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When you’ve got an easy way to track stock, create and send personalised invoices, and pay your employees, you get more time to focus on what you love - your automotive business. Use Sage Accounting to manage cashflow and take control of your business finances.
Don’t let admin and tax compliance slow you down. Share real-time financial information with your accountant through a single system and collaborate to create accurate Revenue returns faster, so you can focus on business.
Import transactions automatically and get an accurate, real-time view of your accounts. Get your finances organised using our accounting software for mechanics and car dealerships.
Stay in control of stock whether that’s vehicles or parts - simply find out what parts you need to order.
With our optional Payroll add-on, paying your employees, sales staff and mechanics has never been easier. Reduce your admin burden and avoid worrying about payslip errors or tax compliance.
The best way for car dealerships, parts suppliers and automotive service and repair businesses to manage their finances and reduce admin time is through accounting software. Sage Accounting makes it easy to control cash flow, file VAT returns and manage finances in real-time from anywhere. Use Sage Accounting to:
Sage Accounting backs up your practice’s transactions safely and securely to the cloud. That way, you don't have to worry about any painful upgrades or updates, and you can work from any location. It makes it easy to collaborate with an accountant on an accurate, compliant tax return. And if your business employs several people, you can also pay them quickly and easily using our optional Payroll add-on, syncing these payments with Sage Accounting automatically, saving hours of work.
Sage Accounting helps mechanics and automotive business owners record income and expenses from the garage, at home or anywhere else. Use it to snap and capture receipts for parts and other items with on your mobile phone and send invoices to customers that are easy to create.
There are plenty of ways you can save time with Sage Accounting. Here are some examples:
Automate manual tasks
By automating tasks, you can cut down the amount of time you spend on manual data entry to save money and focus on the areas of the business that need the most attention.
AutoEntry
Spend less time on admin and more time on your automotive business with a paperless way to manage receipts. Simply snap, scan or email a photo of your receipts, bank transactions, invoices or other documents for your Sage accounts using AutoEntry. Then categorise, publish and share them with your accountant through Sage Accounting. AutoEntry captures tax summaries and full line item details including description, quantity and unit price so it’s an easy way to log the information you need, when you need it.
Other ways to save time:
Get added functionality with our partner apps which integrate directly with Sage Accounting, bringing you more tools that help you get the job done.
Remove the need for data entry
AutoEntry is an intelligent, cloud-based solution which eliminates bookkeeping data entry, so users never again have to type up invoices or receipts.
3-way modelling and forecasting
Castaway is a reporting and business modelling solution that allows you to budget, forecast, analyse KPI’s, model scenarios and manage consolidations.
Make it easier to get paid
No more chasing late payments – give your customers simple and easy ways to pay you directly from the invoices you send with our useful “Pay Now” buttons.
Smarter work order management
Simple-Simon allows you to record travel/work time easily. Keep track of your time, items, equipment and work with Simple-Simon, the smart work order app.
"Recording customer data in Sage gives you the ability to get the information out accurately. With Sage, there's credibility with what you are telling them."
Derrick Rowe,
Finance Director, DPR Motorsport
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