Real financial control for construction businesses that have outgrown Xero.
Job-level P&L in real time. Automated WIP reporting. A month-end close that doesn't require a spreadsheet army. LimeLedger migrates Australian construction businesses to Sage Intacct, the financial platform built for that complexity. Fixed fee, 14 weeks, no surprises.
When Xero and MYOB can't keep up:
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Australian construction and real estate businesses with $10M+ in revenue that have outgrown entry-level accounting and need a financial system built to match their complexity.
Xero and MYOB are great, until your business outgrows them
Entry-level accounting tools are built for simplicity. But once your construction or real estate business hits scale, the cracks start to show.
Xero & MYOB weren't built for projects
Job costing, WIP schedules, progress claims and multi-entity reporting aren't what entry-level tools do well. You end up filling the gaps with spreadsheets.
No real-time project visibility
By the time you have numbers, they're already out of date. You can't manage what you can't see, and growing businesses need live financial data, not last month's figures.
Reporting takes too long
Finance teams spend days compiling month-end reports from multiple sources, with limited confidence in the numbers they're delivering to the board.
Growing complexity, same old tools
More projects, more entities, more stakeholders, but the same entry-level system. Re-keying data, reconciling accounts and chasing approvals shouldn't be a full-time job.
The day-to-day finance reality in most growing construction businesses
- Reconciling WIP and cost-to-complete in spreadsheets every month
- Subcontractor invoice approvals stuck in email threads
- Retentions and variations tracked outside the accounting system
- Progress claims that take days to compile and reconcile
- Multi-entity consolidation rebuilt manually at every close
- Project margin visibility a week or two behind reality
The result: Your business has grown, but your financial systems haven't kept up. It's time to move to a platform built for where you are now, and where you're going.
We implement Sage Intacct, a best-of-breed platform built to replace the systems you've outgrown
LimeLedger helps growing construction and real estate businesses make the move to Sage Intacct, the leading cloud financial management platform purpose-built for project-based, multi-entity businesses with real complexity. We handle everything from design and migration through to configuration, integration and ongoing optimisation.
Is Sage Intacct right for your business?
Answer two questions and we'll tell you straight whether it makes sense to have a conversation.
Built for construction and real estate businesses
ready for the next level
We work with growing Australian businesses, typically with $10M+ in annual turnover, that have outgrown their entry-level accounting systems. Every industry we serve has distinct financial complexity; we design around yours.
Developers & Real Estate
End-to-end financial visibility across every development stage, from land acquisition through to sales, settlement and lender reporting.
General Contractors
Managing retentions, head contracts and WIP across multiple active sites. Your accounting should keep up. We make it happen.
Specialty Contractors & Field Services
Getting paid on time, tracking job costs per technician, and managing field workforces. Sage Intacct handles the finance. Kynection is our recommended platform for field operations.
Civil Contractors
Equipment costs, subcontractor TPAR, and milestone billing - clear project-level profitability without a spreadsheet army.
Transport & Logistics
Run-level profitability, fleet cost allocation and multi-depot reporting - so you know which routes and contracts actually make money before renewal.
From system design to
ongoing growth
We combine finance expertise, construction knowledge and leading cloud technology to deliver financial systems that work, and keep working as your business scales.
System Implementation
End-to-end Sage Intacct deployment. Fixed-fee, 14 weeks, configured for construction from day one.
Process Design
Financial workflows designed from the ground up in construction industry best practice, then tailored to how your projects actually run.
Reporting & Advisory
Real-time dashboards, construction-specific reports, integrations and ongoing advisory as your business scales.
The financial outcomes
that change how your business runs
Construction CFOs who move to Sage Intacct consistently report the same results: faster close, better project visibility, and a finance team that spends less time producing numbers and more time using them. The benchmarks below are typical for a mid-size Australian construction business.
Real-time job costing across every project
Know exactly where every project stands: budgets, actuals, committed costs, cost-to-complete and forecast margin, without waiting for your team to compile reports.
WIP reporting that doesn't live in a spreadsheet
Automated WIP schedules, retention tracking and percentage-of-completion reporting , produced by the system, not assembled by your finance team every month end accurate at all times.
Month-end close cut by up to 50%
Close in days, not weeks. Board packs produced in hours. Sage Intacct customers report up to 50% reduction in close time , because the data is already there, reconciled, and reportable, not a burden on it.
Systems that scale with your growth
Whether you double your project volume or expand into new entities and markets, your financial system is ready to grow with you. No more starting over when you outgrow the last one.
Less manual work, more strategic finance
Free your finance team from data entry, reconciliations and manual processes, so they can focus on the analysis and insights that actually drive your business forward.
Faster go-live, earlier ROI
AI-assisted delivery means less time in implementation and more time running on your new system. Most clients are live in 14 weeks and realising measurable value within the first quarter.
Is your finance system holding your business back?
Most construction businesses don't know exactly where their finance function is underperforming. This assessment tells you, with a score, a clear interpretation, and three specific recommendations built from your answers.
25 questions. Free. No account needed.
Why Sage Intacct?
Entry-level accounting systems are excellent tools for businesses starting out. But once you run multiple entities or need real project-level financial control, you need something built for that complexity. Sage Intacct is financial management software built specifically for project-based businesses.
Sage Intacct is cloud-native, with purpose-built modules for project accounting, job costing, development finance and contract billing. AI is embedded directly into the platform, so your finance team spends less time on manual tasks and more time on decisions that matter.
Questions CFOs ask before
committing to a migration
A system migration is a significant decision. Here are the most common questions we hear from finance leaders - answered.
For most construction businesses, a full implementation takes 14 weeks from kick-off to go-live. We use a structured 5-phase methodology, with clear milestones at each stage. AI tools throughout configuration and testing accelerate delivery so your team reaches go-live sooner.
For most construction and real estate businesses with $10M+ in turnover, yes. Entry-level systems have real limitations once you're running multiple projects, multiple entities, or need board-level financial reporting on demand. Sage Intacct is a genuine step up in capability, and we'll help you build the business case before you commit.
Yes. Sage Intacct sits between entry-level systems and enterprise ERP. It's purpose-built for construction, cloud-native, and implementable in 14 weeks. The migration path from Cheops and Jobpac is well-understood, and we've mapped it in detail.
Every engagement is led by our specialist team. Your lead consultant manages discovery, requirements, training and go-live. You have a direct contact and a clear escalation path throughout the project. Technical configuration, data migration and QA is handled by our specialist delivery team.
Construction finance transformation, built for Australian businesses ready to grow
LimeLedger was founded to transform how Australian construction and real estate businesses manage their finances, replacing manual processes and entry-level accounting tools with Sage Intacct, AI automation and construction-specific workflows.
We saw too many businesses running their finances on systems built for small business, not construction: manually reconciling WIP in spreadsheets, chasing retentions in email, and losing weeks each month to a close that should take days.
What implementation actually looks like
A fixed timeline, agreed before we start. Four phases, no surprises.
We take on a limited number of implementations per quarter to maintain quality
Current availability: Q3 2026. If your business is actively evaluating a move from Xero, MYOB, Cheops or Jobpac, the right time to start a conversation is now.
Every engagement receives direct founder involvement from kick-off to go-live. We don't take on more than we can deliver well.
From the LimeLedger team
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