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IT & business systems

IT and business systems aligned with your operations.

Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace administration, user access and license reviews, and payroll and expense interface testing, tied to every hire, role change, and departure.

Clear ownership for essential business systems.

This work fits businesses coordinating multiple applications, a growing team or a system transition that needs clearer ownership.

  • New hires and role changes depend on scattered access requests and approvals.
  • Unused licenses and old permissions remain after people move or leave.
  • Payroll or expense records transfer between systems, but totals or rejected records are not reconciled.
  • A transition or acquisition requires coordinated access changes and verified opening records.

Capabilities

Administration tied to the work people do.

Start with the systems already in use. The scope follows your requirements, licensing, permissions and available transfer methods.

Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Scope tenant setup, domain configuration and recurring administration around the collaboration systems your business uses.

Identity and email configuration

Set up single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and email authentication within the agreed environment and responsibilities.

Access and license administration

Provision approved users, coordinate offboarding, review access against roles and assignments, and reclaim licenses that are no longer needed.

Payroll and expense interfaces

Review supported APIs or imports, test representative records and failures, and compare source totals with the project cost and general ledger result. Define who resolves exceptions.

System transitions and reconciliations

For an acquisition or system transition, coordinate access and reconcile opening balances, project history and active employee records before cutover.

Unanet implementation and support.

We also implement and support Unanet. A separate implementation or support scope can cover project configuration, data migration, reporting, training and administration after go-live.

Explore Unanet implementation & support

How we work

Test the workflow from start to finish.

A defined scope, named owners, and agreed review points guide delivery.

Questions before we start

Do we have to use Unanet?

No. We work with existing client systems and assess changes against the business requirements. We also implement and support Unanet and administer Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and the systems around accounting and HR.

Can every payroll or expense platform connect directly?

A direct connection is not assumed. Supported APIs or imports, licensing, permissions and provider requirements determine the options. We review the workflow and test the resulting records and reconciliations before agreeing on the approach.

How do access changes connect with HR?

The approved role and assignment determine the access a person needs. We coordinate provisioning, role changes, offboarding and license reclamation with the responsible leaders and HR process, so system administration follows employee changes.

Where is the system work getting stuck?

Bring the access request, license review, interface or reconciliation that needs a clear owner.