Save 3 hours/month on payroll bookkeeping and reduce data entry errors by keeping QuickBooks always up to date.
~45 min
Saved / wk
Medium
Setup
No AI
AI
After Justworks processes payroll, this automation pushes the payroll totals into QuickBooks Online as journal entries (records that track money in and out). You stop manually entering payroll numbers into your accounting software every two weeks. Your books stay accurate without extra data entry.
~45 min
Saved / Week
Some setup required
Setup Complexity
No AI involved
AI Status
Step 1: Connect Justworks and QuickBooks Online to Make using OAuth (a secure login method)
Step 2: Set the trigger to fire on each Justworks payroll completion event
Step 3: Map payroll categories (gross wages, taxes, benefits) to your QuickBooks chart of accounts
Step 4: Configure Make to create a journal entry in QuickBooks for each pay run
Step 5: Run a test pay cycle and verify the journal entry appears correctly in QuickBooks
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