Sage 200c

The Financials module is the core financial management and accounting module that comes as standard with Sage 200c.

It allows you to see the financial position of your company at any point in time and runs four key ledgers: sales, purchasing, nominal and cashbook.

• web enabled, interactive dashboards and detailed reports for sales, purchases and  financial summary, helping you plan and forecast
• open and closed period accounting that’s flexible for your needs
• flexible nominal code structure for in depth analysis and reporting
• batch data upload; place transactions on hold for authorisation before committing them to the Nominal Ledger
• choose VAT inclusive or exclusive prices
• save time with automated statements, standing orders and direct debits. Save time by reconciling bank statements with your banking software
• advanced multi-currency options, including exchange rate changes
• understand the impact to your cash flow as your business changes
• store unlimited customer and supplier contact details
• integrates with Sage 50 Payroll to give you one view of all your outgoing costs.

The Business Intelligence module is the complete business analysis tool that comes as standard with Sage 200c.

It enables you to mine your data across every aspect of your business. You can identify customer and product trends and measure performance against difference benchmarks. Use powerful analytical tools to slice and dice data quickly and easily and inform your decision making.

• Build your own tailored reports and bring data to life using charts and graphs
• Share business data widely across your organisation
• Explore scenarios to see the effectiveness of investments or changes
• Create personalised dashboard and automated reports

This Customer Relationship Management (CRM) module is fully integrated into Sage 200c, giving you a single area to store all of your customer information. It will help you to target new prospects, track leads to the point of sale, and manage ongoing relationships.

Sage CRM provides you with a 360° view of your customer, supporting your marketing, sales and customer service. It also integrates with MailChimp and Swiftpage, enabling you to create and manage targeted marketing lists and campaigns.

Other features include:

• automated sales process, helping sales teams work on the most profitable and winnable deals
• instant access to your calendars, accounts, reports, pipelines, contacts and call lists – empowering salespeople to sell
• the ability for marketers to reach the right people at the right time and manage campaigns over multiple channels
• share information across departments, helping you to make more informed business decisions
• reduce duplication of data and of work by allowing employees to update a single, central database
• access your key information on the road with mobile CRM apps.

You’ll get access to one free user for Sage 200 Extra CRM but you can also add additional users to meet the demands of your business.

The Commercials module is an optional module with Sage 200c that makes responding to product demands quick, accurate and fully automated.

Manage every element of your supply chain – from stock management, purchase order processing and sales order processing.

• see the full story of an order, from initial point of contact to order fulfilment
• source goods worldwide and record purchases in up to 100 currencies
• apply automated authorisation limits and alerts, authorise orders remotely and keep track of any amends or order issues, such as incorrect deliveries
• compile order lists for all your office locations based on purchase orders so you know what stock to order and when
• calculate a running total when you’re matching invoice line items to orders
• record disputes giving you a full audit trail within the system
• get the best deals from suppliers by recording details of price history, price history and lead time
• track your stock, identify inactive items and count your most valuable items
• manage discounts, promotions and margins so authorised staff can negotiate on prices
• control stock items by serial or batch number, include criteria like ‘sell-by’ and ‘use-by’ dates.

The Excel reporting tool provides detailed analysis across your business. The standard Excel reports include nominal, customer, supplier and stock.

The module also enables you to:

• add your own data to workbooks along with charts and formulas
• get in-depth analysis of specific business functions such as financials or stock levels
• pivot and analyse data in more detail
• workbooks can easily be uploaded and you can run them time and time again with refreshed data

If you require a more in-depth analysis of a particular business function, we offer additional Excel reports at an extra cost.

The Bill of Materials module is an optional module with Sage 200c and allows you to monitor, control and cost your manufacturing processes.

It’s ideal for businesses involved in light manufacturing assembly, helping to simplify complex processes and analysis.

• store and use multiple versions of a Bill of Materials, including full version control and audit trail capability
• track costs over time
• use different options for set sub-assembly builds, builds from stock or a combination with multiple units of measure
• maintain control of stock and goods
• get accurate costs for each unit or build run
• receive full batch and serial number traceability
• specify structures for different sub-assemblies and components using lists, including ability to specify raw materials, components and processes for that Bill of Materials
• use in a range of different applications: apply materials, labour, machine, tooling, sub-contract and piece work costs
• easily estimate production capabilities, using the trial kitting tool to check whether you have sufficient stock to build the Bill of Materials required.

Project Accounting is an optional module with Sage 200c and helps improve customer satisfaction with accurate bills delivered by capturing and allocating projects costs, overheads and revenues.

• ideal for service based industries such as agencies and consultants that ‘sell time’
• get a single view of all projects and track their progress
• allow project managers to raise and authorise purchase orders
• add an unlimited number of additional fields and define their function
• personalised workspaces for each user to help to get the right information to the right people
• integrated with accounts, sales and purchase order processing, and payroll
• submit and authorise timesheets and expenses online anytime, anywhere
• reduce errors and the need to re-enter information by sharing employee and timesheet detail with Sage 50 Payroll
• flexible billing schedules that can differ by project and by customer
• post costs to the associated nominal codes and show costs as finalised alongside revenues posted to the P&L with a new Work In Progress capability
• integrates with Sage 50 Payroll so you have one view of all your outgoing costs and a streamline process with the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

What are Sage 200 add ons?

Add ons are a big feature of Sage 200. As well as the tools listed above there are hundreds of extra modules you can ‘add on’ to your system. These fully integrated add-on modules enhance your experience to get more out of the system and make it even easier. 

We can recommend to you a number of useful add ons specific to your business and situation should you require them. Take a look at some of the most popular add ons we assist with.

View our recommended Sage 200 Add Ons