost

18 days over 4 months

Cost - $12,240 + GST

Bills Approvals Automation (Approval Max)

Issue

Supplier bills require approvals from several managers based in different offices , approvals collected via emails.

Implementation

  • project planning and timelines

  • work with admin team and managers to define approval matrix

  • connect Approval Max with Xero

Result

  • Completely automated supplier bills approvals

  • Automated flow to and from Xero

  • Each approver only receives bills based on their client / project and approval level

  • Automatic start of Multi -tiered approvals for large bills

  • Time stamp for all emails sent and received

  • Automated notifications and reminders to “nudge” managers

  • Automatic Month-end accrual journal for bills that have not yet been approved - flows directly into Xero.

Project Duration

10 days over 2 months

Cost - $6,800 + GST