How Enterprise Solutions Cut Temporary Labor Costs and Reclaimed Two Days a Week with SLM
The Challenge: What does managing ten staffing agencies cost a finance team?
Temporary labor at scale creates more friction than flexibility when there's no central system behind it. For Enterprise Solutions, that meant:
Up to ten different staffing agencies, each with its own invoicing format, rates, and terms
Nearly two full days a week spent by the accounting team just processing invoices
Project managers and superintendents spending time coordinating labor requests instead of executing work
Limited visibility into workforce productivity, safety compliance, and labor cost data for leadership decision-making
Like many contractors navigating today's construction labor shortage, the company needed a more efficient, scalable way to manage temporary labor spend, not just more staffing options.
The Solution: How did SLM change the cost and admin equation?
Enterprise Solutions centralized its contingent labor program through SLM rather than adding another vendor to the mix. All labor requests now flow through a single platform, where approved staffing partners respond with standardized rates, and SLM coordinates fulfillment.
The financial impact came from two structural changes:
One consolidated electronic invoice replacing multiple paper invoices from separate agencies dramatically cut processing time and improved accuracy
Real-time labor data and reporting made accessible across leadership, safety teams, and project managers, so decisions about labor spend don't wait for month-end reconciliation
Enterprise Solutions didn't need to switch staffing agencies to get this. SLM coordinates the existing supplier relationships the company already relies on.
The Results: What did this mean for the finance function?
Significant time savings, reclaiming the nearly two days a week previously spent on invoice processing
Reduced administrative complexity from a single consolidated invoice instead of managing ten separate vendor bills
Improved access to actionable workforce data, giving finance and operations shared visibility into cost and productivity
Stronger confidence in compliance and reporting, with fewer manual reconciliation gaps
Proactive rather than reactive project management, since productivity and safety metrics are now visible in real time instead of surfacing after the fact
"The partnership delivered not just efficiency but also time to focus on what matters most: executing projects safely and successfully." -Lera Q. Pendergrass, CFO, Enterprise Solutions, LLC
In an industry where labor challenges keep growing, this is a case study in turning contingent labor from an administrative drain into a source of financial predictability and control.
FAQ
How much administrative time can consolidating staffing agency invoices save? For Enterprise Solutions, managing up to ten separate staffing agency invoices was costing the accounting team nearly two full days a week. Consolidating into a single electronic invoice through SLM significantly reduced that processing burden.
Does centralizing contingent labor management require switching staffing agencies? No. SLM coordinates the agencies a contractor already uses; it replaces fragmented invoicing and communication with one platform, not the underlying supplier relationships.
What financial visibility does SLM provide that spreadsheets and separate agency invoices don't? Real-time labor data and reporting accessible to leadership, safety teams, and project managers; visibility into productivity, safety compliance, and cost that previously only surfaced after invoices were manually reconciled.
Is centralized labor management primarily a cost play or a time play? Both. The direct time savings on invoice processing is immediate and measurable, but the larger financial value comes from real-time cost-code visibility, which supports better forecasting and margin protection over time.
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