Sage Computerised Book-Keeping

Course Details

This course will enable you to gain a general book-keeping qualification, while at the same time offering an introduction to Sage - the accountancy software now used by over half a million UK businesses.

As well as learning the essential principles of book-keeping covering all the key areas including how to record transactions, how to input and customer and supplier details, how to edit the nominal ledger, how to record income and expenditure, how to follow the correct procedures for banking and invoicing, and how to keep VAT records. It also provides an introduction to Sage Instant Accounting Solutions.

You will need no prior knowledge of Book-Keeping, but by the end of your training you will be qualified to apply for a job as a Sage Book-keeper - the kind of job that could easily pay you up to £35,000* per annum. 

Note: Latest Sage computerised book-keeping software v12 is supplied.

Qualifications

At the end of your Sage computerised book-keeping course, you can sit for either the Certificate in Book-Keeping, awarded by the Institute of Certified Book-Keepers the largest book-keeping association in the world with over 150,000 members, or the Oxford and Cambridge Certificate in book-keeping.

This course will add value to your CV by demonstrating your commitment to your own personal development, as well as demonstrating your skill and competence as a trained book-keeper with a sound working knowledge of Sage.

Study Plan

• Introduction to Sage computerised book-keeping
• Recording income & expenditure
• The Bank Account
• The Analysed Cash Book
• Business documents
• Day books
• VAT
• Calculating Profit and Loss
• Double entry Book-Keeping
• Cash and credit transactions
• Customers
• Suppliers
• Nominal ledger
• Banking
• Stock
• Invoicing
• Final accounts

At the end of each chapter of the Sage computerised book-keeping course you may complete an optional assignment and submit this to your tutor.

Study Details

Most students can complete the Sage computerised book-keeping course within approximately 120 hours of study.

Note: The minimun computer hardware requirements for this course are;

• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 512mb ram or higher
• 400MB of available hard disk space for installation
• Internet Explorer 6 or higher
• DVD-ROM drive
• 800x600 or higher resolution screen with 16 bit high colour
• Your operating system must be at least Windows 2000(SP4), WindowsXP(SP2), Windows 2003 or Windows Vista.

Sample Course Material

Our Sage computerised book-keeping course material is written by experts. To see an example of our course material click on the link below.

• Sage computerised book-keeping.pdf

Careers

With this course you will be able to apply for jobs as a specialist Sage Book-Keeper and could earn £13,000 - £20,000* per annum.

*Source: Hays Accountancy and Finance Salary Guide 2007