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Easy-to-use electrical contractor accounting software

Electrical contract work means juggling site visits with complex financial tasks like costing materials, sending invoices, generating quotes, and paying staff. Accounting software for electrical contractors simplifies these tasks, ensuring all your digital records are CIS and Making Tax Digital (MTD)-ready.

Spark efficiency with our accounting software for small electrical contractors

For more than four decades, Sage has been making bookkeeping simpler for electrical contractors and other small and medium-sized businesses. Our financial solutions and job management software for electricians help contractors stay on top of transactions, cash flow, and tax compliance.

Automate quotes and invoicing

Instantly draft and send quotes and estimates. Sage Copilot also issues payment reminders so you get paid faster.

Stay on top of your cash flow

Use bank feeds to automatically import transactions and keep records with a simple snap-and-scan function.

Get real-time insights

An intuitive dashboard makes tracking income and expenses easier, with Sage Copilot flagging risks and opportunities.

Simplify CIS management

Easily manage and submit Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) returns directly from your records.

Why electricians choose Sage

Our electrical contractor accounting software combines powerful, integrated financial tools with expert support to help you manage your business effectively, from project costs to payroll.

Electrical contractor accounting software

Take control of your day-to-day finances with our core cloud accounting features, perfectly suited to managing your business.

Bank feeds and reconciliation

Automatically update your bank by importing transactions, keeping your records accurate.

Expense and receipt capture

Snap and scan receipts and invoices using the app and seamlessly categorise data.

Invoicing and quotes

Create and send professional invoices and estimates, streamlining your billing cycle.

Self Assessment and VAT

Calculate and submit Self Assessment or VAT returns to stay compliant with MTD rules.

Stock and inventory

Track the materials you use for jobs with stock and inventory management tools.

Payroll and HR features for electrical contractors

Managing workers is simpler when your payroll and HR are integrated with your accounts.

Integrated payroll

Manage team salaries and pay people faster with integrated payroll features.

HMRC compliance

Stay compliant with automatic updates that keep your payroll up to date with HMRC rules.

Employee self-service

Employees can securely access their payslips and P60s online via a portal or mobile app.
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Timesheet tracking

Accurately track the hours employees work and automate payroll data entry.

Leave management

Easily handle HR tasks like holiday and sick leave requests.

Digital records and MTD compliance

Rest assured that your records are secure and your business is ready for future tax changes.

Digital record-keeping

Track, store, and secure all financial transactions in one place, with a complete digital trail.

MTD for VAT

Sage Accounting is MTD compatible, making Self Assessment and VAT returns simple.

Self assessment form generation

Save time by generating a completed SA103 Self Assessment form based on your income and expenses.

Accountant collaboration

Securely share access with your accountant for seamless collaboration.

Explore our electrician software solutions

Sage offers a suite of solutions for electricians and contractors, including accounting, payroll, and HR—choose what fits your business

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  • Get paid 7 days faster and save up to 5 hours of admin per week
  • Create and send sales invoices
  • Track what you're owed
  • Automatic bank reconciliation
  • Calculate and submit VAT
  • Easy to set up and use
  • Be Making Tax Digital ready for VAT
  • Payroll and essential HR features built in

Sage Payroll

Easy payroll software for small businesses.

Get payroll with essential HR features to manage and pay your people with ease.  

  • Manage payroll and HR for up to 150 employees
  • Employees self-serve payslips and P60s
  • HMRC real-time information 
  • Automatic pension enrolment
  • Track and manage employee holidays

Sage HR

Flexible HR modules for small and mid-sized businesses.

For small to medium sized businesses that want a modular HR system that will simplify processes across the end-to-end employment journey.

  • Simplified end-to-end HR system that’s easy to administrate
  • Core HR and leave management with additional modules for performance, timesheets, shift scheduling, recruitment and expenses
  • Modular design, pricing and setup
  • Ready to go out of the box, no implementation required
  • Establish a single source of truth for all your employee data
  • Automate people processes to reduce admin and improve productivity
  • Easy to navigate employee self-serve for better employee experience

Electrical contractor accounting software FAQs

Accounting software for electrical contractors is a specialised digital tool that helps you manage the unique financial needs of the trade, such as job costing, estimating, invoicing, and expense tracking. 

It helps you manage your money and comply with tax and regulation requirements, like the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and Making Tax Digital (MTD).

If you're a sole trader or run a small team, the best software for an electrical business will be a system that's scalable, easy to use, and built to handle key tasks like job costing, time tracking, and inventory management. 

Sage Accounting is an AI-powered, cloud-based solution that satisfies all of those needs. It automates financial admin and simplifies submission of Self Assessment, VAT and CIS returns.

Sage offers flexible plans, including our free Sage Accounting Individual option for self-employed contractors with simple financial needs, and our affordable monthly Sage Accounting subscriptions. 

There are no hidden fees, just clear, transparent pricing designed to fit your business needs.

Yes, you can. Sage's accounting software for electrical contractors allows you to import data in CSV files from Microsoft Excel. 

You can transfer customer and vendor information, product lists, services available, and transactions performed, among other categories of data. This helps you save valuable time by avoiding manual data entry when setting up your new system.

Cloud-based electrician software saves you time through automation, real-time access to information, and easy collaboration. 

It automatically handles repetitive and admin-heavy tasks like bank reconciliation, expense tracking, and invoice reminders. 

You can access your financial data anytime, from anywhere, allowing you to manage your business on-site and confer instantly with your accountant.

Yes, online accounting software for small electrical contractors from Sage is highly secure. 

Your financial data is protected with bank-level security, and the system is automatically backed up in the cloud. 

Sage performs regular updates and installs security patches automatically, and its platform is continually being upgraded to maintain the highest standards of trust, security, and compliance.

Get more than just great software

As a member of the Sage community, you'll enjoy benefits that help you and your business by connecting with brilliant experts and industry peers.

Award-winning support

Experts on hand to help you get the most out of your software and enhance your productivity.

Member Masterclass

Dip into talks and articles from the world's leading experts to help with business challenges, like using innovation to create impact.

Community Hub

A trusted space where Sage users connect, collaborate, and grow. Share your insights, find solutions, stay up to date, and get the most out of Sage.

Get practical advice and resources for electricians and small business

Explore the latest research, guides, and webinars to help your electrical contractor business thrive.

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