There are instances when a client has different Guardhouse accounts for different businesses but is only using one Xero for all of them. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to connect different GH accounts to one Organisation in Xero.
1. Select the first company to connect to Xero
2. Go to Organization > Company
3. Scroll down and go to Payroll
4. Go to the Integrate Payroll System section and select Xero as the Payroll system to connect to
5. Click "Connect to XERO"
6. You will be taken to the XERO verification page. Select the Organisation you want to connect the 1st GH account.
7. Click "Allow Access"
8. You will be taken back to the GH Payroll Section
9. Check that the GH account is connected to the correct Xero Organisation
10. Go to the second GH account you want to connect to the same Xero Organisation
11. Go to Organization > Company
12. Scroll down to the Payroll Section
13. Choose Xero as the Payroll system to connect to.
14. Click on Connect to XERO
16. Choose the correct organisation to connect to on Xero
17. Choose the same Organisation (as the 1st GH account) to connect to. It will show as grayed out but disregard this.
18. Scroll down and click on "Continue with 1 organisation". The number will vary depending on how many accounts are already connected to the same organisation.
19. You will be taken back to the GH Payroll section.
20. Check that the second account is connected to the same Xero Organisation.
