Save Hours on Setup with Bookkeep’s Chart of Accounts Automap Feature

If you’ve ever set up bookkeeping for an ecommerce business — connecting Shopify, Amazon, Square, or any sales channel to QuickBooks, Xero, or Zoho Books — you know how time-consuming the chart-of-accounts setup can be.

Creating the right accounts, matching names, choosing account types, and mapping every category manually can take hours. As sales channels multiply, so does the setup burden.

Bookkeep’s new Chart of Accounts Automap is designed to remove that friction and give you a clean, accurate setup in minutes.‍

What Chart of Accounts Automap Does

When enabled, Automap:

• Creates new accounts automatically in your accounting platform — or uses existing matching accounts
• Maps all required Bookkeep categories (sales, fees, refunds, taxes, deposits, etc.) to the appropriate accounts
• Pre-fills the full mapping page so you only need to review or adjust if necessary

The result is a complete, ready-to-post setup with far less manual effort.‍

Why This Matters

1. Faster onboarding

Whether you're adding a new sales channel or onboarding a new client, Automap reduces setup from hours to minutes.

2. Fewer mapping errors

Manual account creation and individual mapping steps are a common source of bookkeeping inconsistencies. Automap ensures the correct accounts and account types are used every time.

3. Consistent structure across clients

For accounting firms, every ecommerce client requires dozens of similar accounts. Automap creates a standardized, repeatable setup that saves teams significant time.

4. Better foundation for automation

With the correct accounts mapped, Bookkeep can immediately begin posting clean, accrual-based daily entries — eliminating manual exports, spreadsheets, and hand-built journal entries.‍

Who Benefits Most

• Ecommerce brands connecting multiple sales channels
• Accounting firms onboarding many similar clients
• Finance teams expanding into new platforms or regions
• Businesses refreshing or rebuilding their chart of accounts‍

‍A Small Step That Removes a Big Pain Point

The Chart of Accounts Automap feature from Bookkeep is more than just a convenience — it’s a real productivity and accuracy booster. For any ecommerce brand, retail store or accounting team using Bookkeep (with QuickBooks, Xero, or Zoho Books), this feature removes one of the biggest setup pains: manually building and mapping a clean chart of accounts. With Automap, you get a faster, more consistent path to fully automated, daily bookkeeping.

If you run an ecommerce brand, retail shop, accounting firm, or manage multiple client books, enabling this feature isn’t just a “nice-to-have” — it’s a smart move for scaling efficiently and reducing bookkeeping overhead.

Learn more about how Automap works here.

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