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Aug 23, 2021 8:46 PM UTC
Question

Employee invoice entering

I know that QuickBooks currently does not have the option for an employee to only have access to entering invoices without seeing all of the company financials.  Is there another third party invoicing app/platform recommendation that can then be uploaded to QuickBooks after they enter their invoices remotely from the job site?

14 replies

Fiat Lux - ASIA
Level 14
Aug 24, 2021 7:53 AM UTC

What kind of business do you run?

Aug 24, 2021 4:09 PM UTC

We run an electrical contracting business servicing mainly residential and commercial clients.

Fiat Lux - ASIA
Level 14
Aug 24, 2021 4:17 PM UTC

Explore this project management app with the Estimate and Invoice feature.

https://paymo.grsm.io/quickbooks

 

Level 8
Aug 25, 2021 1:39 PM UTC

Hello Kristisheeler,

 

I love that you've come to the QuickBooks Community forum to pick the brains of other users. It's a great option for getting the setup that you need with QuickBooks Online, and I see you've already got a suggestion here. I just wanted to highlight a few other resources for you.

 

When there's something the program can't do and you're wondering if there's a third-party that can do the job, I invite you to check out the Apps tab in QuickBooks Online. You can use the tab's search bar to find partner apps that can sync with QuickBooks Online so that your employees can handle what they need to outside of the program while also syncing the data so the entries are created in your books.

 

The other thing I'd like to highlight is the option to leave feedback. You're right, QuickBooks Online doesn't currently have the capability to limit a user profile the way you'd like to, so this is a great opportunity to share with our product development team why this would be useful to you. Here's how you can do that: How do I submit feedback? We also have a page that's currently updated quarterly where you can see new features to the software, so you're welcome to bookmark that and keep an eye out to see if the development team has added something that'll be useful to you. Here's that link: QuickBooks Online Feature & Product Updates

 

I wish you the best in your search for an app! Take care and feel free to visit us again. :)

Jan 5, 2023 6:54 PM UTC

Is this still true? That we cannot set up a user to only do invoices without seeing company data?

New Member
Jan 5, 2023 7:03 PM UTC

Hey there mfr,

 

Thanks for joining in on this thread. This is correct, there isn't a way to add a user to only do invoices. I encourage you to submit feedback to our developers by following the directions provided above.

Jan 5, 2023 8:45 PM UTC

added information:

 

We don't want the employee seeing any other company data. Just creating, editing, deleting, printing, and  submitting invoices.

 

Feb 2, 2023 12:19 PM UTC

It’s absolutely crazy that QuickBooks doesn’t have this feature yet.  Come on QBO get it done!

Feb 18, 2023 3:21 PM UTC

I agree, that's crazy that you can't do that on QBO. This is a very basic function that so many service businesses need!