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Payroll Trainings and Courses

Professional Trainers and Various Courses

Our Payroll/HR experienced trainers specialize in training and developing all payroll related personnel at various levels within the company. We offer 3 different courses to suit the specific needs of the Payroll/HR personnel at various levels. The trainings and courses are delivered through either face-to-face learning in classroom or virtual environment.

Benefits to Learners

The learners are expected to gain benefits from our professional course materials facilitated by in-house Payroll/HR experts, our 7 days a week online support, regular webinars, and updates of employment legislation, reporting and tax requirements. All hours for the courses are qualified to be counted as CPD hours. We provide certificates to the learners after they complete each course.

On-going Support to Graduates in Career Development

Key 3 has good connections with our clients. Our team offers individual support to our graduates with job seeking service. We also help prepare resume, and provide advices on interviews and career development. In recent years, 95% of our graduates successfully secured their first payroll job and continuously developed their payroll careers by attending our new courses.

Course ONE

Payroll Fundamental Course

This course is designed for those who wish to start their payroll career from the entry-level by learning fundamental payroll knowledge and skills. The course contains six modules which focus on fundamental payroll knowledge, and end-to-end payroll processing. Graduates will possess basic payroll technical skills and knowledge before they start their payroll career.

  1. Module 1 - Payroll Fundamental

    1. Understanding of various employment categories
    2. Understanding of various payroll tasks and requirements
    3. Introduction of various payroll payments
    4. Leave entitlements and calculations
    5. Understanding of record-keeping requirements
    6. Single Touch Payroll

  2. Module 2 - National Employment Standards

    1. Understanding of the National Employment Standards
    2. Introduction to Modern Awards
    3. Understanding of the impact of these legal requirements on payroll

  3. Module 3 – End to End Payroll Processing

    1. Develop and Update employee master files
    2. Processing end-to-end payroll
    3. Producing various payroll reports

  4. Module 4 - Superannuation

    1. Understanding of Australian Superannuation framework
    2. Superannuation entitlements and calculations
    3. Superannuation payment and reporting requirements
    4. Super Stream and super clearing house

  5. Module 5 – Termination Calculation and Processing

    1. Understanding of terminations types
    2. Understanding of various termination payments
    3. Calculation & processing of termination payments

  6. Module 6 – Resume Advices and Interview Skills

    1. Understanding of expectations from hiring managers
    2. Resume structure and details
    3. Understanding of different types of interviews
    4. Tips for preparing payroll interviews
Course TWO

Payroll Intermediate Course

This course is suitable for current junior payroll/HR staff or accountant. They wish to learn broader knowledge of legislation about payroll and employment, and to improve their payroll processing skills. The course is consisted of six modules which deliver complex payroll knowledge, month-end and year-end processes of payroll, detailed interpretation of employment legislation etc. Graduates will be able to resolve complex problems of payroll processing so as to enhance their payroll career development.

  1. Module 1 – Remuneration

    1. Understanding of various payroll payments
    2. Understanding of various allowance and deductions
    3. Understanding of different tax concepts and implications
    4. Dealing with overpayment/short payment
    5. Independent tax calculation and tax overwrite
    6. Understanding of various’ states long services leave legislation

  2. Module 2 – Employment Legislations

    1. Deep interpretation National Employment Standards
    2. Modern Awards and Interpretations
    3. Introduction of EBA
    4. Case study for various misinterpretations of legislations

  3. Module 3 – Payroll Tax

    1. Understanding of taxable wages for payroll tax
    2. Calculation of payroll tax for all states
    3. Payroll tax lodgement and payment
    4. Annual payroll tax reconciliation

  4. Module 4 – Superannuation (Intermediate)

    1. Concessional & Non-Concessional contributions
    2. Co-contribution
    3. Superannuation thresholds and caps
    4. Define benefit
    5. First home super saver scheme

  5. Module 5 – Termination (Intermediate)

    1. Involuntary terminations
    2. Redundancy calculations
    3. Lump-sum payments and tax requirements
    4. Superannuation on termination pays

  6. Module 6 – Payroll System Guide

    1. Set up new employee and employee master files maintenance
    2. Process pay run
    3. Understanding of various payroll reports
    4. Maintain system parameters
    5. Understanding of Employee Self Service and HRIS
Course THREE

Payroll Management Course

This course is designed for the payroll staff having at least several years of payroll processing experience. The requisite requirements include possession of general payroll knowledge and experience, equivalent to the completion of our Payroll Intermediate Course. The six modules of this course contain a broader and deeper insight of the HR management, payroll accounting, report analysis, FBT and salary packaging, and payroll project management etc. Graduates will have the generic and specific competencies to resolve complex HR management and payroll issues. They are ready to accomplish the roles of a Payroll/HR manager.

  1. Module 1 – Human Resource

    1. Understanding of HR life circle and HR core functions
    2. Understanding of the staff recruitment and onboarding
    3. Understanding of workplace policies
    4. Dealing with disputes and performance management
    5. Understanding of the processes of terminating employee
    6. Understanding of salary arrangements and individual flexibility arrangements

  2. Module 2 – Payroll Accounting

    1. Understanding of payroll accounting concepts
    2. Understanding of link pay codes to GL
    3. Understanding of GL mapping
    4. Understanding of payroll GL reconciliation

  3. Module 3 – Payroll Report Analysis

    1. Payroll costs variance reports and reconciliation modelling
    2. Month-end & Year-end payroll reports
    3. Payroll KPI reports
    4. Utilise BI tools in payroll reporting and analysis

  4. Module 4 – FBT & Salary Packaging

    1. Understanding of various FBT
    2. Understanding of FBT reporting requirement
    3. Understanding of salary sacrifice arrangement
    4. Understanding of salary packaging
    5. Understanding of salary packaging calculation
    6. Understanding of salary packaging reporting requirement

  5. Module 5 – Termination (Advanced)

    1. Understanding of complex termination situation
    2. Understanding of complex termination calculations

  6. Module 6 – Payroll System & Project Management

    1. Payroll system overview
    2. Understanding of payroll systems’ integration
    3. Understanding of project management
    4. Understanding of the process of system implementation
    5. Understanding of regular system health check
Membership

Become A Member

Our members will receive regular updates of legislations and regulations, opportunity of attending our informative webinars, connection with other members from different businesses including employers and payroll staff, our professional analysis reports, great discounts on our payroll trainings and courses, and individual career advice from our Payroll/HR experts.

The membership includes but not limited to:

  1. Online enquires
  2. Job opportunities
  3. Career coaching
  4. Legislations updates
  5. Annual EOFY Webinar
  6. Tax rates & thresholds updates
  7. Payroll materials
  8. Career coaching
  9. Network building