Payroll Advance Certification

Master advance payroll procedures for 2024. Learn how to handle payroll from expert to master level.

Beyond the basics, you must understand advanced payroll concepts in 2024, federal payroll policy changes and state updates pose a concern. Failing to understand these changes risks both compliance and costly operational errors. Processing payroll remains complex, posing risks of errors, fines, and lawsuits for even seasoned professionals.

Our Payroll Advance Certification is meticulously tailored for seasoned payroll professionals aiming to master the intricacies of payroll management, advanced compliance frameworks, and cutting-edge auditing technologies. This program will enable you to:

• Master complex payroll operations and compliance frameworks
• Navigate evolving federal and state policies with confidence
• Develop leadership skills for effective team management
• Implement cutting-edge auditing technologies and operational strategies
• Optimize performance metrics for success

Elevate your expertise beyond the basics, advancing from expert to master level in these five engaging sessions.

Payroll Advance Certification

Session 1: Employee Classifications, Taxation, and Payroll Implications

• Employee Classifications & Payroll Impact:
• Salary vs. Hourly
• Resident alien vs
  non-resident alien
• Students, expatriates, and highly compensated employees
• Taxation and Payroll Implications:
• Earnings, deductions, and benefits
• Employer-paid benefits and FMLA

Session 2: Payroll Products and Systems Management

• New wave of payroll products and issues:
• Paycards and earned wage access
• Cyber crimes, payroll fraud, and ghost employees
• Artificial intelligence
• Payroll Systems Management:
• Choosing a new system and implementation
• One system or a technology stack and maintenance

Session 3: Payroll Operations and Compliance Challenges

• Payroll operations
• Small companies vs big companies
• Impact of regulations on payroll: FLSA, SOX, HIPAA
• Vendor relationships
• Auditor management
• Business continuity
• Developing standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Processing vs workflow
• Record keeping and documentation
• Training, rinse, and repeat

Session 4: Payroll Management

• Payroll management vs leadership.
• Leading people and leading a process.
• Building your team
• Growth and leadership ideologies.
• Meeting your people where they are

Session 5: Success Metrics and Operational Strategies

• Benchmarking and Trends
• KPIs and Change Management
• Time Management
• Scaling Customer Service and Feedback Loop