Project Snapshot

● Client: RSI Projects Incorporated

● Industry :  Construction & Residential Renovation

● Location :  Nova Scotia

Services Provided :

• Cloud-Based Bookkeeping
• CPA & Accounting Support
• Workflow Automation
• Financial Systems Integration
• Digital Expense & Payment Processes
• Advisory & Financial Visibility Support

About RSI Projects

RSI Projects is a residential renovation and construction company based in Nova Scotia. The company specializes in innovative construction approaches, including panelized building systems designed to improve efficiency and reduce on-site labour.

Founder and CEO Nick Rudnicki has always been passionate about building and problem-solving. As the company grew, however, the administrative side of the business became increasingly difficult to manage internally.

The Situation

Like many growing construction businesses, RSI Projects was juggling operations, project management, invoicing, expenses, payroll, and accounting processes internally.

Much of the accounting workflow relied on manual handling, paperwork, and owner involvement.

For Nick, this often meant sacrificing evenings and weekends to stay caught up.

“Most of Sunday was occupied by needing to do a lot of that in-house accounting work.”

— Nick Rudnicki, CEO, RSI Projects

Beyond the time commitment, there was also uncertainty around whether everything was being handled correctly.

As a growing construction company without a dedicated in-house accounting department, RSI needed more than bookkeeping support—it needed reliable systems, structure, and confidence in the financial side of the business.

“It was more actually the confidence in knowing that nothing glaring was being missed.”

— Nick Rudnicki

What BAGE Did

BAGE worked closely with RSI Projects to streamline and modernize the company’s accounting and financial workflows.

The focus was not just on bookkeeping, but on simplifying how information, expenses, invoicing, and payments moved through the business.

BAGE implemented:

• Cloud-based accounting systems
• Integrated expense tracking workflows
• Digital payment and receivables processes
• Simplified bookkeeping procedures
• Financial reporting systems
• Connected platforms that communicate with one another seamlessly

The new systems reduced unnecessary manual steps, paperwork, and duplicate data entry.

Employees in the field could now input expenses digitally, while accounting, billing, and payment systems remained connected behind the scenes.

“The systems they implemented make it much simpler for expenses in the field to be input into our accounting system.”

— Nick Rudnicki

The BAGE team also introduced a structured support and ticketing process that improved communication, accountability, and transparency.

“You’re not just throwing questions into the void. They get picked up and you can track them.”

— Nick Rudnick

The Outcome

The changes created immediate operational improvements for RSI Projects.

Key Outcomes Included:

• Reduced bookkeeping workload for management
• Faster expense and payment processing
• Less paperwork and manual administration
• Better financial visibility month-to-month
• Simplified accounting workflows
• Improved confidence in financial reporting
• More time to focus on operations and growth

The integrated systems significantly reduced the number of manual steps involved in moving money, invoices, and financial information through the business.

“It’s eliminated a bunch of steps and paperwork. It’s really lubricated the whole accounting process.”

— Nick Rudnicki

The improvements also gave RSI Projects better visibility into company performance and financial obligations.

For the first time, Nick had access to consistently updated financial information regarding:

• Receivables
• Liabilities
• Tax obligations
• Overall company performance

“Questions that I’ve just been guessing at for the last eight or nine years.”

— Nick Rudnicki

Most importantly, the new systems gave Nick back valuable time.

“There’s the component of having more time in the week — that’s the one commodity you can’t ever get more of.”

— Nick Rudnicki

A Fully Integrated Support System  

One of the biggest differentiators for RSI Projects was the level of integration BAGE provided across bookkeeping, accounting, systems, and advisory support.

Nick highlighted the fact that BAGE’s services go far beyond traditional bookkeeping.

“The team they have spans everything from data-entry bookkeeping to Chief Financial Officer services.”

— Nick Rudnicki

He also emphasized the value of BAGE’s integrated software ecosystem and paperless workflows.

“They’re doing for bookkeeping and accounting what I’ve been hoping to implement for years now.”

— Nick Rudnicki

Final Thoughts

For RSI Projects, working with BAGE was not simply about outsourcing bookkeeping—it was about creating a more efficient, modern, and scalable way to run the business.

“Save yourself a ton of trouble and just let them do it because they’ve got it dialed in.”

— Nick Rudnicki