SAGE is one of the most popular, and one of the largest, suppliers of bookkeeping and accounting software packages in the UK. With the help of our experts you will learn to maintain financial records, produce financial reports and the final accounts for your own business, your employer, or your clients’ business.

Using a series of six workbooks, studying at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home, you will be guided through the vital areas of the Sage Instant Accounts software, until you are competent to utilise these skills within any business environment.

What will your course include?
1. Official Sage workbooks with a 180 day version of Sage Instant Accounts software, which you will use only for the purposes of your studies.

2. Continual online testing on completion of each workbook leading to a Final 90 minute online examination, which will determine the award of your Certification.

3. Full tutorial support via email & phone. Whenever you are unsure of any aspect of your studies contact one of our experts and you will be guided in the right direction.

4. A FULLY LICENSED copy of the Sage Instant Accounts software is also supplied. This can be installed and used for private and/or business use at any time during your studies and beyond.

Course Contents:

Workbook 1 – Installing and configuring Sage Instant Accounts
• Installation
• Navigation
• Company Settings
• Nominal, Bank and Control Accounts
• Chart of Accounts
• Customer & Supplier Records
• Opening Balances – an overview
• Customer & Supplier Opening Balances
• Nominal Opening Balances

Workbook 2 – Working with day-to-day Transactions
• Useful window techniques in Instant Accounts
• Suppliers Invoices
• Paying Suppliers
• Customer Invoices
• Customer Receipts
• Bank, Cash and Credit Card Transactions
• Recurring Entries

Workbook 3 – Dealing with Security, Corrections and Housekeeping
• Access Rights
• Housekeeping Rights
• Corrections
• Diary

Workbook 4 – Controlling your Stock, producing quotations and product invoices
• Products
• Quotations
• Product Invoices and Product Credit Notes

Workbook 5 – managing Your Company’s Credit Control
• Search facilities
• Credit Control reporting
• Credit Control Settings
• Write Off and Bad Debts

Workbook 6 – Running period end routines and management reporting
• Nominal Journal Entries
• Bank Reconciliation
• The VAT Return
• Graphs and Exporting Data
• Financial reporting
• The Year End
• Sage certification
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Glossary of Terms

Course Fees £399 or £199 + 4 monthly payments of £50.