How to set up Contra Accounts for Exact Online

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

  1. In Pleo, navigate to Settings
  2. Click Accounting
  3. Access Set Up 
  4. Find the Expense Bank Journal under Accounting configurations
    Note: The account number linked to the journal should appear in brackets. If you can’t see it, check the "Good to know" section for guidance.
  5. Access Contra accounts
  6. For the Default Contra Account, select the same account used in your Expense Bank Journal


Good to know 

  •  What should I do if I can't see the associated account number
    1. In Exact Online, access Bank Accounts
    2. Open your Expense Bank Journal
    3. Click Advanced Options
    4. Under Financial, find the G/L account name and number


  • If you use multi-currencyin Pleo, you will need to create a separate Bank Account in Exact Online for every additional currency.
     How to create a Bank 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)
      Name the Journal
    6. In Advanced options, choose the currency - ensure that the selected currency matches your Pleo Wallet currency
    7. Click Save



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