SettleWiseAccounting & QuickBooksAccount layer
AL-02Connect cash to books

Back each register with an account

Registers must appear in the books, not only in Treasury.

Track

Account layer

Phase

Connect cash to books

Starts with

Register outside books

Ends with

Register in the balance

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AL-02
  1. AL-01Set up the chart of accounts
  2. AL-02Back each register with an account
  3. AL-03Set opening balances

The situation

Each register has one account that moves with its payments, payouts, transfers, and deposits.

What starts it

An admin reviews register backing accounts.

How it unfolds

AdminSystem
  1. 1

    Each register is linked to the account that represents it

    Admin

    Imported QuickBooks registers bring their account.

  2. 2

    Validated payments raise that account

    System

    This is the key moment of the journey: cash shows in the books. This is the key moment of the journey.

  3. 3

    Completed payouts lower it

    System

    Pending payouts do not.

  4. 4

    Transfers move between register accounts without touching results

    System

    Income and expenses stay the same.

Who's involved

Admin

Configures registers, partners, reminders, and integrations.

System

Automates emails, matching, reminders, and sync.

What each person sees

Admin

Each register's account under Accounting → Balance.

Why: See cash in the balance sheet.

The rule to remember

Every register has exactly one account in the books.