Did you know that accounting and bookkeeping practices are eligible for a free Hubdoc partner account for life?
We encourage accountants and bookkeepers to sign up for Hubdoc and try it out for free at their own practice. As with any tool, implementing Hubdoc in your own workflows and integrating it into your technology stack will help you better understand the value that Hubdoc provides before you add any client accounts.
But… where should you start? What are the most important features to test? Follow the suggested steps below to learn how you can get the most out of your practice’s free Hubdoc partner account and start to embrace code-free accounting.
General tips for trying out Hubdoc
With so many apps available in the quickly-growing accounting app ecosystem, it can be tricky to determine whether or not you actually need an app at your practice.
One of the most important things to determine when testing an app is whether or not it will help to resolve a defined business need. (Note: We recommend reviewing our accounting app evaluation checklist for a comprehensive list of items to test and questions to ask while trialing any app.)
If you’re trying out Hubdoc at your practice, you’re likely experiencing some pain when it comes to collecting source documents from your clients, manual data entry, and coding transactions. As such, it’s important to ensure that Hubdoc will help you automate these manual tasks in service to achieving code-free accounting!
Here are some other tips that will help to ensure you get the most out of your Hubdoc partner account:
- Book or watch a demo. Book a demo with one of our product specialists, who will be happy to walk you through Hubdoc one-on-one and answer any specific questions you may have! Or, if you’re eager to start now, watch this on-demand webinar recording to learn how to get started on Hubdoc.
- Review our Onboarding Guide. While the suggestions below will be helpful at a high-level, reviewing our onboarding guide will help you better understand what’s involved when bringing on your clients.
- Review our Weekly Reconciliation & Month-End Close checklist. This helpful checklist provides a comprehensive overview of how to incorporate Hubdoc into your weekly reconciliation and month-end close workflow.
Testing out Hubdoc at your practice
While testing out Hubdoc at your practice, we encourage you to try out all of the app’s features; however, we also understand that your time is limited and you might not know where to start!
The following four steps will help you cover Hubdoc’s core functionality.
1. Add receipts manually
Hubdoc gives you the tools to upload paper and digital documents whether you’re on the go, at home, or in the office.
There are a few ways to add documents:
1 - By dragging and dropping from your desktop
2 - Via email using your Hubdoc email address
3 - Taking a photo with our mobile app
4 - Via scanner using our integration with ScanSnap Cloud
For a comprehensive guide on how to add paper to Hubdoc, click here.
2. Set up automated connections
Hubdoc enables bank statements, bills, and invoices to be automatically fetched from hundreds of financial institutions, utilities, and online suppliers.
See our full list of connections in your region:
Follow these instructions to set up an automated connection.
3. Code and post transactions to your general ledger
Once documents have been added to Hubdoc, the key data (supplier name, date, and total amount) will be extracted.
You can then code the document accordingly and post it to your general ledger software, where it will be matched to the corresponding transaction on the bank feed, ready to be reconciled with the source document attached! Learn more by following the links below.
Note: You can move one step closer to code-free accounting by configuring supplier rules and automating how documents are coded and posted to Xero or QuickBooks Online.
Questions? Contact our Support Team!
We’re here to help! Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you have while setting up your free Hubdoc partner account and testing it out at your practice.
New to Hubdoc? Accounting and bookkeeping practices are eligible for a free partner account – sign up here!
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