Category: Case Study

  • Rebuilding AP operations for a construction firm on Dynamics 365

    Rebuilding AP operations for a construction firm on Dynamics 365

    AP operations redesign

    Rebuilding AP operations for a construction firm on Dynamics 365

    Debit & Co rebuilt the accounts-payable operating rhythm inside Dynamics 365 Business Central for a Tampa commercial flooring installer, clearing the AP backlog within 60 days and restoring vendor payment accuracy across high-volume subcontractor and supplier workflows.

    Industry

    Construction — commercial flooring

    Company size

    Mid-market

    Annual revenue

    Not disclosed

    Engagement

    Ongoing

    01 · Where we found them

    The challenge.

    ArchTile’s controller was overwhelmed by AP volume. Invoices were getting lost, vendor payments were delayed, and there was no consistent system for tracking payables by project. High-volume intake from subcontractors, material suppliers, and project-specific vendors collided with PO-matching requirements inside Dynamics 365 Business Central, construction-specific tax compliance considerations (county surtax and freight taxability), and receiving-documentation gaps that made invoice approval and payment timing unpredictable. The work required operational AP redesign, ERP workflow discipline, and controller-level process execution — not a simple bookkeeping cleanup.

    02 · What we did

    Our approach.

    Debit & Co rebuilt the AP operating rhythm inside Business Central with a structured weekly review process that could handle construction-specific transaction volume without pulling leadership into day-to-day invoice troubleshooting.

    • Centralised invoice intake workflows so vendor bills were captured consistently
    • PO-matching protocols established inside Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Vendor management and project-level payables tracking aligned to job activity
    • Tax compliance review for construction-specific issues (county surtax, freight taxability)
    • Receiving-documentation standards to support accurate approvals and payment timing
    • Weekly AP review tied to the Continuous Close AP Review System™
    • Payment scheduling aligned with project billing cycles and cash flow priorities

    03 · What changed

    The results.

    AP backlog

    Cleared

    Within 60 days

    Payment accuracy

    0 errors

    No missed or
    duplicate payments

    ERP

    Dynamics 365

    Business Central
    workflow

    04 · What continues

    Ongoing impact.

    ArchTile now operates a dependable AP review cadence with clearer project-level payable visibility and stronger support for vendor payment timing. The engagement reflects Debit & Co’s fractional accounting placement model inside complex ERP environments.

    • Weekly AP review and approval workflow
    • PO-matching + receiving documentation discipline
    • Vendor management and payment scheduling
    • Project-level payable visibility for the controller
    • Tax compliance review for construction-specific items

    “Volume is not a bookkeeping problem; it is an operating-system problem. Inside a real ERP, AP discipline compounds — one weekly review prevents twenty downstream firefights.”

    — Insight

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  • Embedding fractional execution inside an automated fintech finance stack

    Embedding fractional execution inside an automated fintech finance stack

    Fractional placement

    Embedding fractional execution inside an automated fintech finance stack

    Debit & Co operates as a 7–8 hour weekly fractional partner inside a New York fintech’s Rippling + Betterment + Modern Treasury stack, handling payroll, benefits, and payment operations with zero delays and no added internal overhead.

    Industry

    Fintech

    Company size

    Small team

    Annual revenue

    Not disclosed

    Engagement

    Ongoing · 7–8 hrs/week

    01 · Where we found them

    The challenge.

    Masterworks is a New York City-based fintech firm with a heavily automated financial stack. Even with strong automation in place, the team required specialised operational oversight for payroll processing through Rippling, 401k contribution coordination through Betterment, employee onboarding and offboarding workflows requiring controller approval, and payment operations reconciliation in Modern Treasury via Airtable. The work needed precision, multi-platform familiarity, and a partner who could work inside the existing stack without creating additional management burden.

    02 · What we did

    Our approach.

    Debit & Co worked within Masterworks’ already-standardised financial operations and partnered with the client’s business analyst to execute payroll, benefits, and payment operations on a fixed weekly cadence.

    • Processed bi-weekly payroll through Rippling with minimal client touch
    • Coordinated timely 401k contributions through Betterment
    • Managed employee onboarding and offboarding workflows with controller approvals
    • Reconciled payment orders in Modern Treasury on a daily cadence
    • Managed transaction approvals through Airtable-integrated workflows
    • Handled exceptions for payments requiring manual review or additional approval

    03 · What changed

    The results.

    Payroll errors

    Zero

    Across Rippling +
    Betterment cycles

    Cadence

    Bi-weekly

    Payroll + 401k
    on schedule

    Engagement

    7–8 hrs/wk

    Focused fractional
    execution

    04 · What continues

    Ongoing impact.

    Debit & Co continues to support Masterworks as a fractional accounting operations partner. The engagement reflects the firm’s role replacement and augmentation model: the client retains strategic oversight while Debit & Co handles specialised execution across payroll, benefits, treasury, and approval workflows.

    • Bi-weekly payroll processing through Rippling
    • 401k contribution coordination through Betterment
    • Employee onboarding and offboarding workflows
    • Daily payment operations reconciliation in Modern Treasury
    • Exception handling for transaction approvals

    “Automation does not eliminate the need for accounting operations — it changes the shape of it. The right partner runs the workflows inside the stack, not around it, and leaves strategic oversight with the client.”

    — Insight

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  • From cash to accrual: a surgery center regains financial visibility

    From cash to accrual: a surgery center regains financial visibility

    Month-end close

    From cash to accrual: a surgery center regains financial visibility

    A cash-to-accrual conversion plus standardised monthly close gave leadership the profitability visibility they had been missing.

    Industry

    Plastic surgery & med spa

    Company size

    10–15 employees

    Annual revenue

    > $5M

    Engagement

    Ongoing (24+ months)

    01 · Where we found them

    The challenge.

    A fast-growing St. Petersburg plastic surgery practice came to Debit & Co during a period of transition. Revenue was rising. Reliable financial information was not. The books were on cash basis, month-end closes were delayed, reports were inconsistent, and the owners could not tell whether profitability was keeping pace with growth. Leadership was making decisions on intuition.

    02 · What we did

    Our approach.

    Stabilise the foundation, then build systems that scale.

    • Converted accounting from cash basis to accrual
    • Cleaned up and reconciled historical bookkeeping
    • Standardised the chart of accounts for clearer reporting
    • Implemented consistent monthly close procedures
    • Delivered clear, on-schedule financial statements each month
    • Provided ongoing advisory to help leadership interpret the numbers

    03 · What changed

    The results.

    Close cycle

    < 7 days

    From several weeks
    to under 7 business days

    Engagement

    24+ mo

    Trusted financial partner
    since cash → accrual

    Cadence

    Monthly

    On-schedule statements
    delivered every month

    External validation

    Led by Dr. Antonio J. Gayoso and Dr. Frank Beninger, Gayoso Plastic Surgery holds 4.8 stars across 541 patient reviews on Birdeye — an independent signal of the kind of operational quality our reporting supports.

    04 · What continues

    Ongoing impact.

    Debit & Co continues as the practice’s trusted financial partner.

    • Monthly close + financial statement delivery
    • Service-line profitability reporting
    • Pricing, hiring, and investment decision support

    “Working with Debit & Co gave us clarity we didn’t realise we were missing. We finally understand our numbers and feel in control of the business.”

    — Gayoso Plastic Surgery leadership

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  • Recovering $300K in unbilled revenue at a digital marketing firm

    Recovering $300K in unbilled revenue at a digital marketing firm

    Monthly billing lift · 6 months

    Recovering $300K in unbilled revenue at a digital marketing firm

    110% lift in monthly billing volume between September 2025 and February 2026, plus $300K+ recovered from previously outstanding invoices.

    Industry

    Digital marketing — home services

    Company size

    50 employees

    Annual revenue

    $3.24M (2025)

    Engagement

    July 2025 — present

    01 · Where we found them

    The challenge.

    Truvolv operates in the digital marketing and business growth services sector, specialising in contractors and home-services companies through its TruSpeed platform and TruCoach mentorship program. When we engaged, the previous billing manager was struggling to keep billing and collections current. Invoices were not consistently issued or tracked. Collections were unmanaged. The business had to rely on investor equity and loans to fund operations because revenue collection was not keeping pace with services delivered. It was unclear whether the gap came from missing invoices, unbilled customers, or unpaid invoices across a growing customer base.

    02 · What we did

    Our approach.

    Reconcile first, then own the function end-to-end.

    • Reconciled all billing activity for 200+ customers from 2024 to present
    • Identified missing invoices, reviewed account activity, determined true status of each client account
    • Issued all pending invoices and initiated collections on outstanding balances
    • Assumed full responsibility for billing operations after the previous manager departed
    • Established Stripe billing records as the single source of truth

    03 · What changed

    The results.

    Billing lift

    +110%

    Monthly volume
    Sept 2025 → Feb 2026

    Recovered

    $300K+

    From previously
    outstanding invoices

    Outstanding ratio

    ~5%

    Of monthly billing
    down from chronic backlog

    04 · What continues

    Ongoing impact.

    We continue to run Truvolv’s entire billing and revenue operations function.

    • Daily billing management
    • Invoice generation and monitoring
    • Customer billing requests and account support
    • Ongoing collections
    • Monitoring and reducing legacy outstanding invoices

    “A growth business does not have a revenue problem when it has a billing problem. Untangle the billing and the cash arrives on its own.”

    — Debit & Co takeaway

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