Configure Contra Accounts in Pleo

Your Contra Account represents the source of money for all your Pleo expenses (card transactions, invoices and direct reimbursements).


  • You will have at least one Contra Account in your main (default) currency. If you enable multi-currency in Pleo, you can create contra-accounts per multi-currency.
  • An account should be created in your accounting system for every Contra Account you have in Pleo.


  1. In Pleo, navigate to Settings
  2. Click Accounting
  3. Access Contra accounts
  4. Configure you Contra Account(s)
    • If you use a CSV integration
      • Select an existing account from the dropdown
      • Alternatively, create a new contra account in both Pleo (click + Create new account) and your accounting system
    • If you use a direct API integration
      • Select the Pleo Contra Account from the list of accounts 
      • Alternatively, create a new account in your accounting system and select it as a Contra Account


Good to know: If you previously created a Pleo Wallet account, select it as your company’s default currency Contra Account.


If you are using Exact Online or NetSuite integration, please follow these additional steps:


 To set the default Contra Account in Exact Online 
  1. In Pleo, go to Settings
  2. Access Accounting
  3. Select Set Up 
  4. Find the Expense Bank Journal under Accounting configurations
  5. Access Contra Accounts 
  6. Select an account which corresponds exactly to the Expense Bank Journal

 If you have not created the Expense Bank Journal/Account in Exact Online 
  1. In Exact Online, navigate to Financial
  2. Go to Banking & Cash
  3. Select Overview under Bank accounts
  4. On the Bank Accounts page, click New
  5. Enter any number into the Bank account number field (this won't impact anything) 
  6. Name the Journal
  7. In Advancedoptions, choose the currency - ensure that the selected currency matches your Pleo Wallet currency.
  8. Click Save

 To create a new bank account in NetSuite 
  1. In NetSuite, go to Setup 
  2. Navigate to Accounting
  3. Open Chart of Accounts
  4. Click New
  5. Select Type: Bank 
  6. Enter an account number, name and select the appropriate currency (e.g. Euro for a Pleo Euro wallet or USD for Pleo USD wallet) 


Good to know: Learn what to do if you see “No options” when configuring the default currency contra account in Pleo

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