Payroll - Level 1 IAB Award

This course will equip you with an understanding of basic payroll procedures and also those who wish to become professional payroll processors. You will develop the skills required to prepare, check, and use source documents from which the payroll is processed, using a computerised payroll system as dictated by Real Time Information requirements. You will also develop skills that will enable you to gather the required information in order to prepare an employee payroll record using either the HMRC Basic PAYE Tools kit or commercially available payroll software. The course will also teach you how to calculate the gross pay due to employees from a simple range of information sources and for either weekly or monthly pay periods.

You do not need to have any previous qualifications.All applicants must have an initial assessment and interview to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

Topics covered can include:Acting as an introduction to payroll record keeping and processing, giving the candidate the necessary skills to record financial payroll transactions in a manual and computerised environment and in line with Real Time Information requirementsGiving you the necessary skills to assess your own competence in carrying out a range of basic day-to-day payroll routines and activities using a manual and computerised payroll system. The activities will include the calculation

There are four assessments, which must be passed, to achieve the qualification:Payroll Preparation Knowledge TestCalculation of Gross Pay AssignmentPayroll Processing AssignmentComputerised Payroll Assignment

This course will help you to move on to higher level courses, or into employment in roles around payroll.

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