Lightspeed Retail POS Consulting & QuickBooks Online Integration

Choosing a POS system is about more than comparing features. Ability Business helps retailers evaluate their needs, understand their options, and determine whether Lightspeed Retail is the right fit for their business and QuickBooks Online workflow.

*Please note our Ability Point of Sale apps only work with QuickBooks Point of Sale Desktop applications and QuickBooks products.

Lightspeed Retail: A Powerful POS for Growing Retailers

Lightspeed Retail provides a broad set of tools for retailers managing inventory, sales, customers, purchasing, payments, and multiple locations. Its capabilities can make it a strong option for retailers who need more than a basic checkout system.

But the right POS isn’t necessarily the one with the longest feature list. It needs to fit the way your business actually operates. That’s where Ability Business comes in.

As experienced retail POS consultants, we help you look beyond the demo and evaluate how a POS will work with your staff, inventory, sales processes, reporting needs, and accounting system.

Lightspeed is one of the POS solutions we work with not the only one. Our goal is to help you make an informed decision based on your business.

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Why retailers choose Lightspeed

Depending on the retailer’s needs, Lightspeed can provide capabilities such as:

Inventory Management

Manage detailed product catalogs, inventory, purchasing, and stock across your retail operation.

Retail Checkout

Give staff the tools they need to process sales, returns, discounts, customer transactions, and payments.

Customer Management

Track customer information and support customer-based sales workflows.

Multi-Location Retail

For businesses expanding beyond a single location, Lightspeed provides tools designed to support multiple stores.

Connected Commerce

Connect your retail operation with ecommerce and other sales channels.

Reporting & Business Insight

Access reporting that helps you understand sales, inventory, and business performance.

Need Help Mapping Lightspeed to QuickBooks Online?

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Connecting Lightspeed to QuickBooks Online is one thing. Getting the accounting structure right is another.

Ability Business can help retailers review and map the relationship between Lightspeed Retail and QuickBooks Online configuration.

Our Lightspeed + QuickBooks Online mapping services can include:

Reviewing your existing QuickBooks Online chart of accounts
Reviewing Lightspeed product types and categories
Mapping sales categories to the appropriate QuickBooks Online accounts
Reviewing payment-type mapping
Reviewing sales tax mapping
Reviewing discounts and other transaction types
Reviewing inventory and COGS considerations
Reviewing purchase-order/inventory-asset workflows
Helping identify potential reconciliation issues
Documenting the mapping so you understand how information flows between the systems

We don’t replace your accountant. We help bridge the gap between your retail POS configuration and your accounting workflow.

Your accountant knows your books. We know retail POS. Together, we can help create a setup that makes sense.

Our Role Doesn’t End With the POS Recommendation

Ability Business can help you evaluate Lightspeed as part of your POS selection process and provide guidance on how Lightspeed can work with QuickBooks Online.

Once you’ve selected Lightspeed, Lightspeed handles the Lightspeed platform implementation and support. Ability can remain involved on the business and accounting side, helping you understand the relationship between your POS and QuickBooks Online and assisting with mapping and workflow considerations.