Sage Accounts Level 1
Course Type
Scheduled:| Date | Location | Duration | Cost |
| 08 Jun 2012 (Fri) | Washington | 1 | £ 165 |
| 06 Aug 2012 (Mon) | Washington | 1 | £ 165 |
| 01 Nov 2012 (Thu) | Washington | 1 | £ 165 |
| All prices exclude VAT | |||
Private
: | This outline is available as a private course. Please contact us to arrange this course at a venue and date of your choice. |
Private courses can be held at your site or one of our training venues, and can be customised to fit your requirements.
You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.
We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.
Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.
You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.
We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.
Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.
Course Overview
This course introduces the Sage Accounting program, and is ideal for those with a small amount of book keeping / financial knowledge, but who are new to Sage. It covers the basics of how Sage works, along with all of the day to day transactions which you are likely to come across when using Sage Accounts programs day to day.
Prerequisites
- This course assumes basic knowledge of computer use - using a keyboard and mouse, left and right clicks, basic knowledge of Windows etc.
- Although knowledge of book - keeping / accounting terminology and manual double entry is not specifically necessary to use Sage Accounts, a basic understanding is helpful and attendance of the introductory course 'Sage Book Keeping - Overview and Introduction' would be recommended for those with no experience of financial systems at all.
Objectives
- To be confident in navigating around the Sage 50 Accounts program.
- To understand the Sales, Purchase and Nominal Ledgers within Sage, and how these work together.
- To be able to set up records within Sage Accounts.
- To be able to process day to day transactions within Sage Accounts, including: Sales Invoices and Receipts, Purchase Invoices and Payments; Bank and Cash transactions.
- To be able to produce standard reports from Sage Accounts, including: VAT returns and reports, Aged debtor and creditor reports, Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet reports.
Delegates will be able to:
Course Content
Setting Up Sage Accounts
- Installation and Setup (overview)
Setting your Financial Year
Setting your VAT scheme
Tax Codes (overview)
Opening Balances (overview)
The Company Module
- The Nominal Ledger
Customising your Nominal Ledger
The Chart of Accounts
The Financials module
Working with Customers
- Setting up Customer records
Setting up Customer Defaults
Creating Invoices and Credits to print
Entering Invoices and Credits (printed on a different system)
Receiving money from customers
Working with Suppliers
- Setting up Supplier Records
Setting up Supplier Defaults
Entering Supplier Invoices and Credits
Paying Suppliers
The Bank module
- Setting up Bank Accounts
Making payments where there is no invoice
Receiving money where there is no invoice
Direct Debits and Standing Orders
Bank Reconciliation
The VAT Return
- Running a VAT Return
Checking and Reconciling the VAT Return
VAT Reports
Further information
- Although not covered in depth further information is provided on Reporting within Sage Accounts, Data Integrity (Checking data & backing up), and Error Corrections.
Training Options
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377
What's Included
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
- Comprehensive course manual and exercises
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