Course description

The course provides an overview and introduction to the general ledger by using a hands-on approach with simulated source documents. It takes attendees step-by-step through the procedures for setting up the General Ledger, followed by transaction-by-transaction processing covering the concepts and techniques needed to use the General Ledger. Attendees will be given plenty of opportunity to explore and practice these techniques throughout the course.

What will i learn?

  • Lesson one will provide you with an understanding of the setup of the General Ledger and how it relates to performance. You will learn how to change settings to suit your specific accounting requirements, and how to make the most of some optional setup features to ease your data entry load.
  • In lesson two, you will learn about the many reports and report options relating to the setup of the General Ledger. You will learn how to use the report criteria to access the information needed, and how these reports will help to manage the General Ledger module.
  • In lesson three, you will learn how to create accounts, display account balances, maintain budget information, view source-currency information, display transaction history and fiscal set comparisons, and set account permissions.
  • In lesson four, you will learn to print the Chart of Accounts and the Trial Balance reports of the General Ledger. You will learn how to use the report criteria to access the information needed, and how these reports will help to manage the General Ledger module.
  • This lesson five will teach you about Sage 300 batch system and how to enter general journal entries with ease and accuracy. Emphasis is placed on routine journal entries and transaction flow. Procedures will also be discussed on how to import transaction batches from other systems.
  • In this lesson six, you will learn to print the various transaction reports of the General Ledger. You will learn how to use the report criteria to access the information needed, and how these reports will help to manage the General Ledger module.
  • In lesson seven we will introduce the periodic processing functions of General Ledger. They will learn how to retrieve transactions from other Sage 300 modules as well as generate transactions internally from recurring batches and reallocation accounts. This lesson will also cover clearing accounting history and performing year end processing.

Requirements

  • You should have working install of Sage 300.

William Wingson - Total Corporate Learning

Director of Training

William’s passion for learning and making the learning experience exciting is remarkable. With a degree in Statistics, a Certificate in Business, a Certificate as Sage 300 and Sage 50 trainer, William offers practical information necessary to operate successful businesses. As the Director of Training for Total Corporate Learning Inc., William uses his wealth of training experience to educate and positively impact business owners in the use of software in the day-to-day operation of their businesses.
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KSh40,000

Lectures

22

Skill level

Beginner

Expiry period

Lifetime

Certificate

Yes

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