It is no secret that I like QBO as a small business accounting Software; its cheaper than both the blue and the purple one; and even has more features than the blue one. Yes it is completely online, plus made by an International company, but they've been making software since ... well I am not sure but before the other Aussie ones…
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Anyway Intuit is getting serious in Australia as it has released its bigger product Qbo Advanced. So if you are thinking you are outgrowing your SME accounting software it might be time to turn to the green side with this software.
Lets have a look at some of the selling points.
Customize Your Control
With QuickBooks Online Advanced, you can take charge of who sees what with custom user permissions, as in you tell QBO Advanced what your role of “salesperson” needs access to.
Batch Transactions
I am curious about this one as QBO already “batches” transactions. So off course I am going to jump all over testing this (as a QBO Proadvisor I get a free product next month). But this batching is all across the marketing do stay tuned for what I find.
Reports Tailored to You
Yes, yes we know that QBO already has a squillion customizable reports but Advanced Turbo charges this with the ability to add custom fields or to display your favourite report as a chart… every report as a chart…. (personally I am sold here, no need to move on) but of course there is more but it isn’t steak knives…
With QBO Advanced your reports are neatly organised into smart little folders and you can customise who gets access to those folders.
Priority Support
As the others seem to be doing less support, QBO Advanced Priority Support just may be a game changer. All QBO Advanced Customers will have a dedicated account manager at your service, ensuring your business needs are met promptly and efficiently.
Workflows
If your receptionist needs to do A before B. Or you need to see all the sales persons quotes over $100, QBO Advanced will let you have customised workflows for invoicing, bill payments, expenses and more.
Limitless Growth
More users in QBO Advanced, more transactions, more reports as previously mentioned, and more products - just more of everything, ok?
Integration
The same Integration is available, so whatever app you have already plugged into QBO will plug into Advanced. Don't worry too much because QBO will do the data migration and a free onboarding session (for a limited time) - if you are already on any QBO platform it is just a subscription upgrade.
Maybe the most jaw dropping feature is the ability to back up your data files (and restore from a backup). You may feel the need to back up manually but of course these backups can be automated so they just happen in the background.
It really look like the grass might be greener on the other side of the fence. But if you're still not sure how it will benefit you personally, then feel free to reach out for a chat and some advice.
