Cash Flow Management for QuickBooks Online

Connect Float to QuickBooks Online in minutes and see your cash position tomorrow, next week, or three years from now. Live AR/AP visibility, side-by-side scenarios, and a forecast that updates automatically.

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Product screenshot of Float syncing with QuickBooks Online

Your QuickBooks data, turned into a forecast that never goes stale

Float connects directly to QuickBooks Online and automatically imports your transactions every day - at a time you choose, with on-demand sync whenever you need the latest numbers. Expected payment dates on your invoices and bills are used to project exactly when cash will move in and out of your business. When money moves and you reconcile in QuickBooks, your forecast updates with actuals.

The connection is one-way and read-only: Float can see your QuickBooks data, but can never change it.

Connect

Link Float to QuickBooks Online in about three minutes. No CSV exports, no manual entry.

Set your budgets

Use Float's suggestions based on your QuickBooks history, or set your own expectations for receivables and payments.

Forecast

See a live, visual picture of your liquidity in daily, weekly or monthly views, up to 36 months ahead.

Key Features

Everything you need to manage cash,
in one view

Cash Flow Forecasting

See your projected bank balance day by day, week by week, or month by month - up to 36 months ahead. Float's visual cash graph shows you instantly if you're heading into the red, and exactly which transactions are taking you there. Get early warnings before a cash dip, not after month-end.

Scenario Planning

What happens if your biggest client pays 30 days late? Can you afford that new hire? Build unlimited what-if scenarios in a few clicks and compare them side by side against your base forecast - without touching your books or your live forecast.

Multi-entity consolidation

Run more than one company? Consolidate multiple entities into a single group-level cash view — with automatic currency conversion if your companies report in different currencies. See the cumulative position or toggle to individual balances, then click through to any company's full cash flow.

Screenshot of Float's accounts receivable and accounts payable visibility feature

AR / AP visibility

Every unpaid invoice and bill from QuickBooks, in one place, mapped to the date you actually expect it to be paid. See who to chase, what to pay, and what to delay — and see the impact of each decision on your future bank balance before you make it.

Screenshot of Float's budget vs. actuals visibility feature

Budgets vs Actuals

Track how cash actually moved against what you predicted, overall or by accounting category, in real time. Budget variance reports and accounts-to-watch highlights show you exactly where you're drifting, so you make decisions during the month, not after it.

Already using the QuickBooks Cash Flow Planner?
Here's where Float takes you further

The Cash Flow Planner built into QuickBooks Online is a handy way to glance at the months ahead. But it's a read-only estimate built from your bank feed, not an operational tool for managing short term cash.

Float is built for businesses that need to plan further ahead, test decisions before making them, and act on what they see.


Forecast horizon	Up to 14 months ahead (on the 24-month view)	Up to 36 months ahead, plus a dedicated 13-week view
Granularity	Monthly chart	Daily, weekly and monthly views
How forecasts are built	Estimates based on historical bank-feed data	Your real invoices, bills and expected payment dates, plus budgets you control (with automatic suggestions)
Scenario planning	Add/edit individual money-in and money-out items in a single view	Named scenarios - toggle up to 8 on and off side by side against your base forecast
Budget vs actuals		Track predictions against reality, overall or by category
AR/AP workflow	Overdue items drop out of the forecast unless you manually update each one	Every unpaid invoice and bill, with expected payment dates — see who to chase, what to pay, what to delay
Credit card transactions	Excluded from the planner chart	Credit card accounts included in your forecast
Multi-currency businesses	Unavailable when Multi-currency is enabled	Alternate-currency accounts, invoices and bills converted to your base currency automatically
Multi-entity consolidation	Single company only (and unavailable in QBO Accountant)	Consolidate multiple companies into one group cash view
Drill-down	Planner items aren't linked to your books	Every forecast line traces back to its QuickBooks bill, invoice or transaction
Forecast updates	Built from linked bank account history	Auto-syncs with QuickBooks daily, plus on-demand import
Sharing & reporting	CSV/PDF/XLS export	Visual forecasts, scenarios and consolidations you can export and share with your team, board or bank

What QuickBooks Online users say about Float

Sean

United States

We have been using Float over the past year and the tool does great at what it is best at, managing and tracking cashflow. It's very simple to set up and maintain, always giving a clear picture of the most important pieces of information such as budgets or when cash will be tight.

ITSAAS

United Kingdom

I have been using Float for years and it's just getting better and better at predicting our future. It is essential to see what will happen so you can make better decisions and plan your business growth with confidence. Works well without any issues.

Jeff

United States

This app allows us to confidently forecast cashflow on projects. So much faster and easier than the old excel spreadsheet! Support is great — I have made a few suggestions for improvements which they are working on; they really appreciate feedback.

Got questions?
We have answers

Does Float work with multi-currency QuickBooks

Yes. Float uses your QuickBooks base currency and automatically converts alternate-currency bank accounts, invoices and bills, so your whole forecast displays in one currency. Click into any converted item to see the original currency and exchange rate. (Note: QuickBooks' own Cash Flow Planner is unavailable entirely when Multi-currency is enabled.)

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Will Float work if I run multiple companies?

Yes. Float can consolidate multiple companies into a single group-level cash flow view (converting currencies automatically), while keeping each company's forecast separate.

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Where do I find cash flow in QuickBooks Online?

Go to Reports → Financial planning → Cash flow planner. For historical cash flow, run the Statement of Cash Flows report under Reports.

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Does QuickBooks Online have a cash flow forecasting tool?

Yes. QuickBooks Online includes a Cash Flow Planner that estimates money in and out using your bank account history, up to 14 months ahead. It's a useful quick view, but it excludes credit card transactions, isn't available when Multi-currency is on, and doesn't offer scenario comparison, budget vs actuals tracking, AR/AP payment-date management or multi-entity consolidation. For decision-grade forecasting up to 36 months ahead, QuickBooks users add Float.

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How does Float work with QuickBooks Online?

Connect Float to QuickBooks Online in about three minutes. Float automatically imports your data daily- invoices, bills and expected payment dates along with reconciled transactions -and keeps your forecast up to date. You can also run a real-time sync whenever QuickBooks has just been updated. The connection is one-way and read-only, so Float can never change anything in your QuickBooks account.