The best accounting software for manufacturing businesses helps you manage your inventory, track workers’ time, streamline your operations and stay on top of VAT. It also needs to be able to connect to the tools you need most and sync their data automatically. QuickBooks Online Plus has all the features UK manufacturers need to manage their business most efficiently and automate their accounts. Start your free trial today or see our latest offers if you choose to buy now.
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Produce, manage, and distribute your products more efficiently with QuickBooks - your all-in-one solution to keep track of sales, manage stock, generate invoices and track payments. Add Payroll and QB Time to streamline your processes and pay your staff accurately.
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According to Make UK, Britain is the ninth-largest manufacturing nation in the world today. We know you’re busy, whatever your business is making, so we’ve created software that’s simple to use and can help to streamline your manufacturing processes.
Optimise your operations
Speed up your admin and accounting processes with QuickBooks’ accounting software for manufacturers. Set up alerts for low stock, assign costs to products, keep track of profits and expenses, and run payroll, all within QuickBooks software.
Send invoices from anywhere
Create professional invoices which are easily tracked, paid and reconciled on the go from the QuickBooks Online app. Get paid without delays or pointless paperwork piling up. See all your invoices in one place, find out when they have been viewed and get reminders of when payments are due. Give distributors, wholesalers and retailers more ways to pay with partners including PayPal and GoCardless.
Keep costs under control
Identify opportunities to be more cost-efficient by gaining deeper insights into your production costs. Track the price of items, labour and inventory storage, all in one place. Set smart budgets and see how you’re progressing in real-time dashboards.
Manage your inventory intelligently
Track your stock to see what’s selling well, what’s on hand and the cost of goods. Never run out of stock again with our automated re-stocking alerts. Manage your suppliers and create purchase orders, all within your online accounting software. Is too much of your cash tied up in inventory storage? Spot it in an instant in your inventory dashboard and cut costs where it matters.
Organise your workforce
Use QuickBooks Time to track workers’ hours and pay them accurately. Use geofencing technology to remind employees to clock in and out when they enter or leave the premises. Schedule your employees’ shifts and share them with your team effortlessly so everyone knows when they’re expected at work.
Stay on top of tax deadlines
Be ready for tax time, anytime with QuickBooks by your side. Track VAT throughout the tax year and spot common mistakes with our smart error-checking technology. Your VAT return will be done in minutes with all the data already in QuickBooks. Got employees? Add Payroll to manage their payslips, pensions and statutory pay online from anywhere - we’ll calculate tax, pension contributions and other deductions for you.
Sync with your manufacturing software
Make running your business easier by connecting to popular inventory, order management and manufacturing software. Reduce the risk of data entry errors by pulling your data into QuickBooks.
Get better business insights
Connect QuickBooks to your advanced forecasting and analytics tools to explore multiple scenarios, monitor performance and make more informed business decisions.
Get paid faster
Offer your clients more ways to pay, save time on chasing outstanding payments and automatically reconcile payments with invoices in QuickBooks.
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