# The Boston Contractor That Turned Payroll into a Two-Hour Task

M. O'Connor Contracting, a leading General Contractor in Boston, partnered with Trayd to speed up payroll, automate reports, and gain real-time insights.

###### PAYROLL
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8
%

###### Payroll time saved

###### COMPLIANCE
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x

###### Faster compliance reporting

###### ADMINISTRATIVE
6
0
0
hrs

###### Administrative time reclaimed

###### PREPARATION
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###### Payroll preparation

## Client background

M. O’Connor Contracting (MOCC) is a Boston-based general contractor specializing in commercial, residential, and restoration projects. As a self-performing, non-union contractor, MOCC employs a staff of 30 consisting of office staff, project managers, site supervisors & field operators & laborers. A significant portion of their work involves prevailing wage projects, requiring certified payroll reports on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

Adam Burrows  
Financial Controller  
M. O'Connor Contracting

## “Trayd is a newer player in the market, but they have been excellent so far. I can honestly say I have never had better customer service with any company I have ever dealt with.”

#### Adam Burrows
Controller, M. O’Connor Contracting

### Challenge

Payroll and reporting placed a substantial burden on MOCC’s Controller, Adam Burrows. Each week, 12–16 hours were spent reconciling ADP Run’s disconnected time-tracking module, performing manual prevailing wage adjustments, and generating certified payroll reports. These processes were inefficient, error-prone, and left limited time for financial planning. With Sage Intacct adoption underway, MOCC also needed a system that would integrate smoothly with ERP data.

### Solution

MOCC implemented Trayd, a payroll and compliance platform designed for construction and specialty contractors. Key capabilities included:

- Automated prevailing wage calculations and overrides
- Ease of use for project based field employees
- Certified payroll reporting generated instantly and accurately
- Real-time labor visibility by project and cost code
- Flexible payroll runs to support weekly pay cycles (removed bi-weekly)
- ERP-ready data for a seamless transition to Sage Intacct

### Results

The impact of Trayd was immediate and measurable:

- Weekly payroll workload reduced from **12–16 hours to under 2 hours**
- Certified payroll reports produced automatically, minimizing compliance risk
- Real-time labor data improved oversight of job costs
- Consolidated back-office system prepared MOCC for future ERP integration

## The all-in-one construction back office operating system.