Customer

Acme Barricades

Industry

Infrastructure / Construction Services

Systems

• Ramp Corporate Cards
• Sage 100 ERP
• AnyWare Apps Integration

For many growing organizations, managing company credit card spend can become a time-consuming and error-prone process. That was the case for Acme Barricades, where tracking purchases and coding expenses into their accounting system required significant manual effort each month.

By implementing Ramp and integrating it directly with Sage 100 through AnyWare Apps, Acme Barricades transformed a slow, manual workflow into a streamlined, automated process—saving time, improving visibility, and giving their team real-time insight into spending.

The Challenge: Manual Credit Card Reconciliation

Before implementing Ramp, Acme Barricades relied on traditional bank credit cards and monthly statements to manage company spending.

Every purchase had to be manually reviewed and coded into their accounting system after the fact.

“We had various vendor cards from our bank. At the end of the month we’d get the statements and then try to manually code everything into our accounting system.”

This process created several challenges:

• Manual data entry
  
• Time spent researching purchases
  
• Delayed financial visibility
  
• Difficulty tracking departmental spend



Because expenses were processed from monthly statements, the accounting team was often a month behind on spend visibility.

“I was probably a month behind on expenses before.”

The Solution: Ramp + Sage Integration with AnyWare Apps

Acme Barricades implemented Ramp corporate cards and used AnyWare Apps to integrate Ramp directly with Sage 100.

Instead of reconciling statements manually, expenses are now coded inside Ramp and automatically posted to their accounting system.

“Now all the accounting coding is done within the Ramp system and it automatically posts to my accounting system.” 

This integration allows the finance team to:

• Capture expense details at the moment of purchase
  
• Automatically sync coded transactions to Sage
  
• Eliminate manual reconciliation

Immediate Benefits: Real-Time Visibility and Automation

The integration created immediate operational improvements.

Real-Time Spend Tracking

Instead of waiting for statements to arrive, Acme Barricades can now see spending as it happens.

“Now the spend goes in when it happens, as opposed to when it gets coded in and uploaded.”

Built-In Controls and Visibility

Ramp also provides additional visibility into company spending.

“It tells you who bought it, what division it came from, and we can put the accounting codes directly into Ramp.”

The finance team can now:

• Track purchases by division
  
• Apply accounting codes immediately
  
• Reduce errors and follow-up work
  

Significant Time Savings

One of the most impactful improvements has been the reduction in manual work. Acme Barricades is saving about 16 to 20 hours a month that used to be spent entering month-old data. Instead of spending days reconciling statements, the accounting team can focus on more valuable work.

“That person now has about two days a month back to work on other parts of their job.”

A Better Experience for Employees

Ramp also improved the experience for employees submitting expenses. Instead of storing receipts and filling out traditional expense reports, employees can simply capture expenses in the mobile app. This simplicity has encouraged employees to use corporate cards instead of personal ones, further improving expense tracking.

“They love being able to take a picture of their receipt, write a memo code, and they’re done.” 

Additional Financial Benefits

Beyond time savings, the company also gained financial benefits by consolidating spending onto Ramp cards.

“We’ve increased our spend on Ramp cards and that increased our cash back by about $10,000–$20,000 per year.” 

The Value of Integration

For Acme Barricades, the real power of Ramp comes from its direct integration with their ERP. That integration—built and implemented with AnyWare Apps—ensures transactions flow seamlessly between systems without manual intervention. As the team continues to expand their use of Ramp’s reporting and analytics capabilities, they expect even greater efficiency gains.

For organizations still managing expenses through spreadsheets, statements, and manual entry, the difference between traditional processes and an integrated spend management platform can be dramatic.

By combining Ramp’s modern expense platform with the integration expertise of AnyWare Apps, companies like Acme Barricades are turning expense management into a faster, more accurate, and more transparent process.