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Sage 50 Accounts Ireland

This Sage 50 Accounts course will help you learn how to process the finances of a business using this globally renowned accounting software.  This is a professional, interactive training course using Sage Accounts, and is designed for those who already have an understanding of manual bookkeeping processes.

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Is this for you?

This is a ‘must-do’ course for anyone wanting to enhance their career working in a finance department in roles such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Bookkeeper etc.  It would also benefit business owners who manage their own financial records.

Getting to grips with Sage will help you impress potential employers and, with the format of the training, you’ll have skills that are immediately applicable to the workplace.

Prior experience and understanding of manual bookkeeping and accounting procedures would be necessary.  We can help you with this as we also provide Bookkeeping courses that will teach you all you need to know before starting our Sage 50 Accounts course.

Optional Qualifications and Certification*

Awarded 25 CPD points upon successful completion

* not available to those on funded or TSG-supported programmes

Start Date

Flexible

Study Type

In centre, online, or a combination

Training Type

course

Duration

25-30 hours

About this course

Sage is a renowned business accounting programme, used regularly in businesses across the globe.

During this interactive course you’ll be guided through how to complete various accounting tasks such as managing customer and supplier information, ledgers and double-entry processing, invoicing, bank reconciliation and more.

Depending on how you prefer to train, you could study in one of our dedicated training centres across Ireland.  With our Course Advisors and Trainers on hand to help, you’ll learn at a pace that suits you and will have the chance to do course revision from home.  No matter how you choose to study, you’ll have the full support and encouragement of our team throughout your training.

Once you’ve successfully completed the course you will have complete confidence in your ability to use this popular accountancy software as well as a prestigious Pitman Training certificate to verify your skills.  You could also consider the option of gaining the AAT ‘Using Accounting Software’ qualification if desired.  All you need to do is discuss this with your Course Advisor.

Key Benefits at a glance

• Dynamic, interactive audio and visual instruction and demonstration using the latest technology

• Full access to in-centre Trainers for one-to-one help and guidance

• Guided introduction to the software structure and location of features

• Guided exercises to assist you in consolidating your learning

• Additional exercises to enhance your knowledge and simulate a workplace environment

• Proven course content leading to Pitman Training Certification

• Content specifically designed for those working with accounts in Ireland

Lesson Breakdown

There are 13 modules within this course and below you can read a full breakdown of what is involved in each:

Module 1 – Navigating the software, setting up company details, setting up the financial year, setting the program date, entering customer details and opening balances, entering supplier details and opening balances, backing up work, security and protection of data.

Module 2 – Restoring data, ledgers and double-entries in Sage, opening assets, liabilities and capital balances, budgets, opening balances in the nominal ledger and creating routine reports.

Module 3 – Stock adjustments, supplier invoices for goods and services, batch supplier invoices, error corrections and amending records.

Module 4 – Creating customer invoices, previewing and printing customer invoices, checking on activity in customer accounts, updating ledgers, generating customer letters, checking communication history and entering new product details.

Module 5 – Entering customer receipts for invoiced items, entering customer receipts for non-invoiced items, entering customer receipts for part payments, checking activity of account after part payment, producing statements for customers and using the ‘diary’ feature.

Module 6 – Processing payments made against supplier invoices, processing bank payments, entering petty cash payments, restoring the petty cash float, using the journal to correct errors, the structure of nominal accounts, new nominal accounts and creating a trial balance.

Module 7 – Reconciling monthly bank statements, printing and viewing bank reports and day books, reports criteria, audit trail, correcting basic entry errors as well as reconciling debtors and creditors control accounts.

Module 8 – Deleting obsolete records, memorise and recall features for invoices, prompt payment discounts, credit notes for sales and purchases and processing stock returns.

Module 9 – Payments on account, entering prompt payment discounts, entering bank receipts, memorise and recall with bank receipts, recurring entries and updating journals.

Module 10 – Adding users with restricted access, creating a new product package, creating a bill of materials, performing a stock-take, producing special price lists and creating a delivery address.

Module 11 – Deleting a price list, sales orders, updating the ledgers, adding a carriage charge, allocating stock, placing holds on orders and cancelling orders.

Module 12 – Purchase orders, marking purchase orders as “delivered”, updating the ledger, purchase order alternate address (drop-shipping), and recording part-delivery of orders.

Module 13 – VAT returns, trial balance, management accounts, budgets vs. actuals and year-end procedures.

Aims and Objectives

The objective of this course is to give you the knowledge and confidence to record and carry out computerised accounting and bookkeeping processes using Sage 50 Accounts.

If you are new to finance or have limited experience of accounting, you could also consider upgrading your learning to a Pitman Training Diploma such as our Advanced Accounts Diploma or our Accounting Technician Diploma.  Both of these diplomas will provide you with a thorough learning programme in accounting, and enable you to study for higher level financial qualifications in the future.

Pre-Requisites

Before starting this course we would recommend you already have a good, working knowledge of manual bookkeeping processes.  It would also help if you have basic experience using the common Microsoft Office Excel programme.

Finance Options

Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: - 

 

Self-Funded: 

  • Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
  • You could opt to pay upfront.

 

 

Company Funded:

Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.

What we can help with:

  • Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
  • Tailored personnel letters
  • Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).

* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.

 

 

Career Path

Want to work in accounts and finance?  Pretty much every business, large and small, needs knowledgeable people to help process the daily financial transactions and ensure everything is logged and recorded accurately.  This training course along with Pitman Training Certification will help you gain roles such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Sales Ledger Clerk, Bookkeeper etc.  From here you can undertake additional training and work towards more senior finance positions such as Assistant Management Accountant, Finance Team Leader or Assistant Finance Manager.

Sage 50 Accounts Ireland Course Training Centres

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Carlow Pitman Training Carlow, Unit 1, Deerpark Business Complex, Dublin Road, Carlow Enquire &
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Clare Pitman Training Clare, Unit 10, Tracklands Business Park, Ennis, Co. Clare Enquire &
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Cork Pitman Training Cork, Unit 4, Airport East Business & Technology Park, Cork Enquire &
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Dublin Pitman Training Dublin, 3 Westland Square, Pearse Street, Dublin Enquire &
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Dublin-Swords Pitman Training Dublin-Swords, Chamber Buildings, North Street, Swords, Co.Dublin Enquire &
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Dundalk Pitman Training Dundalk, First Floor, Ramparts Shopping Centre, The Ramparts, Dundalk, Co Louth Enquire &
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Galway Pitman Training Galway, Centrepoint, Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway Enquire &
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Kerry Pitman Training Kerry, 2nd Floor Davcon Building, Monavalley Business Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry Enquire &
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Kildare Pitman Training Kildare, Monread Shopping Centre, Monread Road, Naas Enquire &
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Laois Pitman Training Laois, Kea-Lew Business Park, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois, Enquire &
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Limerick Pitman Training Limerick, Unit 8 Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick Enquire &
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Sligo Pitman Training Sligo, Abbey House, JFK Parade, Sligo Enquire &
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Waterford Pitman Training Waterford, Unit 630C, Northern Extension, IDA Business Park, Cleaboy Road, Waterford Enquire &
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Wexford Pitman Training Wexford, Unit 10, Westpoint Business Park, Clonard, Wexford Town Enquire &
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Wicklow Pitman Training Wicklow, 10 Bullford Business Campus, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow Enquire &
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Carlow
Pitman Training Carlow, Unit 1, Deerpark Business Complex, Dublin Road, Carlow R93 K409
Cork
Pitman Training Cork, Unit 4, Airport East Business & Technology Park, Cork T12 KW88
Dublin
Pitman Training Dublin, 3 Westland Square, Pearse Street, Dublin D02 N567
Dundalk
Pitman Training Dundalk, First Floor, Ramparts Shopping Centre, The Ramparts, Dundalk, Co Louth A91 R820
Galway
Pitman Training Galway, Centrepoint, Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway H91 RYD2
Kerry
Pitman Training Kerry, 2nd Floor Davcon Building, Monavalley Business Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry V92 XY58
Limerick
Pitman Training Limerick, Unit 8 Chapel Court, Cathedral Place, Limerick V94 F6K2
Kildare
Pitman Training Kildare, Monread Shopping Centre, Monread Road, Naas W91 YR12
Sligo
Pitman Training Sligo, Abbey House, JFK Parade, Sligo V94 YH6Y
Dublin-Swords
Pitman Training Dublin-Swords, Chamber Buildings, North Street, Swords, Co.Dublin K67 A347
Waterford
Pitman Training Waterford, Unit 630C, Northern Extension, IDA Business Park, Cleaboy Road, Waterford X91 X7FV
Wexford
Pitman Training Wexford, Unit 10, Westpoint Business Park, Clonard, Wexford Town Y35 YX60
Clare
Pitman Training Clare, Unit 10, Tracklands Business Park, Ennis, Co. Clare V95 F3C5
Laois
Pitman Training Laois, Kea-Lew Business Park, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois, R32 W0DT
Wicklow
Pitman Training Wicklow, 10 Bullford Business Campus, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow A63 TP65

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