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Startup CFO Application: QuickBooks and Plaid Integration Guide

Learn how to use the Startup CFO application to manage transactions, integrate with QuickBooks Online, connect bank accounts via Plaid, and upload CSV files. Step-by-step instructions for seamless financial management.

By Pragya Malviya

In this guide, we'll learn how to connect and manage your financial accounts in the My Startup CFO application. We will cover how to integrate QuickBooks Online, connect your bank accounts using Plaid, and upload transaction data through CSV files.

These steps help you keep your financial records organized and up to date.

Let's get started

This is my Startup CFO application, which is built on QuickBooks. Here you can manage your transactions. The first page is the integration screen, where you can connect with QuickBooks (QBO).

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Click on "Integrations"
Step #2: Click on "Integrations"

You can also upload your transactions as a CSV file.

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Click here
Step #3: Click here

Here you can see the bank accounts. These are the bank accounts connected through Plaid. You can connect to a bank using Plaid. First, let's discuss the QuickBooks Online integration.

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Click here
Step #4: Click here

When I click the "Co-Connect" button here, it will connect to the QuickBooks accounts.

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Click on "Automatically sync"
Step #5: Click on "Automatically sync"

When I click on "Disconnect QuickBooks," it will disconnect from QBO.

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Click on "Automatically sync transactions"
Step #6: Click on "Automatically sync transactions"
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Click here
Step #7: Click here

For bank and credit card integration, if I want to connect these bank accounts, I click on "Connect"...

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Click here
Step #8: Click here
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Click on "Not connected"
Step #9: Click on "Not connected"

It will redirect me to another Plaid page. When I click on the sign box, I continue to log in. Sign in.

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Click here
Step #11: Click here

Get the code.

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Click here
Step #12: Click here

Submit.

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Click here
Step #13: Click here

I'm adding a bank account here and clicking Continue.

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Click here
Step #14: Click here
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Click here
Step #15: Click here
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Click here
Step #16: Click here
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Click on "to verify account ownership )"
Step #17: Click on "to verify account ownership )"
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Click here
Step #18: Click here
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Click here
Step #19: Click here

You can see that the bank account is selected. Finish without saving. Here, you need to select this bank account.

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Click on "Plaid Checking"
Step #20: Click on "Plaid Checking"

This is already connected. That's why it isn't showing.

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Click here
Step #21: Click here

I am clicking "Sync Now" to automatically sync the account.

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Click on "Last synced"
Step #22: Click on "Last synced"

When I click on Upload CSV and select a file...

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Click here
Step #23: Click here
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Click on "↑ Upload C"
Step #24: Click on "↑ Upload C"

Here’s how to upload this file.

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Click on "✓ Download Sample CSV"
Step #25: Click on "✓ Download Sample CSV"

If you encounter an error, you can click Download CSV.

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Click on "03-19-2025"
Step #26: Click on "03-19-2025"

You can find out what the error is right now and resolve it easily. You can also download a sample CSV here.

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Click on "wrong"
Step #27: Click on "wrong"
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Click here
Step #28: Click here
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Click here
Step #29: Click here
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Click on "Download Sample CSV"
Step #30: Click on "Download Sample CSV"