Growth is good news for a general contractor — until the systems behind the business start to strain under it. Invoices pile up, reports get harder to pull, and tools that once felt dependable begin to slow the team down. At some point, keeping up means rethinking the platform underneath it all.
That was the position Sellers Construction Company reached. The Gordon, Georgia general contractor had built its accounting on Sage 100 for years, and the team genuinely liked it. But as the company grew, the system that once fit began to hold them back.
The questions were familiar ones for a growing contractor. How do we cut the manual steps out of everyday work? How do we get reliable visibility across the business? And how do we move to a platform built to scale with us?
THE CHALLENGE
When a Trusted System No Longer Keeps Up With Growth
Sellers Construction had simply outgrown Sage 100. The team liked the system, but it had become increasingly outdated for the company’s size and workflow. It wasn’t cloud-based, it required too many manual steps, and it couldn’t keep pace with the company’s growth.
Everyday tasks took far more time than they should. Entering invoices, writing checks, and finding usable reports often meant working across multiple screens. Reporting was a particular frustration — the right report was hard to find, and historical job data wasn’t always loaded, so information wasn’t consistent. The system was also unforgiving: a batch of selected checks could be undone by a single accidental click, forcing the team to start over from scratch.
What Sellers needed was a modern, centralized, cloud-based platform — one built for multiple users working across different job functions, and able to scale with the business.
“In Sage 100, one accidental click could undo a whole batch of checks and we’d have to start over from scratch.”
— Kim Pruitt, Sellers Construction Company
THE SOLUTION
A Modern, Cloud-Based Platform Built to Scale
Sellers Construction chose Sage Intacct and partnered with Alliance Solutions Group. Intacct delivered what the team had been looking for: a cloud-based platform that consolidates information in the right places, reduces manual steps, and supports multiple users across job functions.
Sage Intacct aligned with what Sellers set out to fix:
- AP automation — replacing the multi-step, multi-screen invoice entry that Sage 100 required.
- Cloud-based access — in place of a server-bound system.
- Multi-entity visibility — across companies, without switching screens to check information between entities.
- Easier reporting — that is simpler to find, run, and adjust, with data consolidated where it belongs.
Sage Intacct also works alongside the tools the team relies on, including ADP for payroll and Sage Construction Management.
The transition came with an unusual wrinkle. Kim Pruitt and her colleague Tanya weren’t part of the original rollout — they inherited Sage Intacct after it was already live, once the team that set it up had moved on. They learned the system hands-on, through trial and exploration, leaning on Alliance for guidance along the way.
“We needed the updated version of what we loved about Sage — something modern, centralized, and built to scale.”
— Kim Pruitt, Sellers Construction Company
THE RESULTS
Drastic Gains in Time, Visibility, and Day-to-Day Work
For Sellers Construction, the change has been drastic. The improvements show up across the accounting operation:
- Less paper, fewer steps — a major reduction in paper and redundant work.
- Visibility across entities — the ability to check information across multiple companies without switching screens.
- A seamless workflow — the whole team can do their part while still collaborating.
- Faster, more accurate work — with reports that are easy to run and adjust.
Those gains translate into real time savings. With the team no longer bogged down by manual processes, they can focus on higher-value work — and the ability to run and adjust reports keeps data where it belongs, strengthening budgeting, planning, and forecasting.
The impact has been internal rather than customer-facing, but inside the company it has been significant. A more structured, user-friendly system means everyone can work more efficiently and support one another across departments.
“Sage Intacct is very user-friendly — our team can’t live without it.”
— Kim Pruitt, Sellers Construction Company
THE PARTNERSHIP
Support That Showed Up When It Mattered Most
Sellers Construction’s experience with Alliance stands out because of when it mattered. Kim Pruitt didn’t go through the original implementation — she stepped into a live Sage Intacct system after the team that set it up had moved on. Learning a new ERP that way could have been overwhelming.
Instead, Alliance’s Sam guided her through how the system worked, and the broader Alliance team stayed consistently available whenever she needed help. That steady support is what allowed her to get up to speed quickly, even though she had been thrown into it.
“My experience with Alliance has been great — I always feel supported.”
— Kim Pruitt, Sellers Construction Company
THE TAKEAWAY
A Scalable Foundation for Growing Contractors
Sellers Construction’s story reflects a turning point many growing general contractors reach. A system that once fit can quietly become a limit — slowing work, fragmenting data, and adding manual steps that don’t scale. Moving past that takes more than new software; it takes a modern, cloud-based platform and a partner ready to support the team using it.
By moving to Sage Intacct with Alliance, Sellers Construction replaced manual, paper-heavy processes with a centralized, automated system — and gained the visibility and time savings to keep growing.
For contractors weighing a similar move, the takeaway is familiar. The right technology removes friction. The right partner makes sure the team can take full advantage of it.
