1. Overview of Process - 5 session approach

a. Session 1: Get to know your company, staff, and objectives

b. Session 2: General Ledger, Cash Management and Accounts Payable

c. Session 3: Job Cost and Project Management

d. Session 4: Accounts Receivable (AR, BL, & CN) and Equipment Cost

e. Session 5: Payroll

2. Company Objectives

a. What are your pain points?

b. What would you like to see work better?

c. What do you think can be done more efficiently?

d. What top 3 business indicators do you use, or would like to use?

3. Company Structure

a. How many people use each module? What are their roles?

b. Multiple Companies?

c. Multiple Locations?

d. Are you using another software for Estimating or Project Management? Interface?

4. Data Structure

a. Multiple Data Folders

b. Named Files

c. Archiving to date

d. Where are print files being kept? Would you like to auto save Journals to Folder?

e. Security Settings

f. Backup Procedures

5. Reporting in Excel

a. List Reports being created outside of Sage Accounting

b. Tasks that take longer than 2 hours

Session 2:

1. General Ledger

a. General Ledger Settings

b. Account Format

c. Intercompany Accounting

d. Journals, Recurring Journals

e. Budgets

f. Financial Statement Configuration

g. Reporting Requirements

h. Training Requirements

2. Cash Management

a. Cash Management Settings

b. Bank Accounts

c. Last Reconciliation

d. Balance to General Ledger

e. Reporting Requirements

f. Training Requirements

3. Accounts Payable

a. Accounts Payable Settings

b. Taxes

c. Credit Card and EFT Payments

d. Compliance Management

e. Lien Waivers

f. Sage Paperless

g. Reporting Requirements

h. Training Requirements

Session 3:

1. Job Cost

a. Job Cost Settings

b. Import Estimates

c. Contract Types

d. Commitment (Purchase Orders and Subcontracts) Types e. Billing Detail Level

e. PR Summary or Detail Entry

f. Account Hierarchy

g. Reporting Requirements

h. Training Requirements

2. Project Management

a. Interfacing Project Management Software

b. Reporting Requirements

c. Training Requirements

Session 4:

1. Accounts Receivable

a. Accounts Receivable Settings

b. Taxes

c. Custom Entry Views

d. Retrieval Hierarchy

e. Reporting Requirements

f. Training Requirements

2. Billing

a. Billing Settings

b. Billing Types

c. Markup Tables

d. Standard Items

e. Invoice Formats

f. Retrieval Hierarchy

g. Custom Descriptions and Lists

h. Reporting Requirements

i. Training Requirements

3. Contracts

a. Standard Contracts

b. Linking

c. Reporting Requirements

d. Training Requirements

4. Equipment Cost

a. Equipment Cost Settings

b. Equipment Types

c. Equipment Items

d. Accounts Payable and Payroll Interfaces

e. Retrieval Hierarchy

f. Reporting Requirements

g. Training Requirements

Session 5:

1. Payroll

a. Payroll Settings

b. Pay Group and Departments

c. Union Tracking and Reports

d. Certified Payroll

e. Customized Time Entry

f. Retrieval Hierarchy

g. Security

h. Reporting Requirements

i. Training Requirements

2. Next Steps

a. Comprehensive Report and Quote

i. System Refresh

1. Settings by Module

2. Custom Fields and Lists

3. Custom Reports and Reporting Tools

4. MyAssistant

5. Paperless

6. Mobile Reporting

7. Desktops

ii. Training Plan

iii. Archiving Data