Payroll Accounting / Payroll Basics (Cert.) :
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The structure of continuing education, further training for payroll experts varies depending on the training provider.

For example, a course includes the basics of HRM and personnel administration, payroll accounting and salary administration, social insurance, withholding tax and international salary management, as well as employment law.

The contents of another course to become a payroll specialist are: Social insurance, law and wages, wage processing, wage policy and wage forms, international salary management, cross-border social insurance, withholding tax, payroll accounting and auditing.

Our recommendation is therefore to contact the provider directly to get answers quickly, of course without any obligation - using our contact form or the "Ask a question" button.

Each training provider is responsible for regulating the content of the payroll accounting training. Possible contents taught include the recording of company data, personnel master data and insurance master data and their maintenance (preparatory payroll accounting), the management and allocation of insurance solutions, wage parts management, the processing of the payroll run through payroll accounting posting records and printing of payroll accounting as well as year-end evaluations in the context of payroll accounting.

The cost of a payroll accounting course can vary greatly depending on the school and duration. You can expect to pay between CHF 400 and CHF 650 for a one- to two-day course, or around CHF 4,000 for a comprehensive course as part of a Paroll further training program, for example to become a personnel assistant.

In addition to federal continuing education, further training courses in the field of payroll accounting are of course also offered, such as a course to become a personnel assistant lasting six weeks as an intensive course or one semester as a vocational course. Some schools also offer seminars lasting one or two days.

The content of the individual courses and courses in continuing education, further training in accounting can differ, so it is best to ask the respective schools directly about the learning objectives and content of the courses on offer. Balance sheet and income statement, double income statement, general ledger, journal, account and payroll accounting are often the subject of a course, as are depreciation, interest calculations, foreign currencies, purchase and sale of goods, VAT, provisions, losses on accounts receivable, del credere, accruals and deferrals, costing and securities. In the case of more extensive continuing education, further training may also include legal theory in addition to financial accounting, VAT, withholding tax and payroll administration. The content of the edupool.ch training course for accounting clerks includes financial accounting, financial management, direct taxes, cost accounting, VAT, as well as law and social insurance.

The content of continuing education, further training to become a Payroll Manager can vary depending on the provider, so it is important to obtain all the important documents from all suitable schools before registering and to study and compare them carefully. Possible content includes the basics of personnel administration and human resource management (HRM), employment law and law, payroll accounting and payroll administration, international salary management, social insurance and withholding tax. Auditing, salary policy and salary forms can also be part of the Payroll Specialist course.