Clean books, without the back-and-forth

Cobble connects to your QuickBooks Online company so your Steingard bookkeeper can review, correct and close your books. When a question comes up, you answer it on a simple page instead of digging through email.

Your data stays in your own QuickBooks company. You can disconnect any time. Privacy Policy

Syncs with QuickBooks

Accounts, vendors, customers and transactions come in from QuickBooks Online automatically. Nothing to export.

Reviewed by a person

Cobble suggests how each transaction should be coded. A bookkeeper confirms every one before it counts.

Questions, not emails

When something's unclear, you get one short page of questions with tap-to-answer choices.

Private by design

Each client's books sit in their own separate database. Connection keys are encrypted and never leave the server.

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For business owners

Answer in a minute, not a week

Your bookkeeper sends a short list of questions about the transactions only you can explain. You open the link, tap an answer, and you're done.

  • No login needed to answer. Each link is private to you and expires.
  • A regular summary shows where your money went, in plain English.
  • Your bookkeeper is notified as soon as you answer.

Every change to QuickBooks is logged

Example write log

Purchase #36PostedCategory updated
Purchase #36ConflictEdited in QuickBooks, so not overwritten
Deposit #112SkippedAlready applied
For bookkeepers

A review layer on top of QuickBooks

QuickBooks stays your book of record. Cobble reads what's there, helps your team find what's wrong, and writes back only the fixes a person approves.

  • Rules and AI suggestions for coding, with a person confirming each one.
  • Bank reconciliation and a month-end close checklist for every client.
  • If someone edits a transaction in QuickBooks first, Cobble stops instead of overwriting it.
  • A firm-wide view of every client's status, all in one place.
How it works

Connected in three steps

Your Steingard bookkeeper does the setup. Your part takes about a minute.

1

We set up your workspace

Your bookkeeper creates your private Cobble workspace and starts the QuickBooks connection.

2

Access is approved at Intuit

You or your bookkeeper sign in to Intuit and approve access to your company. Cobble never sees your Intuit password.

3

We take it from there

Your books sync, your bookkeeper reviews them, and you only hear from us when there's a question.

Security

Built for financial data

We designed Cobble on the assumption that books are sensitive and mistakes are expensive.

One client, one database

Every client's books live in their own separate database. Your data is never mixed with another company's.

Encrypted connection keys

Your QuickBooks connection keys are encrypted at rest. They are never shown in a browser, written to a log or shared with an AI model.

Least access

Cobble asks only for access to your accounting data. Disconnecting revokes that access with Intuit immediately.

FAQ

Common questions

Do I need to switch away from QuickBooks?

No. QuickBooks Online stays your official books. Cobble connects to it and helps your bookkeeper review and correct what's there.

What can Cobble see in my QuickBooks company?

Your accounting data: the chart of accounts, vendors, customers and transactions. It doesn't ask for access to payroll or payments. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Will Cobble change anything in QuickBooks without asking?

No. Changes are written back only after a bookkeeper approves them, and every change is logged. If the transaction was edited in QuickBooks in the meantime, Cobble stops instead of overwriting it.

Is AI used on my books?

Cobble can suggest how to categorize a transaction, using rules your bookkeeper sets and, where enabled, an AI model that sees only the transaction details it needs. A person reviews and confirms every suggestion. AI suggestions are never applied automatically.

How do I disconnect?

Disconnect Cobble from the Apps section in QuickBooks Online, or ask your bookkeeper to disconnect it for you. Either way, access is revoked with Intuit right away.

Who do I contact for help?

Email support@steingardfinancial.com or call (408) 596-3261, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Pacific.

Already a Steingard client?

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