Chart of Accounts Guide

This guide explains how to configure account codes and tracking categories in the Microkeeper's Chart of Accounts to match your accounting system.

Overview of the Chart of Accounts

The Chart of Accounts page is used to configure a list of account codes and tracking categories you can use to record and map against your payroll costs in Microkeeper. These accounts should match the chart of accounts in your accounting system so the payroll journal export can be easily imported into your selected accounting system platform.

Prerequisite Configure your accounting system

You will first need to select the accounting system for the business before you can set up the Chart of Accounts.

1. Navigate to Menu > Settings > General > Global
2. Under Global System Settings > Accounting Suite
3. Select your accounting system

Navigate to Chart of Accounts

The Chart of Accounts page is accessible through the Export step when completing a payrun.

1. Navigate to Menu > Payroll > Payruns
2. Click Payslip for any payrun to enter the payrun's payslip view
3. Click Complete Payrun at the top of the payrun view
4. On the Complete Payrun page, click 3. Export on the left side menu
5. Click Chart of Accounts to enter the Chart of Accounts page

If you have multiple ABNs, select the ABN you wish to configure in the dropdown list on the top right of the page. Each ABN has its own Chart of Accounts configuration.

Configure Account Codes in Chart of Accounts

The first tab in the Chart of Accounts is Account Codes. Use it to create the account mappings that the Payroll Journal export will use.

1. Open the Account Codes tab
2. Click the Add Account button to set up a new account code
3. Enter the Account Code
   • This should be the GL code from your accounting system
4. Enter the Account Note / Description
   • Use a clear and recognisable label
5. Click Add Account to save the account code

If you are using Xero or Reckon, see Integrated accounting suites and syncing below.

Configure Tracking Categories in Chart of Accounts

Tracking categories are optional custom labels that can be applied to payroll costs to segment financial data by departments, locations, or projects, without expanding the account codes in the chart of accounts.

In Microkeeper, you can set up up to two tracking categories in total. Each tracking category can have multiple tracking options. A category must have at least one tracking option before it can be assigned to payroll costs.

1. Click the Tracking Categories tab
2. Click the Add Tracking Option button
3. Enter the Tracking Category Name
   • This must match the name used in your accounting system
4. Click Add Option to save

Integrated accounting suites and syncing

For integrated accounting suites (such as Xero or Reckon):

• Account codes and tracking categories are read-only
• Configuration is managed via syncing, not manual entry

To sync your data:

1. Click the Settings (cog) icon
2. Select either:
   • Sync Accounts, or
   • Sync Tracking

This pulls the latest configuration from your connected accounting system and keeps Microkeeper aligned with your current Chart of Accounts.