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Expense Management in QuickBooks Online


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“Accounts Payable” refers to the money you owe to your vendors. QuickBooks Online has built-in features for receipt management and online bill pay, but what do you do when you need to manage employee credit cards and approval workflows?

What You’ll Learn in this Expense Management Training

  • QBO’s built-in Online Bill Pay

  • QuickBooks Online Advanced’s Approvals workflows

  • Strategies for reconciling corporate credit cards

  • How to import receipts into QBO

  • Third-party apps for managing employee expenses, including Corpay, Fyle, and Divvy

 

After this class, you will be able to: 

  • Identify the key features and benefits of QuickBooks Online's built-in receipt management and online bill pay.

  • Evaluate the advantages and implementation of approval workflows in QuickBooks Online Advanced.

  • Recognize the signs indicating readiness to leverage third-party solutions for enhanced expense management.

 

Expense Management in QBO Course Description 

When it comes to managing employee credit cards and approval workflows in QuickBooks Online (QBO) and other expense management workflows, there are several options and best practices.

 

While QBO offers built-in features for receipt management and online bill pay to handle accounts payable, managing employee expenses requires additional considerations.

 

Encouraging employees to capture and upload expense receipts directly into QBO eliminates the need for manual data entry, but it’s important to ensure that employees categorize expenses accurately to maintain proper reporting.

 

When your employees all have their own corporate credit cards, QBO’s banking and reconciling gets unwieldy unless you strategize.

 

It’s also important to establish cost controls by defining spending limits for each employee based on their role and responsibilities within the organization, even where they are allowed to purchase.

 

When your company grows to more than a handful of employees, it’s time to implement approval workflows, ensuring that expenses are reviewed and authorized before payment. While QuickBooks Online Advanced allows you to do this, uses of other versions have to turn to third-party expense management.

 


 

A huge shoutout to our sponsor, Forwardly, who will join our class to demo next-level A/P and A/R payments that sync with QBO!

 

 

 

AI-powered business payments for smarter cash flow. Automate invoice payments,

pay vendor bills instantly & stay in control with Forwardly.

 

Forwardly helps businesses and accounting firms move money smarter and faster. Our AI-native platform automates accounts payable and receivable, enabling you to send and receive payments instantly while syncing seamlessly with your accounting software.

 

From AI-powered bill capture to automatic reconciliation with a unique 4-way accounting sync, Forwardly handles the busywork so your team can focus on growth, strategy, and building your business. Enjoy speed, accuracy, and security with no monthly subscription fees.

 

Try Forwardly for free at: http://royl.ws/forwardly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Instructional Level

Intermediate

 

Prerequisites

Familiarity with QuickBooks Online’s accounts payable workflows

 

Course Length

2 hours

 

Course Credits

2 CPE, Certificate of Completion

 

Field of Study

Computer Applications and Software

 

Delivery Method

Group Internet Based

 

Who should take this class?

  • Business owners of growing companies who are ready to supervise their employee’s spending

  • Bookkeepers who want to provide appropriate options to their clients

 

Evergreen Access (Made to Stay Current)

Your purchase is designed to stay useful long after you finish the course! As the software changes, we refresh the content so you’re not learning from outdated screens. You’ll also have access to the class discussion/Q&A so you can ask questions when real-life situations pop up. And because it’s lifetime access, you can revisit the videos, handouts, and materials anytime you need a quick refresher.

 

Live Session + Replay Included

If you can’t attend at the scheduled time, go ahead and enroll—your live registration includes free access to the on-demand replay. We record every live class and post an edited version to the course page within two weeks of the class date. Once it’s available, you’ll receive a notification inside your OWLS portal.

While the replay is being published, you can download the notes/handouts and complete any quizzes or questionnaires so you’re ready to follow along when you watch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Refunds & Cancellations

Please view our Terms of Service, for information on refunds, cancellations, and complaint resolution. To request a refund, please contact us.

 

Royalwise Solutions Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

 

 


Course Credits: 2 CPE, Certificate of Completion. Must be awarded within one year of enrollment.
Course Updated: December 2025

Course Page Updated: March 2026

 

 

 

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Here is the course outline:

1. Download the Handouts (Required for CPE credit)

Download the handouts that goes with the course.

Handout: Expense Management in QBO
Glossary
The Royalwise Accounting Dictionary

2. Expense Management in QBO Videos

“Accounts Payable” refers to the money you owe to your vendors. QuickBooks Online has built-in features for receipt management and online bill pay, but what do you do when you need to manage employee credit cards and approval workflows?

Introduction, Agenda, and Overview
What is Expense Management
The Importance of Automating in Expense Management
Expense Claims Hub
Review 1 - Expense management
Expense Management Workflows and Approvals
Bill Payment Options and Conclusion
Review 2 - Expense apps

3. Take the Quiz

Take this quiz to demonstrate your mastery of the material. Pass the quiz with an 80% or higher to complete the Course, earn your Certificate, and win points!

Complete this survey for CPE Credit
Quiz - Expense management in QBO

4. Mira los videos: Gestión de gastos en QuickBooks Online

"Cuentas por pagar" se refiere al dinero que debe a sus proveedores. QuickBooks Online cuenta con funciones integradas para la gestión de recibos y el pago de facturas en línea, pero ¿qué hace cuando necesita administrar las tarjetas de crédito de los empleados y los flujos de trabajo de aprobación?

Introducción y agenda
Definición de gestión de gastos
Configuración de gastos
Aplicación de facturas y gastos
Conocer la diferencia entre cuentas por pagar y gastos
Transacciones de cuentas por pagar
Uso del feed de transacciones bancarias
Tarjetas de crédito
Cuentas corrientes y sobres de QuickBooks
Gestión de recibos
Flujo de trabajo de aprobación de facturas (solo QBO Advanced)
Informes
Aplicaciones de terceros
Demostración de Forwardly

Completion

The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:

Royalwise CPE Certificate
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