Sage Business Cloud Computerised Payroll Courses

Sage Business Cloud Payroll Level 2 Certificate

Level 2 Computerised Payroll moves forward from Level 1. The course still includes the basic tasks of company set up, creation of employee records and calculation of gross pay. However more advanced tasks are undertaken including Statutory Maternity Pay, Starters and Leavers, The Cost of Wages, HMRC submissions, Pension Schemes for Automatic Enrolment, Data Security and Year End Processes.

This course is ideal for people who have completed the Sage Business Cloud Computerised Payroll Level 1 qualification or who have some understanding of payroll functions and want to learn how to complete more advanced tasks, such as calculating statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay and pension schemes, and more.

Sage have developed the course to give you the most up to date skills required by employers, or learn how to run the payroll system for your own business. This will save time and money, particularly if payroll tasks are usually outsourced to an accountant.

Learn how to:

• Set up company accounts, generate employee records and complete basic daily payroll functions
• Calculate gross pay and process real-time information payments, as well as statutory sick, maternity and holiday pay
• Process automatic pension enrolment including opt out
• Amend errors in the payroll including correction of the FPS
• Period end processing
• Create reports for HMRC and calculate the cost of wages
• The EPS – employer payment summary
• Data security and software management

Resources:

1. Access to Sage Business Cloud Payroll software and course materials for six months – extensions are available for a small extra fee.
2. Enrolment on to the Sage Qualifications e-learning Portal, where you will be able to access all online learning materials, including formative and practice simulations.

Study mode:

All course materials and activities are provided online as a self-study course and can also be accessed via mobile, enabling you to study at times and locations that are convenient for you. You can also purchase a hard copy of the course workbook to keep for future reference.

Course duration:

The course usually requires six hours of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks. Initially, you have access to the software and portal for six months, but this can be extended for a small additional cost.

Assessment:

You will complete self-assessments and a practice test, followed by a final online assessment.

Upon completion, you will be awarded with the Sage Business Cloud Payroll Level 2 Certificate. After completing this course, you may wish to progress to the Computerised Payroll Level 3 Course.

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Sage Business Cloud Payroll Level 3 Certificate

Level 3 Computerised Payroll moves forward from Level 2. The course still includes the basic tasks of company set up, creation of employee records and calculation of gross pay. However more advanced tasks are undertaken including Salary Sacrifice Schemes, Statutory Adoption, Paternity and Maternity Pay, Payroll Verification and Reconciliation, Advance Pay and Holiday Schemes, Termination of Employment including Redundancy, Advanced Data Security, HMRC submissions, Year End Processing and Business Closure.

This level three Sage business cloud course is for students who are already employed in payroll or have similar job roles or run their own business. It is aimed at people who wish to enhance their existing knowledge and skills to perform advanced routine and non-routine tasks using a computerised payroll package.

This course should not be attempted unless you have achieved a qualification at Level 2 or have sound knowledge of day-to-day payroll functions including processing SSP and SMP.

Learn how to:

• Enter voluntary and statutory additions and deductions
• Process the payroll for different periods including the correction of errors
• Produce reports to enable reconciliation of payments and deductions to external agencies including HMRC and pension providers
• Operate national insurance for directors
• Maintain payroll data and system security
• Operate holiday schemes including advanced pay
• Process redundancy pay and salary sacrifice schemes
• Enter attachments of earnings orders
• Process period and year end information and produce all required reports

Resources:

1. Access to Sage Business Cloud Payroll software and course materials for six months – an extension can be purchased for a small extra cost.
2. Enrolment on to the Sage Qualifications e-learning Portal, where you will be able to access all online learning materials, including formative and practice simulations.

Study mode:

All course materials and activities are provided online as a self-study course and can also be accessed via mobile, enabling you to study at times and locations that are convenient for you.

Course duration:

The course usually requires eight hours of study per week for a period of six to eight weeks. Initially, you have access to the software and portal for six months, but this can be extended for a small additional cost.

Assessment:

You will complete self-assessments and a practice test, followed by a final online assessment.

Upon completion, you will be awarded with the Sage Business Cloud Payroll Level 3 Certificate.

Online Enrolment Form – Start Your Studies Today!