In this guide you will learn how to integrate your Amazon with your accounting system via Synder. Once set up is done (be sure it is really quick) the app will synchronize data from your Amazon account with all the detailed information right in your accounting system. Just follow the simple steps below and enjoy seamless synchronization.
Overview:
1. Connection of Amazon account
- Once you setup an account in Synder connect your accounting system first, choose any of the options available and use your credentials to login. Then go to the second step of connection of your Amazon (if you have accounting system connected just click Plus sign on the top right corner and select Add Payment Platform).
- Select Amazon from the drop down menu – – > Press “Authorize Synder” link to grant your permission and get the Token and Seller ID needed.
- After granting the permission you will be redirected to the page with your account identifiers which Synder needs to access your Amazon seller account.
Copy Seller ID and MWS Auth Token to paste them in required fields in Synder – – > hit Connect button.
2. One-click data flow setup (recommended)
Once Amazon is connected the only thing left to do is your Synder settings to adjust how the data will go into your accounting company. You can use standard configuration and hit “I’m ok to start” this will redirect you to the tab with transactions available for synchronization (you will be able to test the app on a free trial and adjust settings if needed).
Note: Alternatively you can click “Go step-by- step” to go through detailed settings.
Congratulations! Your account is set and ready to import and sync.
*Learn more about the app in FAQ section. Watch this video to learn how to reconcile synchronized transactions.
3. Step-by-Step data flow setup (optional)
If you are going with Step-by-step option, here are the details regarding further available setting:
Set up your Sales Settings
Please use Amazon Bank created by the app as a Bank account , it will be used for individual sales transactions depositing. Choose the payment method you prefer (most likely Amazon).
There are Advanced settings:
“Enable QuickBooks Doc Numbers” – all the synchronized transactions will follow QuickBooks doc numbers sequence.
“Apply default customer” – the customer selected will be applied to each synchronized transaction (instead of applying individual customers from your Amazon).
Set up your Product Settings
This will affect where the new products are created during the synchronization.
“Default product” will be applied to transactions without products
Turning on “Generic product” feature you select the default product that will be applied to each synced transaction.
Select ‘Product Income account’ and ‘Product/Service type’ that will be applied to each newly created product.
Set up your Tax settings
You can enable taxes to be applied from taxable transactions and choose a default tax code. Learn more about taxes set up here.
Set up your Fee settings
Amazon Bank created by the app is selected as a default Bank account.
Choose the Vendor you prefer (most likely Amazon). Select the account to categorize your Amazon fees under Category field (for example Bank Charges).
This will customize where the fees are reflected in Quickbooks.
Set up your Payout settings
This step allows you to enable payouts, simplifying the reconciliation process. Learn more about payouts here.
Select your Checking account under “Transfer Funds To” field.
Set up your General settings
This step allows you to set Auto-sync, Skip duplicates and sync of transactions in a foreign currency features, and also allows transactions to be applied to the matching unpaid Invoice/Bill transaction.
Advanced settings allow you to Apply location to each transaction.
Finish your set up
Please finalize the set up by pressing Start to sync button
Now the app will redirect you to the transactions tab, where you will be able to synchronize your Amazon transactions to your QuickBooks or Xero and enjoy the results.
Congratulations! Your account is set and ready to import and sync.
*Learn more about the app in FAQ section.
