What our clients actually say.

“My favorite thing about Syscon is the staff! Without question, Syscon hires very knowledgeable employees, and it has always been a good experience working with Syscon. As a business owner, it has been a relief to be working with Syscon — knowing their expertise in cyber security, all our I.T., and we even have an employee participating in Syscon's peer group. We started over 23 years ago with Larry and Cathy Wendt. We have never considered another company to assist us with our I.T.”

“Now that we have Syscon's Cost to Complete which integrates with Sage 100 Contractor, the process of storing that information is quick and easy, enabling us to focus on the things that matter and not wear ourselves out due to an overly cumbersome process. Syscon kicks a$$.”

“My favorite story is when Cathy came out to our office to get us out of QuickBooks and into Sage 100 Contractor full-time. Our company had been trying to make the switch for some time, but when Cathy came out, it happened. It is such a great resource to have, and it is nice to have total confidence in anything that Syscon recommends.”

“The F.I.T. System's single biggest benefit to me and my company is that it saves us a TON of time! The app is easy to learn and to use for all of my field employees, and it has cut my payroll processing time in half, at the minimum. I've had nothing but a great experience with both Syscon and F.I.T.!”

“Syscon's weekly videos are very informative. Whenever our team has a question about Microsoft 365 or Sage 100 Contractor, we call Syscon. They know all the in's and out's which helps us resolve our issues quickly. They definitely deserve gold stars for their year-end webinars. I'll listen to three different sources and always get the best information and advice from Syscon!”

“Before Syscon's F.I.T. System, project managers manually collected paper timesheets, reviewed them, and then submitted to payroll for processing. With F.I.T., payroll is available in a timelier manner with fewer errors. Instead of spending time manually entering timesheets, we now spend that time reviewing and analyzing. There is a better way — try F.I.T.!”

“The F.I.T. System has provided increased reliability to our Payroll process while greatly reducing the manhours devoted to it each week. The integration with Sage 100 Contractor ensures that the job information and employee details are up to date — we no longer have hours inadvertently assigned to completed or closed jobs. The app is secure and customized to provide only the necessary information to our electricians.”

“We are new to both Sage 100 Contractor and the F.I.T. System. The Syscon team has been really helpful during the implementation. Sage is bringing much-needed order to our accounting processes and F.I.T. is enabling our payroll team to increase their efficiency. We love Syscon — they have been so helpful as we learn to use these incredibly useful tools.”

“We used to use a combination of paper timecards and a form-fillable PDF to collect field time. These were printed and passed around the office in a folder for project managers to approve. Inevitably, they would land on someone's desk and sit there, delaying the whole process. The F.I.T. System saves us countless hours approving time. The integration with Sage 100 Contractor makes it a no-brainer.”

“With Syscon's cloud hosting and Sage 100 Contractor support, we are able to focus on our business and not the network or computer issues. Syscon is a very consistent and efficient organization. Response time is excellent. We never worry about our IT solutions.”

“From the Cost to Complete to the FIT System and everything else, Syscon keeps the Better Builders team running efficiently.”

“Larry has customized the Syscon Cost to Complete tool to meet our project management needs. The entire Syscon team gets a gold star — from customer support to consulting. The team is always supportive and knowledgeable. They care that you, as the customer, are comfortable with how to use the tools.”

“Hosting Sage 100 Contractor with Syscon is one of our favorite decisions. It has reduced our investment in IT hardware, as well as time to maintain and upgrade the software. Syscon knowledge and response times are some of the top reasons we would recommend the hosting service.”

“Having all our companies on one hosting platform with Sage 100 Contractor has helped our teams. The knowledge and support of the Business Consultants have allowed us to advance our company's processes.”

“Sage 100 Contractor has made month-end closing more efficient. After the initial learning curve, the ease of use and ability to drill down to records are two reasons we would recommend this solution.”

“We have been using Positive Pay for checks and ACH for about 3 years because of fraudulent checks that we, thankfully, caught. It is a simple process and a life saver for the many instances we have seen lately with bogus checks and ACHs.”

“The F.I.T. System has made entering payroll easier for remote entries. We've issued tablets to our field staff. The field uses these tablets to enter their hours, which controls the volume of entries that one or a few people need to enter when processing payroll. This new process is less burdensome than the old method of collecting field time by phone.”

“Uploading field time directly to Better Builders' payroll system has been a real time saver. We see a real benefit in seeing labor costs in real time.”

“We save so much time! Syscon's F.I.T. System has really cut down on data entry for payroll! We were using paper timesheets before F.I.T.”

“Not only does the F.I.T. System allow your employees to be responsible for their own time, but it is an easy way to track them. Time is input on the day of, on the spot. Before F.I.T., the field guys were calling their time in every day to the office.”

“We have been on your hosted solution for just about a year now — and we love it! The ease of access from my office and field is excellent. Our project managers are provided with iPads and they have all the information they need about our projects from anywhere in the field. All this functionality and I don't have to worry about IT issues, backups, or security. We started with hosting of just our Sage 100 Contractor application, but soon moved to a private server hosted solution which allowed us more flexibility and greater speed.”

“This Field Integrated Time System solution is not inexpensive, but we have found it to be worth every penny and worth every moment it took to get implemented. We capture field time electronically, updated in real time without the need to chase paper timecards. It has an easy interface; even our non-tech-savvy employees pick it up very quickly. We would choose the FIT System again in a heartbeat. I am the queen of buyers' remorse in many situations — I am happy to say we have never looked back with respect to this system.”

“We didn't come close to using Sage 100 Contractor to its full potential until we engaged Syscon. We have seen productivity increase, time spent tracking costs decrease, and we are now able to run various accounting reports quickly with great confidence that they are accurate. Syscon has become a valued partner to our company and it is tough to imagine how we managed without them.”

“I know that when I call or email Syscon, I will be speaking with the individuals who will address the issue directly. When you call and speak with Syscon, you will be dealing with the same people during implementation through steady state. They will know your system and your data and will be able to step in and support.”

“If we had not met Syscon when we did, I would be using a different accounting software right now. Also, I love hearing, "We can help you with that." At first, I thought Syscon was only a Sage consultant, and now Syscon has become an extremely valuable IT resource for me. If you need help with Sage or anything related to IT, call Syscon and you will never call anyone else.”

“The Syscon team is great at creating custom reports that don't need to be revised whenever there are updates to Sage 100 Contractor. Furthermore, their thorough understanding of business accounting and GAAP — as well as unions and union benefits across half a dozen unions — was a real strong point during our implementation.”

“Total costs for the software, the implementation, and on-site training all together were still below other options I considered. I have been through software transitions several times in my 35+ years doing construction accounting and can assure anyone that Syscon took all of the scare out of the transition! This was by far the easiest conversion I ever did, thanks to Cathy and the entire Syscon organization.”

“I can give each person who needs access to Sage the proper access to the module that they need — PMs can look at jobs, job costs, and project management while my accounting information stays safe. There is a relationship that is formed between Syscon and their client. You never feel like you are alone when you have Syscon helping keep your business moving forward.”

“Syscon takes the time not only to help us correct items that may not be set up correctly, but also explain along the way why it needs to be done another way. The FIT payroll app is the biggest benefit to us — the PMs enter time for their field crew, which gets imported right into Sage and saves payroll a lot of time.”

“As a former Sage Master Builder Certified Consultant and now CFO and Controller, I am in a unique position to recommend Syscon's Cost to Complete program. Unlike standard reports, Syscon's program calculates by accounting period and separates by cost type, giving us a clean month-end cutoff for our WIP schedule (over/underbillings), seamless job data accuracy, and remembered predictions month to month.”

“The single biggest benefit moving to Sage has been time — project managers can now pull reports themselves any time they like instead of waiting days. What I love about Syscon is that I feel like they really listen. Syscon takes the time to listen to my concerns and show solutions, and their staff knows the Sage product inside and out.”

“Larry and his team listened to our issues, dug into our processes, and came up with an implementation plan — combining proprietary programs Larry developed with streamlined procedures. We now have a better handle on our burdened payroll costs, our indirect cost allocation process, and our over/under monthly projections, complete with video documentation we still use today.”

“We were attacked by the Cryptolocker virus a mere two days after converting to Syscon's hosted server environment. Syscon held our hands the entire step of the way — keeping our accounting department working separate from the infected files and working 24 hours a day to ensure our data was clean. This event turned out to be the best demonstration of why moving to the hosting environment with Syscon was the right choice for us.”

“The F.I.T. System has dramatically cut our payroll processing time each week and dramatically reduced timecard errors because employees cannot enter inaccurate jobs or phases. Entering timecards into Sage used to take up to 6 hours per week — now we no longer chase down employees, and it brings order to our previously chaotic payroll processing. Absolutely worth the investment.”

“The Closing the Year Webinar provides us with a clear understanding of the EOY process. There is a huge amount of information needed and presented at the webinar. No matter how much payroll experience you have, you will learn something from this webinar. I always do!”

“Catherine does an amazing job covering all the material during the webinar. The material presented includes items that could be missed during closing and by attending the webinar, you are able to receive a Sage checklist and timeline for closing. This checklist will be extremely beneficial to users so nothing is missed at year-end closing.”

“I think the year-end closing webinar was fantastic. You get to see exactly how to close out and you have a sense of comfort while doing it. On top of that, the staff at Syscon are always so helpful. My office appreciates dealing with a company that knows the product inside out.”

“The webinar provides short, step-by-step instructions with everything we need to successfully close the year in Sage 100. We’re able to perform closing tasks properly without conflicts or downtime.”

“Since I perform many of these functions infrequently, the Closing the Year webinar is a great refresher to make sure nothing has been forgotten or overlooked. If you attend, you reaffirm your knowledge and are able to learn something new.”