Sage Bookkeeping

The Sage Bookkeeping Diploma Course begins by introducing you to the basics of bookkeeping, it’s importance, and some basic theory and methodologies, such as double-entry bookkeeping. It’s then on to Sage, the core focus of this course and a hugely influential software within the finance industry.

First, you’ll be introduced to the basics before exploring specific functions within the software. The course covers recording transactions and opening balances, creating invoices, customer receipts and credit notes, managing and updating data, reconciling bank account transactions, creating VAT returns and trial balances, and producing financial reports.

By studying this course, you will:

• Gain a firm grasp of the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, understand its methodology and become proficient in balancing accounts
• Understand the relevance and prerequisites of Sage accounting, along with its basic functionality and potential
• Learn how to competently apply basic accounting concepts in Sage software, such as recording payments, creating invoices, reconciling bank accounts and more
• Understand how to manage the Sage software, add users, use helpful resources and be aware of third party integrations.

This course will provide those hoping to become bookkeepers with a foundation level of knowledge of the industry-standard accounting software, Sage. You’ll be guided through accounting processes including double-entry bookkeeping, the double-entry equation, types of ledger accounts, inventory tracking, and journalising transactions and how to apply these basic bookkeeping concepts using the Sage software.