What is your worst workflow actually costing you?
Pay apps, lien waivers, Sage exports, month-end — pick the one your office dreads. Three sliders, one number. Most presidents guess low.
Everyone who keys, checks, chases, or re-keys it — PMs, controller, office staff.
3 people
Be honest — include the chasing, the fixing, and the “quick checks.”
8 hrs/wk
Salary + burden. A $70K office employee is roughly $45/hr loaded.
$45/hr
This workflow is costing you
$56,160 / year
That's $4,680 a month paying skilled people to move numbers between systems you already own — every month it stays manual.
Direct labor only. It doesn't count late pay apps, missed lien-waiver deadlines, or month-end errors — the real number is usually higher.