From Fog to Financial Clarity: How Nimbl Helped August Homes Simplify Chaos, Stabilize Cash Flow, and Get Back to Building
August Homes builds high-performance, energy-efficient custom homes and projects that require meticulous design coordination, subcontractor management, and strict cost control. As a small but sophisticated team, they managed dozens of vendors, unpredictable draw schedules, and changing project costs, all while trying to maintain a premium client experience.
Founder & President, Vicrum Puri, had long known he needed a financial partner, but timing and capacity had finally aligned. He needed clearer visibility, dependable systems, and a partner able to adapt to the unique nonlinear rhythm of custom-home construction.
The Challenge for August Homes
Before Nimbl, August Homes faced the same challenges shared across the construction industry, but it was amplified by the complexity of custom, high-performance work:
- Every project was unique, making cost forecasting difficult
- Draw schedules often lag behind real-time costs
- Vic personally managed payables and weekly bank payments
- A flood of vendor invoices needed validation before approval
- Real-time cash flow clarity was limited
- Subcontractor sequencing and project delays made revenue timing unpredictable
- A previous in-house hire and a prior bookkeeping engagement weren’t enough
“I was doing a lot of what Nimbl does. I was logging into the bank every week, making payments. If I missed a day, someone wasn’t getting paid. The biggest sticking point for me was how much time accounting was taking away from actually running the business.”
The Nimbl Solution, For Construction
With deep experience in construction and project-based financial workflows, Nimbl delivered an approach tailored for August Homes and construction builders, not general small-business templates.
What Nimbl Delivered:
- A structured weekly AP process
- Centralized invoice intake with necessary checks (overbilling, early billing, errors)
- Clear monthly reporting that gives August Homes dependable financial visibility
- Alignment between draws, bank balances, and real project costs
- A responsive team working as an extension of their staff
- A flexible engagement model that accounted for the variability of construction
“They take an entire chunk of work off your hands. It’s like having a built-in team.”
What Changed for the Business
For August Homes, the biggest change wasn’t just cleaner books; it was relief. Nimbl took over the financial weight that had been slowing the business down and gave the team structure, visibility, and control they had never experienced before. With the day-to-day handled, Vic could finally shift his focus to growth, capacity, and the future.
The impact was immediate:
- Founder’s time freed from weekly AP and bank management
- Reliable, predictable financial systems established
- Better alignment between project timing and cash flow
- Faster, cleaner monthly books
- More confidence in making decisions about staffing, vendors, and timing
- A clearer view of overhead and true operational cost
“The reporting is really strong. For the first time, we know what’s going out every month.”
Why Construction Business Owners Choose Nimbl
Construction accounting isn’t linear. Nimbl understands that reality.
Custom-home construction is one of the most financially complex industries. Costs fluctuate from week to week, revenue arrives through irregular draw payments, and every project functions like a one-off prototype with its own risk profile. Traditional bookkeeping systems fall short because they assume predictable cycles and clean monthly patterns. Nimbl understands the messy middle of construction: shifting timelines, cost variations, subcontractor delays, and the constant tension between job costs and cash availability.
Nimbl fits into a builder’s existing workflow instead of disrupting it.
Many accounting providers push new software or rigid systems that force construction teams to overhaul their operations. Nimbl takes the opposite approach. We integrate into your existing tools, processes, and communication rhythms, adapting to how your team already works. This flexibility matters for small, high-performing construction companies that don’t have the bandwidth for tech transitions or complex onboarding. Instead of reinventing your system, we enhance it with structure, consistency, and financial accuracy.
Builders gain a stable financial foundation and immediate operational relief.
Construction teams are often lean, and adding internal finance staff isn’t always realistic or cost-effective. Nimbl fills that gap by becoming the builder’s extended accounting team, taking on AP, reporting, and financial organization so leaders can focus on projects and clients. By stabilizing cash-flow visibility, aligning draws with real job costs, and eliminating weekly admin bottlenecks, Nimbl gives builders the clarity and confidence they need to scale—without adding headcount or losing momentum.
“I’ve known from day one I needed this. But timing mattered. Once we got through the first layers of complexity, Nimbl became the obvious next step.”
Client Result: Scalable Partnership
As August Homes takes on more projects and prepares for continued growth, its need for deeper financial clarity will increase. Nimbl is positioned to support that next stage with stronger forecasting, real-time project visibility, and expanded operational support. This gives the team the stability and confidence to scale without added strain.
Ready to Build Better Like August Homes?
If you’re a construction business owner seeking:
- More frequent forecasting
- Real-time project profitability
- Expanded AP support
- Collaboration with future marketing, operations, and staffing efforts
- Peer-to-peer learning with other Nimbl construction clients
“We’re grateful to the team. There’s a bright long future together.”
Let’s Talk
If you’re a custom home builder balancing invoices, draws, subs, and cash flow uncertainty, Nimbl can give you clarity and your time back. Book a consultation and see how Nimbl supports modern construction leaders.