Construction payroll is already complex. For teams focused on faster month-end close, time tracking and payroll work best when they operate in the same platform.
For finance teams, payroll accuracy is determined well before payroll runs. Missing hours, late approvals, and inconsistent job allocations show up downstream as corrections, retro pay, and delayed close. When time tracking operates separately from payroll, finance teams end up compensating for the gap.
In Sage 300 environments, those gaps surface quickly in job cost, posting, and reporting.
For construction finance teams, a time tracking solution is only as good as how it holds up through payroll processing.
When time lives in a separate system, payroll teams spend the end of every week validating hours, chasing approvals, and fixing issues after the fact. Errors surface late, corrections stack up, and payroll becomes compressed into a smaller window.
When time tracking and payroll are designed to work together, that dynamic changes.
With hh2, time flows directly into payroll instead of into a staging or reconciliation process. Crew time is entered once, approved earlier, and applied consistently across jobs, cost codes, and pay rules before payroll runs. Foremen can enter time in bulk for crews, reducing missed hours, while mobile punches and job validation help confirm work was recorded on the correct jobsite.
Because time approvals happen upstream, payroll teams are not reworking hours at the end of the cycle. Corrections are handled before payroll processing, not after posting. That reduces retro pay, adjustment cycles, and last-minute fixes.
In Sage 300 environments, this matters even more. When time is complete and approved earlier in the week, payroll processing becomes more predictable and job cost data holds together through posting. Payroll stops being a downstream cleanup exercise and becomes a controlled, repeatable workflow.
The impact of time and payroll working together shows up most clearly after payroll is processed.
When the payroll solution is designed specifically to work with Sage 300 and fed by approved time data, labor posts with fewer exceptions. Job cost detail is available sooner, and finance teams spend less time validating numbers before they can rely on them.
Controllers and payroll managers report that payroll no longer slows down close. Instead of holding labor costs until reconciliations are complete, finance can move forward with confidence that payroll data aligns with job cost and reporting requirements. That means project labor spend is visible earlier and reflects actual work performed, not corrected estimates.
This reduces the number of payroll-related questions during close, limits rework tied to labor corrections, and creates a more predictable month-end process. Payroll stops being a variable in close timing because the data structure is already correct when it reaches the ERP.
For construction finance teams, the value isn’t just payroll accuracy. It’s fewer exceptions, faster validation, and a close process where labor spend can be reviewed and approved without last-minute cleanup.
For Sage 300 construction teams, payroll accuracy depends as much on how payroll integrates as how it calculates pay.
hh2 Payroll is designed specifically to work with Sage 300, not adapted from a generic integration. Labor, job cost, and payroll data are structured around Sage-supported workflows from the start, instead of being reshaped or reconciled after payroll runs. Job and cost code detail originates with full context and posts through those workflows.
Because payroll data is structured correctly before it reaches Sage 300, finance teams are not validating or correcting payroll entries during posting. Job cost detail remains intact, general ledger entries align as expected, and payroll does not introduce exceptions that slow down close.
This approach is especially important in construction environments where payroll touches job cost, compliance, and reporting at the same time. When payroll is designed around Sage 300 workflows, accuracy carries through posting, review, and close.
Compliance is part of every construction payroll cycle. The challenge is handling it without adding work or delaying payroll processing.
hh2 applies certified payroll, prevailing wage, union rules, and overtime logic as payroll is calculated, not after the fact. Labor classifications, rates, and rules are applied consistently across jobs and crews before payroll runs, reducing manual intervention and follow-up corrections.
Certified payroll reports, labor history, and supporting documentation are generated automatically and remain centralized and accessible. Finance teams are not piecing together records across systems or recreating payroll detail during audits.
For finance teams, compliance stops being a bottleneck. Payroll runs stay predictable, reporting stays aligned, and audit readiness does not come at the expense of speed or accuracy.
Time tracking and payroll are not separate problems for construction finance teams. They are two parts of the same workflow.
When time is captured accurately, approved earlier, and applied consistently to payroll, finance gains confidence in labor costs, project spend, and close timing. When payroll is designed to work with Sage 300, that confidence carries through posting, reporting, and audit review.
hh2 is designed to support that full workflow without forcing finance teams to compensate for disconnected systems or manual cleanup.
Schedule a demo to see how hh2 Time Tracking and Payroll work together for Sage 300 construction teams.