Sage 300
Sage 300 is a proven ERP for organisations that need reliable financials, inventory, and purchasing across one or more companies. LAR and Associates helps you implement, refine, and support it so the system matches how the business actually works.
The product
Sage 300 brings together general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, inventory control, order entry, and purchase orders. It is a strong fit where multi-currency, multi-company, and distribution workflows sit at the centre of the operation.
Used well, it gives finance and operations a shared picture of stock, customers, and cash. Used poorly, it becomes a set of disconnected modules. Our work is to keep configuration, process, and reporting aligned.
We advise on module scope, chart of accounts design, inventory and costing methods, and the integrations that connect Sage 300 to banks, warehouses, e-commerce, and specialist line-of-business tools.
Sage 300 (also sold as Sage 300c and Sage 300cloud) supports multiple languages, multiple currencies, and custom fields, with access through a web browser as well as the desktop. Around the core we also work with Sage Fixed Assets for the asset register and depreciation, and Sage Inventory Advisor for demand forecasting and stock replenishment.
Our Sage 300 work includes moving businesses off Pastel and other accounting systems, moving companies from Sage X3 to Sage 300 with their history and multiple years of comparative data, national rollouts across Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein, and upgrades to Sage 300 Cloud with no operational downtime. We also support Sage 300 for a UK-based group from South Africa.
Who it serves
Manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and multi-entity groups in South Africa, Africa and Europe that need structured financial control without an oversized enterprise platform.
Our consulting approach
We start with how you buy, sell, stock, and report today. Then we design the Sage 300 setup, migrate what must carry forward, train the people who will live in the system, and stay on for support and upgrades.
Consulting services
Every engagement is scoped to the organisation, but the work usually covers the same disciplines.
- Implementation
- New Sage 300 rollouts with a defined scope: company structure, modules, opening balances, and go-live support.
- Configuration
- Chart of accounts, tax, inventory, order-to-cash, and procure-to-pay setup that matches your operating model.
- Upgrades
- Version planning, testing, and cutover so upgrades do not interrupt finance close or warehouse operations.
- Training
- Role-based training for finance, purchasing, sales admin, and warehouse users, with practical desk procedures.
- Support
- Ongoing assistance for period-end, new users, process changes, and issues that need a specialist rather than a generic helpdesk.
- Integration
- Connecting Sage 300 to banks, CRM, e-commerce, WMS, and custom applications through supported APIs and interfaces.