Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator

Learn to work as a payroll clerk, benefits officer, or pay and benefits administrator. Graduates of this program, with one year of experience, are eligible to apply to the CPA for the Payroll Compliance Practitioner certification.

Payroll administrators are employed by payroll administration companies and by other establishments throughout the private and public sectors.

Program Duration - 25 weeks

Program Highlights

Careers that correspond with the skills learned in this program include:

• Benefits Officer
• Pay and Benefits Administrator/Clerk
• Salary Administration Officer
• Pay Advisor/Clerk
• Payroll Officer/Clerk

The Payroll Administrator program provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge required to perform payroll administrative duties in the payroll department and to apply payroll legislation. Students become familiar with basic payroll practices and procedures and are eligible to apply to the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) certification upon successful completion of the program and the acquisition of one year of payroll experience. In addition to accounting and payroll expertise, students gain skills and experience in word processing, spreadsheet applications, telephone communication skills, and performing a job search.

Payroll administrators collect, verify, and process payroll information and determine pay and benefit entitlements for employees within a department, company, or other establishments. Their duties may include:

• Maintaining records of employee attendance, leave, and overtime to calculate pay and benefit entitlements, in Canadian and other currencies, using manual or computerized systems
• Preparing and verifying statements of earnings for employees, indicating gross and net salaries and deductions such as taxes, union dues, garnishees, and insurance and pension plans
• Preparing employee payments and benefit payments by cheque or electronic transfer
• Preparing Record of Employment forms
• Completing, verifying, and processing forms and documentation for administration of benefits
• Preparing T4 statements and other statements
• Providing information to employees on payroll matters, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions
• Compiling statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts
• Preparing and balancing period-end reports and reconciling issued payrolls to bank statements
• Operating computing, calculating, and other office equipment
• Applying payroll legislation