Through a construction job costing integration, Schwarz improved accuracy, removed manual administration, and reallocated approximately $700,000 from overheads to jobs in just three months, without disrupting field operations.
Schwarz + Assignar + MYOB Acumatica
An Assignar × Simpro × MYOB Acumatica success story
How Schwarz Improved Job Costing and Reallocated $700K from Overheads to Jobs in 3 Months
In this article
Results at a glance
Money Relocated
$700K
reallocated to jobs
Time Savings
40+
admin hrs saved/month
Value Created
30-min
job costing
The Challenge
As Schwarz grew quickly, manual timesheets and disconnected systems increased operational risk. Labour costs required re-entry across platforms. Reporting lagged behind real-time work. At the same time, inherited financial software did not support civil construction workflows. As a result, accuracy, efficiency, and scalability suffered.
The Solution
To solve this, Schwarz implemented a construction job costing integration connecting Assignar, Simpro, and MYOB Acumatica through Nanoputian. This created a single source of truth and automated timesheets, labour costing, and project data. Importantly, field workflows stayed the same.
The Results
$700K reallocated to jobs
Daily labour visibility removed human error, allowing overheads to be reallocated to jobs within three months.
40+ admin hours saved per month
The integration removed manual job costing and duplicate project setup. The team freed time for higher-value work. One role was even able to return to part-time.
Real-time decision making unlocked
Approved timesheets now flow from Assignar to Simpro in real time.
Zero disruption to field crews
Field teams did not change how they work. Only 10 office users applied simple tags to support adoption.
“Without Nanoputian I’d still be spending a whole day each week manually putting in our timesheets.”
Tamara Huston
Business Support Officer
The Story
Building a Scalable Field-to-Finance Integration
Schwarz operates in complex civil and rail environments. In these settings, labour accuracy and real-time visibility matter every day. Previously, the business relied on paper timesheets and spreadsheets. Office teams manually re-entered labour and project data across systems. Meanwhile, headcount grew from 90 to 150 employees in just 12 months. Over time, these processes became costly, risky, and difficult to scale.
Although Simpro delivered strong financial reporting, it came from an electrical business setup. Because of this, it did not align with civil construction workflows. Schwarz needed Assignar, purpose-built for civil, to manage scheduling, timesheets, and compliance. At the same time, the business wanted to preserve its existing financial controls. Therefore, the goal was not to replace systems, but to connect them.
“I was able to step back, the team kept progressing, and things were integrated before I even realised.”
Kimberley Beeson
Construction Manager – Rail
Schwarz’s systems transformation coincided with a major growth milestone. The integrated Assignar, Simpro, and MYOB Acumatica stack now provides a repeatable systems pattern across their new parent company, which also includes Assignar customers. With accurate job costing, real-time reporting, and low-friction adoption in place, Schwarz is well positioned to support continued growth across the group.
Growth, Acquisition, and Readiness to Scale
Working closely with Nanoputian, the team designed a fit-for-purpose construction job costing integration in two workshops. Assignar became the source of truth for field data. Nanoputian handled data flow and error checks. Simpro and MYOB Acumatica then received clean, approved labour data automatically. The solution went live in two months. In addition, Nanoputian provided hands-on support, even outside business hours. Today, Schwarz runs accurate daily job costing, confident forecasting, and a scalable integration model ready to repeat across the group.
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