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Sage Pastel Accounting Software: Complete Bookkeeping Course
Master essential bookkeeping tasks in Sage Pastel — used across South Africa, the UK and beyond
Created byLisa Newton
Last updated 7/2026
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What you'll learn
- Complete various common functions using Pastel Accounts
- Enter the opening balances
- Amend the nominal ledger
- Add new customer and supplier details
- Post customer invoices and credit notes to the sales ledger
- Post supplier invoices and credit notes to the purchase ledger
- Enter the supplier cheques and record the customer receipts
- Post Petty Cash transactions
- Prepare the VAT return
- Reconcile the bank
- Post the wages journal
- Post adjustments to the accounts and produce month-end reports
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Course content
7 sections • 42 lectures • 3h 42m total length
Requirements
- You'll need access to Pastel in order to complete the assignment
- Please research the net to find a free trial of this software first, because we no longer have a free trial link.
Description
Are you looking to build job-ready bookkeeping skills in Sage Pastel Accounting Software?
This practical, hands-on course teaches you the most essential functions of Sage Pastel - one of the most widely used accounting software packages across South Africa, the UK, and internationally.
Whether you're looking to work as a bookkeeper, land a job that requires Pastel proficiency, or manage your own business finances more confidently, this course gives you the practical skills to get there.
What you'll learn:
Setting up a Sage Pastel system from scratch
Entering opening balances
Posting customer invoices and credit notes
Posting supplier bills and credit notes
Paying suppliers and handling petty cash
Preparing a VAT return
Reconciling the bank
Posting journals and running reports
How this course works
You'll be given scenario-based assignments to complete yourself, then watch the video answers to reinforce your learning — so you're actively doing bookkeeping, not just watching someone else do it.
A note on software access
Sage Pastel is a professional, paid software product owned by Sage - one of the world's leading accounting software companies. We recommend contacting Sage Pastel directly to ask about trial or demo access before you begin. We're unable to provide a copy of the software, but the course videos will walk you through every step clearly, so you can follow along and understand the full workflow even while you're arranging access.
Being upfront: the link we previously had for a free version no longer works. We'd rather tell you now than have you find out after enrolling.
Who is this course for?
Aspiring bookkeepers and accounting clerks
Small business owners wanting to manage their own books
Anyone preparing for a role that requires Sage Pastel knowledge
Students working towards a Level 2 certificate in computerised accounts
Successful completion of this course is equivalent to achieving a Level 2 certificate in computerised accounts.
Who this course is for:
- Bookkeepers and Accountants who will be using Pastel for their clients
- Students who are going for jobs where the requirement is working knowledge of Pastel
- hose who have studied accounting, but want practical knowledge of how to use a free accounting software which will help them find employment
- Previous knowledge of accounting is not presumed or required
- Charities who are doing their own bookkeeping and are looking for a software to use and want help knowing how to use it properly
- Anyone looking to work with Pastel Accounting Software Accounts and improve their bookkeeping skills