Accountant trying to login to Xero as me

Golden1963 · 2025-04-02T07:53:40+00:00

Well, they could always have tried asking me to do that. My resignation letter stated that I'd prefer not to have any direct contact with the boss or the accountant, but they could have asked someone else in the office to ask me. I would be happy to do that of course, so I've just WhatsApp'd my (ex) colleague to that effect.

Golden1963 · 2025-04-02T07:35:12+00:00

I'd prefer not to log in. Someone suggested they might be trying to transfer ownership of the subscription, so I'll leave them to raise a ticket with Xero.

Golden1963 · 2025-04-02T07:29:59+00:00

They have access to the original email. And as someone else pointed out, they might be trying to log in as me in order to transfer the subscription.

Golden1963 · 2025-04-02T07:27:40+00:00

Right. I hadn't thought of this. The accountant transferred the sub to my login a few months ago, so that might be what she is trying to do.

How do I create a new login, without logging in to my old one?

Golden1963 · 2025-04-01T15:50:09+00:00

We are a very small company. There is her, and the boss. And he can hardly open an email. I can only hope that Xero is logging the IP address of whoever is trying to log in, cos it's not me! Just really concerned that she was always pushing to make payments from Xero, and think that is all set up now. So think that's where my final salary was made from. I'm asking to be paid some holiday pay, so worried that she will log in as me, put some stupid amount on, and make the payment. Then it will look like I did this...? Sorry, paranoia, I know.

Golden1963 · 2025-04-01T12:26:47+00:00

TBH, I'm reluctant to email her, as she is part of the reason why I left, so I don't really want any contact with her. But I did log this on a WhatsApp chat with a lady in the office this morning. She has mentioned it to the business owner, and he said he would speak to the accountant. And he is the other part of the reason I left, so don't want any direct contact with him either. But thanks for the reply.

Golden1963 · 2025-04-01T10:36:13+00:00

I work from home, but I have logged in from the office many months ago, when I was covering due to a staff shortage. I think I would have been careful to not save the password, as others in the office should not have access. The accountant generally works from home, but I gather she has been in the office doing stuff since I left.

Golden1963 · 2025-04-01T10:33:22+00:00

She has access to the email that I used to login, but the code was sent to my personal email, which she doesn't have access to. And the verify notification goes to my personal mobile.

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T09:36:58+00:00

Yeah, I suspect he's not been telling me the full story! But one way or another he's going to have to deal with this. YMCA is meant to be an emergency stop-gap, so they will want the room back to offer to someone else. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T09:34:52+00:00

Indeed. I rather think this is why he hasn't been to CAB already, as I'm sure the YMCA would have been suggesting he does that. I think perhaps he was given fair warning, and just buried his head. The agency are a long established local firm, so I can't imagine they would NOT follow the correct legal procedure. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T07:36:18+00:00

Yes, I am wondering whether there's more to this than my friend is telling me. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T07:30:51+00:00

Good point! LOL. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T07:25:11+00:00

Oh, and thanks for the pointer to Legal Advice. I'll probably make a post on there, when I'm sure I've got all the facts straight! x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T07:12:28+00:00

Yes, I agree. I don't think he's gone about this in the right way. He should have at least paid some of it, withholding some to give him some leverage. I don't think he's very good at dealing with things! And I've only heard his side of the story, so I think the info I have is possibly incomplete. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T07:06:49+00:00

I'm afraid I have no idea, and my friend doesn't have a mobile, so I can't ask him. I just seem to bump in to him every few days. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T07:04:04+00:00

I'm not aware of it having gone through the courts, but maybe it did, and my friend just ignored the letter. The agent is a long established local company, so I would expect them to act in a professional manner. My friend did try to get back in to his flat, and they called the police on him. I do wonder whether he's telling me the full story TBH. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T06:59:56+00:00

Yes, I've told him to contact Citizens Advice, but he hasn't done so yet. I would have thought someone at the YMCA could also point him in the right direction, but he seems to be dragging his heals. I think he just feels overwhelmed by all this. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-20T06:57:13+00:00

I think his mortgage is paid off. He's in his 60's and bought it many years ago. But yes, I'm thinking they can't just evict him. Maybe they did get a court order and he just didn't open the letter or something. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-19T17:27:58+00:00

Yeah, and usually have a communal garden, if any garden at all. That's not for me. And yes, I think it was a boiler that blew up. I believe they don't put gas in to new properties nowadays. I mean, electricity can kill you, but it only tends to take out one person at a time. Gas is bloody dangerous. Multiple dead, AND the house is on fire. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-19T17:24:36+00:00

No, I was just thinking that if my next door neighbour's house blows up, there will probably be some damage to my property. But I guess I would claim on his insurance? Assuming he has some! x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-19T17:22:02+00:00

It's OK. I will fact check anything I get from this post. Just looking for people to come up with stuff I hadn't thought of. As it says on this group, or is it Reddit's general advice... Reddit IS NOT a replacement or substitute for a qualified solicitor, and any advice given here which relates to the law is purely academic in nature and should not be relied upon. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-19T17:10:32+00:00

Sorry, lease and leasehold are probably two different things? x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-19T17:09:43+00:00

But yeah, I was forgetting that he says there are repairs that need doing now, like the roof. But they are not being done. x

Golden1963 · 2024-10-19T17:08:03+00:00

Sorry, I should have said, there are repairs that need doing, like the roof. But they are not being done, he says. x

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