I have just subscribed to Accounts — what do I do first?

Open Accounts → Set up Accounts (/accounts/setup). The wizard lists fourteen steps in the order the code needs them and reads each one off the live settings every time the page loads, so a step is only ticked when the setting really exists. 1) Connect Xero — Settings → Xero sync & coverage, one organisation per company in the group. 2) Bring your books in — wait for the first sync to finish for every connected organisation; reports stay empty until it has. 3) Financial year — Settings → Financial year (a year starting in April applies until you save your own). 4) Registration numbers — Settings → Companies & entities. 5) Company structure — Accounts → Company Structure. 6) GL Exclusions (only with two or more organisations). 7) P&L mapping. 8) The management pack template and its recipients. Then the supplier-payment line: who approves a payment run, a bank file template, each company's paying account, pay day (Friday until you choose) and remittance advice (drafts for review until you choose). Last, which HMRC dues each UK company has. Only the first two steps block; every other step has a working default. The setup strip on the Accounts home page disappears by itself once every applicable step is done.