Construction firms on ADP can extend into full AP automation by adding a dedicated platform that handles invoice capture, job-cost coding, and multi-tier approval routing. Vergo integrates directly alongside ADP, syncing committed costs to project budgets in real time without displacing existing payroll workflows.
ADP handles payroll and basic HR functions well, but it was never designed for construction accounts payable. Construction AP requires multi-entity invoice routing, job-cost allocation across phases and cost codes, and compliance documentation like lien waivers and certified payroll receipts. Without a dedicated layer, AP clerks manually re-key invoice data into separate accounting or ERP systems.
Controllers at mid-size GCs often manage thousands of vendor invoices per month across dozens of active projects. When AP lives in spreadsheets or email chains alongside ADP, the problems compound quickly:
These are not generic AP problems. They are construction-specific operational risks that directly erode project margins. ADP does not address them, and bolting on a generic AP tool designed for corporate procurement creates its own integration headaches.
Vergo is a card-agnostic expense management platform built for construction. Connect any corporate or project credit card and get full visibility and control over field spending.
ADP is designed for payroll, HR, and tax compliance — not construction AP. It lacks job-cost coding, multi-phase cost allocation, subcontractor lien waiver tracking, and project-based approval routing. Construction firms need a dedicated AP automation layer that integrates with their project accounting or ERP system alongside ADP.
The add-on should integrate natively with your job-cost accounting system. For construction, that typically means Sage 100 or 300, Viewpoint Vista or Spectrum, Foundation, Procore, QuickBooks, or CMiC. Two-way sync ensures invoices, cost codes, and committed costs stay aligned without manual re-entry between systems.
Vergo runs alongside ADP without replacing it. ADP handles payroll; Vergo manages AP invoices with native integrations to all major construction ERPs including Sage, Viewpoint, Procore, Foundation, QuickBooks, Acumatica, CMiC, COINS, Epicor, Jonas, and Deltek. Invoice data flows directly into job-cost ledgers in real time.
Yes. Vergo provides mobile receipt capture and invoice approval designed for field conditions. Superintendents and project managers can photograph receipts, review AI-suggested job-cost coding, and approve or reject invoices from their phone. Approval notifications are pushed in real time to avoid delays on active projects.
Automated AP systems code invoices to the correct project, phase, and cost code at the point of capture using PO matching and vendor history. This eliminates manual re-keying errors. Committed costs update in project budgets immediately, giving controllers and CFOs accurate margin visibility before monthly close.
Construction AP software must track lien waivers tied to each subcontractor payment and block disbursement when waivers are missing. It should maintain a complete audit trail of every invoice action — capture, coding, approval, edits, and payment — with timestamps. Bonding companies and auditors require this documentation.