Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skills and competence to record, edit, interpret, analyse and process payroll data using manual and computerised systems within an organisation.
Certification in QQI Level 6 Minor Award Certificate in Payroll Manual & Computerised (6N4005)
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Interpret the main provisions of a range of legislation and regulations relating to working time.
Analyse a range of documentation an employee may receive from the Revenue Commissioners.
Analyse the effectiveness of online Services, offered by the Revenue Commissioners, for both employee and employer.
Complete all appropriate employer tax return forms manually.
Illustrate how an overpayment and underpayment of tax and Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) can occur as a result of changes in tax credits and various thresholds.
Demonstrate how to deal with mid-year scenarios to include; employee starting work for the first time, employee changing employment and leaving employment.
Enter employee data and the organisation payroll parameters from data supplied on a computerised payroll system.
Process the payroll manually for employees taxed in accordance with the normal, temporary and emergency tax systems from a range of data supplied to include; regular pay, bonus, commission, overtime, holidays, benefit-in-kind, travel pass, health cover, sick pay, statutory redundancy, unpaid leave, reimbursed expenses, pension, statutory and non-statutory deductions.
Process the payroll electronically for employees taxed in accordance with the normal, temporary and emergency tax systems for a minimum of two pay periods from data supplied to include; regular pay, bonus, commission, overtime, holidays, benefit-in-kind, travel pass, health cover, sick pay, statutory redundancy, unpaid leave, reimbursed expenses, pension, statutory and non-statutory deductions.
Demonstrate how to edit employee records to include amending error(s) generated in a previous pay period.
Print a selection of reports and documents to include; end-of-period and or end-of-year tax return forms, payslips and relevant management reports after backing up computerised data on a suitable medium.
Analyse management reports generated electronically.
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
