Why More Construction Firms Are Switching to Sage Intacct

Construction is becoming increasingly complex, with projects spanning multiple states, tighter budgets, and shrinking talent pools. If you’re still running Sage 100 Contractor or Sage  300 CRE and managing jobs in decade-old spreadsheets, you’re holding your business back instead of setting it up up for what’s next

More construction firms are moving to Sage Intacct Construction to simplify operations, improve visibility, and support long-term growth. Below are five reasons they’re making the switch and how it’s helping them stay ahead.

1. Access Project Data Anywhere: The Cloud Advantage

On-prem systems chain you to the office. Cloud systems don’t.

• Reality check: Field teams are scattered across the country, and hybrid work is no longer optional—it’s essential.

• Digital adoption is gaining serious traction. In fact, 22% of construction firms now consider themselves fully “digital-first,” and another 51% say they’re well on their way. That means 73% recognize the need for modern tech, yet most still aren’t fully there.

👉 Want real-time visibility from the job trailer, your home office, or your kid’s soccer pitch? Cloud’s the answer.

2. Automated Reporting: Ditch the Spreadsheet Circus

Legacy systems force you into endless Excel gymnastics. Intacct gives you 150+ built-in reports and visual dashboards—no pivot tables required.

• U.S. challenge: With tight margins and complex regulations (from multi-state tax rules to differing compliance standards), finance teams need real-time insights—not lagging, post-month-end data.

👉 Over 150 prebuilt reports mean no spreadsheet stitching required.

3. Handles Multi-Entity Consolidation Like It’s Child’s Play

Working across states or into Canada? Growing through acquisition? Intacct makes multi-entity, multi-currency accounting surprisingly easy.

👉 One login. One system. Full visibility across every project, entity, and region.

4. Integrations That Work Out of the Box

Intacct plays nice with over 200 applications, including Procore, payroll, CRM, and many estimating tools. Integrating your tools shouldn’t feel like a full-scale IT project.

• U.S. integration needs: Seamless connections to tools like Procore, your payroll provider, and federal or state tax reporting systems.

👉 Out-of-the-box integrations mean less IT lift and fewer manual workarounds.

5. Automation That Frees Up Your Team

Manual AP, WIP tracking, and month-end closes are productivity killers.

• U.S. labour crunch: According to McKinsey & Company, the construction industry is facing record-high pressure to fill skilled trade roles—creating project delays, higher costs, and growing competition for top talent.

Tight labour like this means automation is no longer optional. Sage Intacct helps firms eliminate repetitive, manual tasks like WIP reporting, AP/AR, and consolidations. The result? Finance teams can shift time toward more strategic work, not spreadsheet triage.

👉 Stop wasting time on repetitive tasks. Automation reduces manual effort where it hurts most: AP, WIP, and reporting.

Bonus: Built for Regulators and Tax Rules

• Sage Intacct supports:

• Integrated sales and use tax across states
  
• IRS-compliant audit trails for clear visibility and accountability

• Multi-entity financial reporting that spans multiple locations or business unit

• Market Momentum

• U.S. construction held up: Despite labor shortages and material delays, total U.S. construction spending in 2022 reached $1.79T, up 10.2%vs. 2021, per the Census Bureau.

• Construction-specific ERP in North America is growing, valued at ~US 2.3 billion in 2024 and forecast to reach ~US 5.7 billion by 2030.

Conclusion

The Sage legacy products may have gotten you here, but Sage Intacct for Construction is the system that will carry you forward, with scalable, efficient, and integrated financials ready for the next decade of construction.

Not sure if your firm is ready to move on?

Find out if your construction business is ready to move beyond outdated systems and unlock efficiency, accuracy, and real-time financial insights. Run through the ✅ 10-point Sage Intacct Readiness Checklist.