Financial control built for trade and field service businesses
Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, fire protection, facilities management, or any specialty trade - when your margin lives in labour efficiency and your cash flow depends on fast billing, you need more than a basic accounting package. Sage Intacct handles the finance. Kynection is our recommended platform for managing field operations.
Why specialty contractors outgrow Xero and MYOB
Tight margins, high labour cost sensitivity, and cash flow that depends on fast billing, entry-level tools create risk on all three fronts.
Labour cost visibility is poor
Without job-level labour tracking, you can't tell which jobs are eating your margin. Time gets entered days late, and by the time you see the numbers, the job is done.
Invoicing lags behind work completion
The time between job completion and invoice issue is where cash flow dies. Manual invoice prep means your team is always playing catch-up with billing.
Materials tracking is disconnected
Reconciling materials purchased against jobs they were used on, and recovering those costs in billing, is a constant source of margin leakage for trade contractors.
Compliance reporting is manual
TPAR lodgement for sub-contractors, payroll tax obligations, and security of payment compliance, all manual, all time-consuming, all at risk when done outside a proper system.
WIP is invisible until month-end
Work in progress balances built up over the month, hours worked but not yet billed, only become visible at close. That means cash flow surprises happen monthly.
Field staff and office are disconnected
Without mobile time entry and job tracking connected to your accounting system, everything that happens in the field has to be manually re-entered. That's double handling, and errors.
The tools trade contractors need to protect their margin
Sage Intacct gives specialty contractors job-level financial control, fast billing, and compliance automation, all connected to how your field teams work.
Job-level labour & cost tracking
Track every labour hour, material purchase, and subcontract cost against the specific job it belongs to. See real-time margin by job, not just by month, so you can act before profit disappears.
Fast invoicing & WIP management
Generate invoices the moment a job is completed. Track WIP in real time so you always know what's been earned but not yet billed, and clear it fast to keep cash flowing.
Materials & procurement tracking
Link purchase orders to specific jobs. Track materials from procurement to installation and automatically recover costs in billing, eliminating the margin leakage from untracked materials.
TPAR, subcontractor compliance & SOPA workflow support
Automate TPAR reporting and subcontractor certificate tracking. TPAR data is captured at the transaction level throughout the year and exported as an ATO-ready file for your BAS agent. Retention balances are tracked automatically at the job level.
Field-to-finance integration
Connect Kynection directly to Sage Intacct. Job completions, scheduled work orders, labour hours, and materials recorded in the field flow straight into your financials - no re-entry, no reconciliation lag.
Connect the field to your finance system
Most specialty contractors run one system for site operations and another for accounting. When those two systems do not talk, your job costs are always a month behind.
Kynection
Kynection is a field operations platform built for trade and service contractors. It handles job and project management, scheduling and dispatch, safety and compliance, invoicing, and fatigue management for heavy vehicle operators.
LimeLedger integrates Kynection with Sage Intacct as part of a standard engagement. Job completions, work orders, and labour hours recorded in Kynection flow directly into Sage Intacct, so your finance team sees accurate job costs the day work is recorded.
- ✓ Job and project management
- ✓ Scheduling and dispatch
- ✓ Safety and compliance
- ✓ Invoicing and purchasing
- ✓ EWD and fatigue management
- ✓ Maintenance contracts and recurring work orders
No double entry
What your crews record in Kynection flows straight to Sage Intacct. No end-of-month export, no spreadsheet reconciliation, no re-entry.
Real job costs, not month-old estimates
Labour hours and materials post to your project the day work is recorded. Your PM and CFO are looking at the same numbers at the same time.
One implementation, both systems
LimeLedger is an official Kynection partner. The integration is scoped, built, and tested as part of your standard 14-week Sage Intacct engagement.
Built for every specialty trade
Whether you're running a plumbing business, an electrical contractor, or a mechanical services firm, Sage Intacct gives you the job-level control your margin demands.
Plumbing & Mechanical Services
Track labour hours and materials from first-fix to final connection. Manage large commercial contracts alongside fast-turnaround service jobs in the same system, with different billing rules for each.
Electrical Contractors
From fitouts to switchboard upgrades to solar installations, manage each job type with the right cost structure and billing schedule. Track apprentice hours separately and recover every material dollar.
HVAC & Refrigeration
Manage the full lifecycle from design and supply to installation and ongoing maintenance contracts. Track refrigerant usage, equipment warranties, and preventive maintenance schedules alongside your financials.
Fire Protection & Security
Handle installation projects, annual inspection contracts, and emergency callout work in the same system. Automate annual inspection billing and track compliance certification dates for every client site.
Questions about Sage Intacct for specialty contractors
Does Sage Intacct handle SOPA compliance for specialty contractors?
Sage Intacct is configured to support your SOPA workflows. Payment claim due dates and statutory response deadlines are logged against each contract, and LimeLedger configures billing workflows during implementation to support your SOPA process, so your team has clear visibility of outstanding claims and statutory response obligations. SOPA compliance ultimately depends on your processes - the system gives you the structure and visibility to support it.
Can Sage Intacct connect to Kynection or other field operations platforms?
Yes. Sage Intacct integrates with Kynection through a certified connection. Job completions, purchase orders, scheduled work orders, and labour costs recorded in Kynection flow into Sage Intacct automatically, with no re-entry required. This eliminates the double-handling that specialty contractors using both systems currently do manually. LimeLedger is an official Kynection partner and implements the integration as part of a standard engagement. Learn more about the Kynection integration →
How does Sage Intacct handle TPAR reporting for trade contractors?
TPAR reports generate automatically from subcontractor payment records in Sage Intacct. For trade contractors who subcontract portions of work, the TPAR data is captured at the transaction level throughout the year so there is no year-end extraction scramble. Your registered tax agent receives a clean, ATO-compliant file. LimeLedger configures the TPAR settings and subcontractor classification during implementation.
How long does Sage Intacct implementation take for a specialty contracting business?
LimeLedger implements Sage Intacct for specialty and trade contractors in 14 weeks on a fixed-fee basis. The 14-week timeline covers discovery and design, system build and configuration, data migration, and training. For businesses integrating with field operations platforms like Kynection, the integration is included in the standard engagement scope. Ongoing support is available post-go-live through tiered support plans.
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