NORTH STAR LODGING LEFT QUICKBOOKS FOR GROWTH WITH M3 + CORPAY
Streamlined Accounting, Accelerated Growth: North Star Lodging’s Winning Formula
4 Properties
Time Saved
30 Day Go Live
Customer Overview
Founded in 2015, North Star Lodging and Development (NSL) manages a portfolio of four hotels and has been a customer of M3 since 2017. NSL leverages Accounting Core™, Document Imaging™, PMS Mapping, and M3 Professional Services, as well as integrations with Corpay (since 2021), to streamline financial operations and support growth.
THE CHALLENGE
Before M3, NSL relied on QuickBooks, which quickly showed its limitations:
No PMS integration to connect operations and accounting
Manual reporting that slowed decision-making
No hospitality-specific chart of accounts or analytics
Onboarding delays created extra work for staff and impacted the guest experience
SWITCH TO M3
NSL adopted M3 Accounting Core™ and M3 partnered with M3 Professional Services (M3PS) for its’:
Accuracy: Daily reconciliations and standardized financial reporting
Consistency: A uniform chart of accounts across all properties
Scalability: Consultation and support to guide portfolio growth
Efficiency: Lower overhead by eliminating the need for corporate hires and benefits
“With M3PS, we’re able to focus on development, hotel openings, and internal processes while the accounting is handled by hospitality experts.”
Jack Macioce
Chief Financial Officer
THE RESULTS:
RAPID ONBOARDING
New hotels go live quickly with standardized PMS mapping & reporting.
STREAMLINED GROWTH
NSL scales its portfolio without adding corporate overhead.
SMARTER DECISIONS
Reliable financial data supports confident expansion planning.
GM ENABLEMENT
General managers gain time back to focus on hotel operations and guest service.
The Power of Integration
NSL’s success is driven not just by M3’s core accounting platform, but by the integration of services and partnerships that extend its value across the business.
M3 Professional Services (M3PS): Outsourced accounting delivers reconciliations, reporting, tax filings, and consultative guidance, allowing NSL to focus on hotel development and operations.
Document Imaging: Digitizes invoices and automates approvals to cut manual entry, reduce errors, and eliminate paper workflows.
Corpay Integration: Streamlines payments and automates AP, improving efficiency, security, and cash management.
Together, these solutions give NSL a connected financial ecosystem that improves accuracy, reduces overhead, and supports confident expansion.
THE SUCCESS
With M3, NSL has built a scalable, efficient accounting model that reduces complexity and accelerates growth. As NSL continues to expand, it relies on M3 to deliver consistency, accuracy, and control, without sacrificing speed or flexibility.
Get Started
Scale beyond QuickBooks without adding corporate overhead.
North Star replaced manual reporting and disconnected accounting with a standardized, hospitality-built workflow using Accounting Core, PMS Mapping, M3 Professional Services, Document Imaging, and Corpay for AP automation.
Connect operations and accounting with PMS mapping
Standardize reporting and chart of accounts across properties
Automate AP and cut paper workflows with Document Imaging + Corpay
