Payroll is a vibrant role within any organisation. A career in payroll needs up-to-date qualifications and industry knowledge. Our payroll qualifications can offer just that and with the certification from the IAB. IAB payroll qualifications are obtainable from level 1 to level 3, providing options for payroll experts. Payroll certification is helpful who want to improve their career prospects or add new services to their business.
Our payroll qualifications will support you grow your business and progress your career by adding essential skills to your portfolio and CV.
IAB qualifications are controlled by QiW, Ofqual and CCEA, which means that an IAB certificate consistently indicates the attainment of knowledge, understanding and skills.
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Our educations will work around your life and work promises. Whether you prefer learning morning /evening or weekend sessions, Future Connect qualifications can cater your needs.
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Make known to technical terms used by bookkeepers and payroll processes.
This certification is made up of the following units:
Principles of Payroll Preparation
Understand significant employment and data protection regulation relevant to payroll
Understand what organises gross pay for different payroll periods
Understand the difference between statutory & voluntary deductions.
Understand the information necessary to prepare and submit an employee payroll
Understand the principles of the PAYE and NIC systems in the UK.
Understand the internal and external processes required for finalising the payroll
Understand HMRC reporting requirements
Fundamentals of Payroll Processing
Be able to apply deductions
Be able to calculate the amount of income tax to be deducted from Gross Pay
Be able to compute gross pay for different payroll periods and situations
Be able to complete internal and legislative procedures for a leaver
Be able to produce the essential payroll forms and summaries
Computerised Payroll Processing
Be able to create a computerised payroll system using available payroll software
Be able to prepare and enter details of gross pay into the digital payroll system
Be able to add employee records and payroll data on a computerised payroll system
Be able to process the payroll
Be prepared to back up and restore payroll data
Introduction to bookkeeping
Understand bookkeeping terminologies
Basics of double-entry bookkeeping
Understand the VAT system
Understand the purpose of the trial balances
Keep double-entry records and formulate a trial balance
Use the journal entries
Make a trial balance
Record dealings in a double-entry bookkeeping system
Prepare reconciliations
Set the petty cash balance
Formulate a bank reconciliation statement
Progression:
Upon successful completion of this certification, you could move onto one of the following:
Level 2-Certificate in payroll
Level 2-Award in Computerised Payroll
Level 1-Award in Computerised Bookkeeping
Level 2-Certificate in bookkeeping
Level 2 Award in Payroll for Business
Learners will acquire knowledge and skills to process the payroll under Real Time Information -RTI regulations and keep precise payroll records.
This certification is made up of the following units:
Principles of Employment legislation and payroll processing
Understand the principles of
relating to the processing of the payroll
Statutory additions to and deductions from pay
Repaying Student Loans through the payroll
Procedures to opt when dealing with a leaver
Requirements for processing and submitting payroll information
need to complete period end payroll procedures within given timescales
Computerised Payroll Processing
Be able to create and maintain company, pension & employee records using commercially available payroll software
Be able to develop statutory and non-statutory reports
Be able to regulate gross pay for various payroll periods
Be able to back up & restore data when required
Be able to process payroll precisely for a variety of pay periods using organisational procedures and timescales
Progression:
Upon successful conclusion of this qualification you could move onto one of the following:
Level 3 Certificate in Payroll for Business
AAT level 2- AAT Level 3 or AAT level 4
Level 3 - Certificate in Payroll for Business
Learners will increase knowledge and skills to process the payroll under Real Time Information - RTI regulations and keep correct payroll records.
This certification is made up of the following units:
Principles of Payroll Administration
Understand employ legislation as it applies to payroll
Know what regulations Gross Pay for a leaver
Understand how to use legal and voluntary deductions to non-standard situations
Understand the statutory and non-statutory recording requirements in line with current regulations and organisational requests
Computerised Payroll Administration –
Be able to set up and uphold employee accounts within a computerised payroll system
Be able to enter particulars of gross pay elements into the automated payroll system
Be able to control an employee’s gross pay from a range of payroll information
Be able to practice the payroll within given timescales
Be able to enter particulars of voluntary and statutory deductions
Be able to settle the payroll and produce internal and external reports according to given timescales
Progression:
Upon successful completion of this certification, you could move onto one of the following:
Apply for certified membership at the grade of Associate; you may also be interested in our Bookkeeping qualifications or go for further certification to enhance career level.
Assessment
The Level 1 Award in Computerised Payroll is evaluated by an examination. The Level 2 - Award in Computerised Payroll is considered by a knowledge test and a review. The exams can be occupied at one of IAB’s approved test centres located in the UK. We can help you in finding a test centre convenient for you. You must successfully pass all assessment tests and exams if you desire to gain the formal IAB qualifications. However, if you want to study without formal assessment, we can offer you with a certificate of achievement showing your completion of the course.
This course covers physical and computerised payroll processing. The Level 2 IAB Certificate in Payroll is specially designed to appeal to those who are aiming to become professional payroll administrators for a range of businesses. The Level 2 qualification is primarily considered for those who:
have accomplished the IAB Level 1 Award in Payroll, have some prior general knowledge of payroll procedures now wish to upgrade their skills and expertise to that necessary of payroll processors before employment has formerly worked in payroll and have not received a qualification. Who wants to return to working in payroll and wish to update their knowledge in payroll activities.