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If plain, default to classic JS. var t = node.getAttribute("type"); s.type = t && t !== "text/plain" ? t : "text/javascript"; // copy handlers if any were set as properties if (node.onload) s.onload = node.onload; if (node.onerror) s.onerror = node.onerror; if (node.onreadystatechange) s.onreadystatechange = node.onreadystatechange; // inline support (rare for your RULES) if (node.text && !s.src) s.text = node.text; // when real script finishes loading, replay any queued calls if (isMunchkinNode(node) && replayQ) { s.addEventListener("load", function () { if (window.Munchkin && typeof window.Munchkin.init === "function") { replayQ.forEach(function (item) { var method = item[0], args = item[1] || []; if (typeof window.Munchkin[method] === "function") { window.Munchkin[method].apply(window.Munchkin, args); } }); } }); } node.replaceWith(s); } function restoreAllEligible() { // Only restore nodes whose vendor is allowed now var nodes = document.querySelectorAll( 'script.optanon-blocked[type="text/plain"][data-gated-src]' ); for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) { var n = nodes[i]; var src = n.getAttribute("data-gated-src") || n.getAttribute("src") || ""; var rule = matchRule(src); if (rule && hasConsent(rule.groups)) restoreScript(n); } } // --- Iframe and Video blocking for video platforms --- var IFRAME_RULES = [ { test: /youtube\.com|youtube-nocookie\.com|youtu\.be/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /vimeo\.com|player\.vimeo\.com/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /calendly\.com/i, groups: ["C0003"] } ]; var VIDEO_RULES = [ { test: /youtube\.com|youtube-nocookie\.com|youtu\.be/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /vimeo\.com|player\.vimeo\.com|vimeocdn\.com/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /wistia\.com|fast\.wistia/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /brightcove\.com|players\.brightcove/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /vidyard\.com/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /jwplayer\.com|jwpcdn\.com/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /cloudinary\.com/i, groups: ["C0003"] }, { test: /streamable\.com/i, groups: ["C0003"] } ]; function matchIframeRule(src) { for (var i = 0; i < IFRAME_RULES.length; i++) if (IFRAME_RULES[i].test.test(src)) return IFRAME_RULES[i]; return null; } function matchVideoRule(src) { for (var i = 0; i < VIDEO_RULES.length; i++) if (VIDEO_RULES[i].test.test(src)) return VIDEO_RULES[i]; return null; } // Function to create placeholder element function createPlaceholder(type) { var placeholder = document.createElement("div"); placeholder.className = "optanon-video-placeholder"; placeholder.style.cssText = "position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);text-align:center;padding:20px;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);color:white;border-radius:5px;z-index:10;"; placeholder.innerHTML = "<p>Book a call</p><p>Please accept cookies to book a call.</p><button onclick='window.OneTrust.ToggleInfoDisplay()' style='margin-top: 15px; padding:12px 24px;background:#E4173F;color:white;border:none;border-radius:24px;cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;cursor:pointer;'>Manage Preferences</button>"; return placeholder; } // Function to block HTML5 video element function blockVideo(video) { var src = video.getAttribute("src") || video.getAttribute("data-src") || ""; // Check all source elements within the video tag var sources = video.querySelectorAll("source"); var needsBlocking = false; var rule = null; // Check main video src if (src) { rule = matchVideoRule(src); if (rule) needsBlocking = true; } // Check source elements for (var i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) { var sourceSrc = sources[i].getAttribute("src") || ""; var sourceRule = matchVideoRule(sourceSrc); if (sourceRule) { needsBlocking = true; rule = sourceRule; break; } } // Also check for third-party video platforms even without explicit rules // This catches self-hosted videos that might still drop cookies if (!needsBlocking && video.hasAttribute("data-require-consent")) { needsBlocking = true; rule = { groups: ["C0003"] }; } if (!needsBlocking) return; if (rule && hasConsent(rule.groups)) return; // Store original sources and block the video video.setAttribute("data-consent-required", rule.groups.join(",")); video.className += (video.className ? " " : "") + "optanon-blocked-video"; // Store and remove sources if (video.src) { video.setAttribute("data-blocked-src", video.src); video.removeAttribute("src"); } // Store source elements data and remove them var sourcesData = []; for (var j = 0; j < sources.length; j++) { sourcesData.push({ src: sources[j].src, type: sources[j].type, media: sources[j].media }); } if (sourcesData.length > 0) { video.setAttribute("data-blocked-sources", JSON.stringify(sourcesData)); // Remove source elements while (video.firstChild) { video.removeChild(video.firstChild); } } // Add placeholder styling video.style.position = "relative"; video.style.backgroundColor = "#f0f0f0"; video.style.minHeight = video.style.height || "315px"; video.style.minWidth = video.style.width || "560px"; // Disable video controls and autoplay video.removeAttribute("autoplay"); video.removeAttribute("controls"); video.setAttribute("data-blocked", "true"); // Create placeholder var placeholder = createPlaceholder("video"); // Position parent if needed if (video.parentElement) { if (video.parentElement.style.position !== "absolute" && video.parentElement.style.position !== "relative") { video.parentElement.style.position = "relative"; } video.parentElement.appendChild(placeholder); video.setAttribute("data-placeholder-id", "optanon-video-placeholder"); } } // Function to restore blocked videos function restoreBlockedVideos() { var videos = document.querySelectorAll("video.optanon-blocked-video"); for (var i = 0; i < videos.length; i++) { var video = videos[i]; var requiredGroups = (video.getAttribute("data-consent-required") || "").split(","); if (hasConsent(requiredGroups)) { // Remove placeholder var placeholder = video.parentElement ? video.parentElement.querySelector(".optanon-video-placeholder") : null; if (placeholder) placeholder.remove(); // Restore main src var blockedSrc = video.getAttribute("data-blocked-src"); if (blockedSrc) { video.src = blockedSrc; video.removeAttribute("data-blocked-src"); } // Restore source elements var sourcesData = video.getAttribute("data-blocked-sources"); if (sourcesData) { var sources = JSON.parse(sourcesData); for (var j = 0; j < sources.length; j++) { var source = document.createElement("source"); source.src = sources[j].src; if (sources[j].type) source.type = sources[j].type; if (sources[j].media) source.media = sources[j].media; video.appendChild(source); } video.removeAttribute("data-blocked-sources"); } // Restore video attributes video.setAttribute("controls", "true"); video.removeAttribute("data-blocked"); video.removeAttribute("data-consent-required"); video.className = video.className.replace("optanon-blocked-video", "").trim(); video.style.backgroundColor = ""; video.style.minHeight = ""; video.style.minWidth = ""; // Reload video video.load(); } } } // Function to block iframe function blockIframe(iframe) { var src = iframe.getAttribute("src") || iframe.getAttribute("data-src") || ""; var rule = matchIframeRule(src); if (!rule) return; // not a targeted iframe if (hasConsent(rule.groups)) return; // consent already granted // Store original src and block the iframe if (iframe.src) { iframe.setAttribute("data-blocked-src", iframe.src); iframe.removeAttribute("src"); } iframe.setAttribute("data-consent-required", rule.groups.join(",")); iframe.className += (iframe.className ? " " : "") + "optanon-blocked-iframe"; // Add placeholder styling iframe.style.backgroundColor = "#f0f0f0"; iframe.style.minHeight = iframe.style.minHeight || "315px"; // Create placeholder message var placeholder = createPlaceholder("video"); // If iframe has parent, add placeholder if (iframe.parentElement && iframe.parentElement.style.position !== "absolute" && iframe.parentElement.style.position !== "relative") { iframe.parentElement.style.position = "relative"; } if (iframe.parentElement) { iframe.parentElement.appendChild(placeholder); iframe.setAttribute("data-placeholder-id", placeholder.className); } } // Function to restore blocked iframes function restoreBlockedIframes() { var iframes = document.querySelectorAll("iframe.optanon-blocked-iframe"); for (var i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) { var iframe = iframes[i]; var blockedSrc = iframe.getAttribute("data-blocked-src"); var requiredGroups = (iframe.getAttribute("data-consent-required") || "").split(","); if (blockedSrc && hasConsent(requiredGroups)) { // Remove placeholder var placeholder = iframe.parentElement ? iframe.parentElement.querySelector(".optanon-video-placeholder") : null; if (placeholder) placeholder.remove(); // Restore iframe iframe.src = blockedSrc; iframe.removeAttribute("data-blocked-src"); iframe.removeAttribute("data-consent-required"); iframe.className = iframe.className.replace("optanon-blocked-iframe", "").trim(); iframe.style.backgroundColor = ""; iframe.style.minHeight = ""; } } } // Override createElement to catch dynamically created iframes var originalCreateElement = document.createElement; document.createElement = function(tagName) { var element = originalCreateElement.call(document, tagName); if (tagName.toLowerCase() === "iframe") { // Use setter to intercept src assignment var srcDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(element, "src") || Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(HTMLIFrameElement.prototype, "src"); Object.defineProperty(element, "src", { get: function() { return this.getAttribute("src"); }, set: function(value) { var rule = matchIframeRule(value); if (rule && !hasConsent(rule.groups)) { this.setAttribute("data-blocked-src", value); this.className += (this.className ? " " : "") + "optanon-blocked-iframe"; this.setAttribute("data-consent-required", rule.groups.join(",")); } else { srcDescriptor.set.call(this, value); } }, configurable: true }); } return element; }; // Hook DOM insertions for iframes and videos ["appendChild", "insertBefore", "replaceChild"].forEach(function (m) { var orig = Node.prototype[m]; Node.prototype[m] = function (child) { if (child) { if (child.tagName === "IFRAME") { try { blockIframe(child); } catch (e) {} } else if (child.tagName === "VIDEO") { try { blockVideo(child); } catch (e) {} } } var result = orig.apply(this, arguments); // Also check after insertion in case src is set after adding to DOM if (child) { if (child.tagName === "IFRAME") { setTimeout(function() { blockIframe(child); }, 0); } else if (child.tagName === "VIDEO") { setTimeout(function() { blockVideo(child); }, 0); } } return result; }; }); // Monitor existing iframes and videos on page load function blockExistingMedia() { var iframes = document.querySelectorAll("iframe"); for (var i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) { blockIframe(iframes[i]); } var videos = document.querySelectorAll("video"); for (var j = 0; j < videos.length; j++) { blockVideo(videos[j]); } } // MutationObserver for iframes and videos added via innerHTML or other methods var mediaObserver = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) { mutations.forEach(function(mutation) { mutation.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) { if (node.tagName === "IFRAME") { blockIframe(node); } else if (node.tagName === "VIDEO") { blockVideo(node); } // Check for iframes and videos in added subtree if (node.querySelectorAll) { var iframes = node.querySelectorAll("iframe"); for (var i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) { blockIframe(iframes[i]); } var videos = node.querySelectorAll("video"); for (var j = 0; j < videos.length; j++) { blockVideo(videos[j]); } } }); }); }); // Start observing when DOM is ready if (document.body) { mediaObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); blockExistingMedia(); } else { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { mediaObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); blockExistingMedia(); }); } // --- Block Bizible/Marketo pixel tracking images --- function blockTrackingPixels() { // Block img elements that are tracking pixels var images = document.querySelectorAll('img'); images.forEach(function(img) { var src = img.src || img.getAttribute('src') || ''; if (src.includes('bizible.com') || src.includes('bizibly.com') || src.includes('adobedc.net')) { if (!hasConsent(['C0004'])) { img.setAttribute('data-blocked-src', src); img.removeAttribute('src'); img.style.display = 'none'; } } }); } // Monitor for tracking pixels var pixelObserver = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) { mutations.forEach(function(mutation) { mutation.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) { if (node.tagName === 'IMG') { var src = node.src || node.getAttribute('src') || ''; if (src.includes('bizible.com') || src.includes('bizibly.com') || src.includes('adobedc.net')) { if (!hasConsent(['C0004'])) { node.setAttribute('data-blocked-src', src); node.removeAttribute('src'); node.style.display = 'none'; } } } }); }); }); if (document.body) { pixelObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); blockTrackingPixels(); } // --- Handle custom video implementations with click-to-load --- function interceptVideoButtons() { // Find all elements that look like they'll load a video on click var videoContainers = document.querySelectorAll('.js-video[data-video-url], .video[data-video-url]'); videoContainers.forEach(function(container) { var videoUrl = container.getAttribute('data-video-url'); if (!videoUrl) return; // Check if this is a YouTube or Vimeo URL that needs consent var needsConsent = false; var requiredGroups = []; if (/youtube\.com|youtu\.be/.test(videoUrl)) { needsConsent = true; requiredGroups = ["C0003"]; } else if (/vimeo\.com/.test(videoUrl)) { needsConsent = true; requiredGroups = ["C0003"]; } if (!needsConsent || hasConsent(requiredGroups)) return; // Find the play button within this container var playButton = container.querySelector('.js-videoPlay, button[type="button"]'); if (!playButton) return; // Store original click handler if it exists var originalOnclick = playButton.onclick; playButton.setAttribute('data-consent-required', requiredGroups.join(',')); playButton.setAttribute('data-original-video-url', videoUrl); // Replace click handler with consent check playButton.onclick = function(e) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); if (hasConsent(requiredGroups)) { // Restore original behavior if consent granted if (originalOnclick) { originalOnclick.call(this, e); } else { // Try to trigger the video load manually if no onclick was stored this.click(); } } else { // Show consent modal showVideoConsentModal(container, requiredGroups); } return false; }; // Also intercept addEventListener for this button var originalAddEventListener = playButton.addEventListener; playButton.addEventListener = function(type, listener, options) { if (type === 'click') { // Wrap the click listener var wrappedListener = function(e) { if (!hasConsent(requiredGroups)) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); showVideoConsentModal(container, requiredGroups); return false; } return listener.call(this, e); }; originalAddEventListener.call(this, type, wrappedListener, options); } else { originalAddEventListener.call(this, type, listener, options); } }; }); } // Function to show consent modal for custom video implementations function showVideoConsentModal(container, requiredGroups) { // Check if modal already exists var existingModal = container.querySelector('.optanon-video-consent-modal'); if (existingModal) { existingModal.style.display = 'block'; return; } // Create consent modal overlay var modal = document.createElement('div'); modal.className = 'optanon-video-consent-modal'; modal.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:1000;'; var modalContent = document.createElement('div'); modalContent.style.cssText = 'background:white;padding:30px;border-radius:8px;text-align:center;max-width:400px; margin: 10% auto;'; modalContent.innerHTML = '<h3 style="margin:0 0 15px 0;color:#11111;">Cookie consent required</h3>' + '<p style="margin:0 0 20px 0;color:#11111;">This video requires your consent to load content from third-party providers.</p>' + '<button onclick="window.OneTrust.ToggleInfoDisplay()" style="padding:12px 24px;background:#E4173F;color:white;border:none;border-radius:24px;cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;margin-right:10px;">Manage preferences</button>' + '<button onclick="this.closest(\'.optanon-video-consent-modal\').style.display=\'none\'" style="padding:12px 24px;background:#F7F7F7;color:#11111;border:none;border-radius:24px;cursor:pointer;font-size:16px;">Cancel</button>'; modal.appendChild(modalContent); container.style.position = 'relative'; container.appendChild(modal); } // Re-check video buttons after consent changes function recheckVideoButtons() { var buttons = document.querySelectorAll('[data-consent-required]'); buttons.forEach(function(button) { var requiredGroups = (button.getAttribute('data-consent-required') || '').split(','); if (hasConsent(requiredGroups)) { // Remove consent modal if it exists var container = button.closest('.js-video, .video'); if (container) { var modal = container.querySelector('.optanon-video-consent-modal'); if (modal) modal.remove(); } } }); } // Initialize video button interception if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { setTimeout(interceptVideoButtons, 100); // Small delay to ensure other scripts have initialized }); } else { setTimeout(interceptVideoButtons, 100); } // Re-run interception periodically to catch dynamically added videos setInterval(interceptVideoButtons, 2000); // --- Hook DOM insertions for dynamically-added scripts (your original bit) --- function handleScript(node) { var src = node.getAttribute("src") || ""; var rule = matchRule(src); if (!rule) return; // not targeted if (hasConsent(rule.groups)) return; // consent already granted node.setAttribute("data-gated-src", src); node.type = "text/plain"; node.className += (node.className ? " " : "") + "optanon-blocked"; } ["appendChild", "insertBefore"].forEach(function (m) { var orig = Node.prototype[m]; Node.prototype[m] = function (child) { if (child && child.tagName === "SCRIPT") { try { handleScript(child); } catch (e) {} } return orig.apply(this, arguments); }; }); // --- NEW: Patch document.write / writeln (covers your example) --- function gateHtml(html) { // normalize (strip surrounding whitespace) var s = String(html); // Find <script ... src="..."> and if URL matches a RULE without consent, // rewrite to type="text/plain" and mark for later restore. // This regex is intentionally simple; it handles typical cases. return s.replace( /<script\b([^>]*?)\bsrc\s*=\s*(['"])([^'"]+)\2([^>]*)>(?:<\/script>)?/gi, function (_m, pre, q, src, post) { var rule = matchRule(src || ""); if (!rule || hasConsent(rule.groups)) return _m; // leave as-is // ensure we keep original attrs, add our markers, and suppress execution var attrs = (pre || "") + " src=" + q + src + q + (post || ""); // remove existing type if present; we'll set text/plain attrs = attrs.replace(/\btype\s*=\s*(['"])[^'"]*\1/gi, ""); attrs += ' type="text/plain" class="optanon-blocked" data-gated-src="' + src.replace(/"/g, "&quot;") + '"'; return "\<script " + attrs + "\>\<\/script\>"; } ); } ["write", "writeln"].forEach(function (m) { var orig = document[m]; document[m] = function () { // Join arguments (browsers allow multiple) var html = Array.prototype.join.call(arguments, ""); var gated = gateHtml(html); return orig.call(document, gated); }; }); // Cookie blocking - Enhanced to catch iframe cookies const originalCookieDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Document.prototype, 'cookie'); // Block postMessage from YouTube iframes before consent const originalPostMessage = window.postMessage; window.postMessage = function(message, targetOrigin) { if (targetOrigin && targetOrigin.includes('youtube.com') && !hasConsent(['C0003'])) { return; } return originalPostMessage.apply(this, arguments); }; const cookiePatterns = { C0003: [ // VWO cookies /_vwo/, // YouTube cookies - more comprehensive patterns /^YSC/, /^VISITOR_INFO/, /^VISITOR_PRIVACY/, /^PREF/, /^GPS/, /^CONSENT/, /_Secure-ROLLOUT/, /^LOGIN_INFO/, /^SIDCC/, /^SSID/, /^APISID/, /^SAPISID/, /^HSID/, /^SID/, /^DEVICE_INFO/, /^CONSISTENCY/, /^use_hitbox/, /^remote_sid/, // Vimeo cookies /^vuid/, /^player/, /^_abexps/, /^_gcl/, /^continuous_play/, /^has_logged_in/, // Calendly cookies (removed GA cookies as they're handled in GTM) /_calendly/, /^calendly/ ], C0004: [ // Existing patterns /gaconnector/, /_biz/, /_vis/, // Marketo/Bizible cookies - more comprehensive (includes _BUID) /_BUID/, /^_BUID$/, /^_biz_uid/, /^_biz_nA/, /^_biz_pendingA/, /^_biz_sid/, /^_biz_flagsA/, /^mkto_/, /^_mkto_trk/, /^_mkt_disp/, /^_mkt_trk/, // HubSpot cookies /__hs/, /hubspot/, /__hst/, /__hsc/, /__hssc/, /__hssrc/, // Bing cookies /_uet/, /MUID/, /_clck/, /_clsk/, // MSN cookies (often shared with Bing) /MSN/ ], C0005: [ // LinkedIn cookies /^li_/, /^lidc/, /^bcookie/, /^bscookie/, /^lang/, /^UserMatchHistory/, /^AnalyticsSyncHistory/ ] }; Object.defineProperty(Document.prototype, 'cookie', { get: function() { return originalCookieDescriptor.get.call(this); }, set: function(value) { const cookieName = value.split('=')[0].trim(); // Allow OneTrust cookies if (cookieName.startsWith('OptAnon')) { return originalCookieDescriptor.set.call(this, value); } // Allow all Cloudflare security cookies regardless of domain if (cookieName === '__cf_bm' || cookieName === '_cf_bm') { return originalCookieDescriptor.set.call(this, value); } // Check against patterns for (const category in cookiePatterns) { if (!hasConsent([category])) { for (const pattern of cookiePatterns[category]) { if (pattern.test(cookieName)) { return; } } } } return originalCookieDescriptor.set.call(this, value); }, configurable: true }); // --- Consent change: restore anything now allowed --- window.addEventListener("OneTrustGroupsUpdated", function() { restoreAllEligible(); restoreBlockedIframes(); restoreBlockedVideos(); recheckVideoButtons(); }); // Optional: if your snippet might run after some writes already happened // scan current DOM once: document.querySelectorAll("script[src]").forEach(function (n) { try { handleScript(n); } catch (e) {} }); restoreAllEligible(); // --- OPTIONAL SAFETY: stub Munchkin to avoid ReferenceError before load --- // This lets inline `Munchkin.init('302-WOS-863')` run without crashing. // The real library will overwrite this when allowed; you can replay if needed. 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How City Golf Saved $100K in Finance Costs with Automation

Situated in the heart of Toowoomba, Queensland, City Golf Club is a premier golfing destination renowned for its 18-hole championship course, which has hosted the prestigious Queensland PGA Championship. The course offers an enjoyable experience for golfers of all skill levels. Beyond golf, the club boasts a variety of amenities, including a mini golf course, driving range, multiple dining options, and a motel, making it a comprehensive leisure venue for both members and visitors. With its rich history and commitment to excellence, City Golf Club continues to be a beloved institution in the Toowoomba community. 

However, the biggest challenge for City Golf Club was that its finance function had grown organically over time, leading to fragmented processes and inefficiencies. As a result, tasks like invoice processing and reporting were more time-consuming and prone to errors, limiting the finance team’s ability to support the club’s growth. To address this, the club sought an AP automation solution that could streamline these processes and work smoothly within a tech stack for cohesive finance operations. 

Missing the Fairway with Outdated Processes

Paul Stephenson, City Golf Club's virtual CFO, oversees the club’s financial performance, focusing on timeliness and consistency across all finance processes. He believes that AP teams could fall behind without an effective automation solution. 

"It’s not just about handling the day-to-day accounts payable and approval processes, but also the back-end work like reconciling statements. For your AP person, 50% of their week can disappear just keeping on top of these tasks." 

Paul shared that when City Golf's management had an appetite for change and a focus on streamlining and efficiencies, their goal was to implement a tech stack that generated revenue. They wanted to streamline and utilise Xero functionality in ways that most people don’t. 

"You review the paper process and take the team on the journey. That way, you and your team can focus on the business, and the software providers can think about integrating better, more AI-efficient products into their software.'' 

Paul also explained that they evaluated different solutions, prioritising the selection of one that genuinely reduced manual work rather than adding another layer of complexity. 

"The automation software we tried before used to be appealing, but it hasn’t developed or grown the way Lightyear has. It really doesn’t handle the complexities of hospitality. The key benefit of Lightyear is that it was developed by hospitality people, for hospitality. That’s why Lightyear is the solution we chose.

Any business, especially clubs, that doesn’t take advantage of what’s available in the marketplace specifically developed for hospitality, is doing themselves a disservice.

100% Output with 75% Less AP Effort 

Paul explained how Lightyear handles the full spectrum of City Golf’s finance processes, including purchase orders, statement reconciliations, and inventory uploads to the point of sale, eliminating the need for manual input. Its intuitive design makes it easy to use, and staff appreciate its user-friendly interface. 

"I was speaking with a lady today, and she said, ‘Every time I open Lightyear, I get excited because it’s so easy to use.’ She’s from the accounting world, so she understands why this product is so amazing.

But that was just the beginning. Paul noted that beyond invoice entry, there were other challenges, such as filing invoices, managing archive folders full of paper, and handling the ongoing printing requirements. With Lightyear, however, all of this is automatically stored in Xero, removing the need for manual filing and paper-based processes. 

"Previously, half of the week was spent on back-end AP activities. Now, we don’t have to do any of it. The time saved is incredible because there is no printing of paper or manual statement reconciliations, and that’s why you save around 75% of your accounts payable workload.

Paul shared that once the team became familiar with the changes, everyone saw Lightyear’s value, often saying they wished they had adopted it sooner. 

"Everyone who uses Lightyear has their own reasons for loving it. From an accounts payable perspective, they love it because everything is done for them when the invoice arrives. For approvers, they love that they can approve from their phone, on the fly, at home, wherever they like. The financial controller and finance manager love it because they can rely on the accuracy and consistency of the information pushed into Xero." 

For City Golf, the process is now far more straightforward since everything is stamped, automated, and ready to go within seconds. 

Teeing Up the Winning Tech Stack 

"When you adopt a proper tech stack, it’s functional, fluid, and fast. The outcome is lower costs, prompt information, and effective decision-making. It ensures that the information flowing into the accounting system and the profit, loss, and balance sheet reports is accurate. Without it, we’re stepping back into times gone by, missing the chance to take advantage of modern tools.

Paul elaborated that Lightyear integrates well with both Xero and Senpos, similar to other tools like Fathom and Wirely. This creates a tech stack environment that clubs can implement and then essentially “set and forget,” receiving accurate and reliable information in the format they need for effective decision-making. 

"Integrating an effective point of sale system like Senpos with Lightyear ensures information flows seamlessly between systems, avoiding duplicate processes and manual data entry, and improving efficiency.

He added that introducing Fathom into club operations was a turning point for them. 

"The beauty of Fathom is that it produces professional reports quickly and effortlessly. You can customise them for specific managers and generate what they need, when they need it. Since introducing Fathom into club operations, the results have been exceptional. Many people don’t realise just how powerful it can be as a management reporting tool.

Paul further highlighted that a strong tech stack helps prevent potential losses in areas such as inventory, while also reducing printing, storage, and other overhead expenses. 

"It’s really important to jump on board and introduce these solutions to their team.

 

Previously, half of the week was spent on back-end AP activities. Now, we don’t have to do any of it.

$100K Savings in Finance Department 

‘'With Lightyear, you go from running two people entering invoices to down to 1/4 of that. So, you're running 25% of what you had before for a large organisation like City Golf.'' 

Paul added that having an automated solution like Lightyear within a tech stack doesn’t just lighten the workload, it also delivers significant savings on overheads, especially labour costs. 

"I would say you save yourself $100,000 a year in finance department wages just by taking on one product like Lightyear.

When asked what advice Paul would give other finance leaders looking at Lightyear for AP automation, he said: 

"I would say if you’re not implementing software like Lightyear, then you’re not doing your clients any favours. As a finance leader, you need this arrow in your quiver. Otherwise, you’re leaving clients high and dry with outdated processes.

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