Payroll - Manual and Computerised

Payroll - Manual & Computerised

 

Pitman Training Ireland is delighted to bring you this comprehensive Payroll training course, which provides a thorough introduction to Payroll Principles in the Manual Section and in the Computerised Section you create real life payroll scenarios using Sage Micropay software, in addition to learning about PAYE Modernisation.

 

ABOUT THIS COURSE

 

The  Manual  section  of  the  course  is  comprehensive  and  covers  all  of  the  key  payroll  areas  you  will  need  to  learn  in  order  to  effectively  process  a  business  payroll.  Areas  you  will  study  include  employment  contract  legislation,  such  as  working  hours,  overtime  and  the  minimum  wage  and  completing pay records.

 

You’ll also review the purpose of Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions and how to calculate them.

 

In  the  Computerised  section  the  lessons  include  ‘How  to  get  started’  using  Sage  Micropay.  You’ll  look  at  how  to  set  up  company  information  and  employee  details,  how  to  set  up  hourly  rates  and  payments  in  order  to  process  pay  and  produce associated reports in addition to gaining a thorough understanding of PAYE modernisation.

 

The  computerised  section  is  highly  practical  and  you  will  have  the  opportunity  to  carry  out  exercises  to  ensure  you  fully understand the processes involved.

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

 

This course aims to give you a sound understanding, to an employable  level,  of  how  to  process  payroll  both  manually  and  using  Sage  Micropay,  a  common  office  payroll  system  used by many businesses in Ireland.

 

PRE-REQUISITES Before  starting  this  course,  students  should  have  gained  a  working knowledge of Microsoft Word.

 

 

COURSE CONTENT

 

There are eight modules within the Manual and Computerised Payroll course which cover the following:

 

Module  One  -  What  payroll  is,  roles  and  responsibilities  of  payroll,  identifying  the  employee  information  held  by  a  business,  the  importance  of  data  protection  with  regard  to employee rights and what must be included in a written contract  of  employment.  Also  in  in  this  module  we  cover  legislation  in  respect  of  working  hours  and  overtime,  the  national  minimum  wage,  employment  time  records  and  calculating  gross  pay  for  an  employee  to  include  overtime  rates and holiday pay.

 

Module  Two  –  Includes  how  to  calculate  an  employee’s  weekly net tax liability, completing pay records for employees on a cumulative tax basis, to include variable weekly gross pay, advance holiday pay, income tax and USC refunds and pension contributions.

 

Module  Three  –  Here  you  will  learn  the  different  methods  of taxation, SRCOP, emergency tax and tax credits and the benefits of a pre-tax deduction.Module  Four  –  In  this  module  you  gain  an  understanding  of  the  purpose  of  Pay  Related  Social  Insurance  (PRSI)  contributions,  calculating  PRSI,  completing  pay  records  including   all   statutory   and   voluntary   deductions.   Also   included  are  different  tax  assessment  methods,  calculating  annual tax liability and awareness of the effect of budgetary changes on take home pay.

 

Module  Four  –  In  this  module  you  gain  an  understanding  of  the  purpose  of  Pay  Related  Social  Insurance  (PRSI)  contributions,  calculating  PRSI,  completing  pay  records  including   all   statutory   and   voluntary   deductions.   Also   included  are  different  tax  assessment  methods,  calculating  annual tax liability and awareness of the effect of budgetary changes on take home pay.

 

Module Five – This module includes protecting confidential data,  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  a  computerised  payroll system, starting the Sage Micropay program, logging in to a payroll, setting up basic company details and accessing Micropay Help. You will also learn about setting hourly rates and payments, viewing employee details, creating employee records, navigating employee records and backing up data.

 

Module  Six  –  Included  in  this  module  are  restoring  payroll  data, editing employee details, setting a pay calendar for the tax  year,  producing  a  variety  of  payroll  reports,  requesting  an RPN from the Revenue and backing up payroll data. You then learn how to send a payroll submission to the Revenue and viewing year to date details in the employee records.

 

Module Seven – This module covers how to process a New Starter (with and without a PPS number), process advanced holiday pay, setting up payments and deductions, transferring an employee from Week 1 Basis to cumulative and using the batch time and pay method to enter pay details.

 

Module  Eight  –  The  final  module  includes  processing  pay  when a revised RPN is received from the Revenue, processing a  leaver,  producing  a  P30/CC24  report  and  processing  pension contributions.

 

 

CAREER PATH

 

Once  you  have  gained  this  payroll  experience  you  could  work towards roles such as a Finance Assistant or Accounts Assistant.  Further  finance  training  could  lead  you  to  an  Accountant role. Alternatively, you could work down the HR route and with more in depth HR training you could aim for the role of HR Manager.

 

COURSE DURATION: 37 HOURS(Actual course duration will vary from individual to individual, based on prior skills and application).

 

CPD POINTS: 37(Awarded CPD points upon successful completion.