Best Practice Payroll 2022 will be delivered through a series of webinars (5 x 2-hour modules over 5 months). A wide range of topics will be covered in relation to end-to-end payroll processing and associated activities. Over sixty payroll best practices will be put forward so payroll practitioners can identify which would fit their payroll environment. The workshop will provide comprehensive background notes, templates and additional references.

Payroll best practices will be shown in how they can be integrated to an existing payroll system or process along with an implementation plan for achieving the greatest efficiency improvement through the selective use of the payroll best practices that are provided in this course.

Best Practice Payroll will be presented through five modules as an online webinar series, covering the following topics:

Webinar Content:
Module 1: What is best practice Payroll? Why is it important for payroll success and developing a best practice implementation plan

• What is best practice payroll?
• Reviewing the existing payroll environment
• Common reasons why best practices fail in payroll
• Getting support for best practices in payroll and creating the implementation plan

Module 2: What types of benefits and payments employees can receive and deductions from an employees pay

• Reviewing employee benefits and payments paid through payroll
• Developing best practice for employee benefits and deductions in payroll
• Using automation, time tracking, self-service options for improved efficiency in payroll

Module 3: Creating best practice payroll policies, procedures, forms and reports

• Linking existing payroll policies and procedures to best practice
• Developing new policy and procedures linking with best practice
• Using flowcharts to document payroll policy and procedures incorporating best practice
• Reviewing reports to identify what is essential and what is not needed ongoing
• Reviewing payroll forms to identify what is essential and what is not needed in payroll

Module 4: Payroll systems and payroll outsourcing

• Review what manual payroll activities are being undertaken and why not done in the existing payroll system
• Identify what part of existing payroll software is not being used in the payroll function and what benefits can be achieved
• Review reasons to keep current payroll system or to move to another system
• Identify if outsourcing payroll or outsourcing any part of payroll provides benefits to the business
• How are physical payroll records managed and what options are available to streamline document management

Module 5: Managing payroll and payroll controls and measuring payroll performance

• Identify and review payroll controls
• Review payroll staff
• Review how process improvement is currently undertaken or implement process improvement in payroll
• Create payroll measures to determine best practice results

 
On completion of the course attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Duration:
5 x 2-hour modules over 5 months
Module 1: 5 May; 1pm start
Module 2: 9 June; 1pm start
Module 3: 7 July; 1pm start
Module 4: 4 August; 1pm start
Module 5: 8 September; 1pm start

Attendees can attend line webinar or access recording after module.
Dates may change. All attendees will be notified of any change of date.

We offer an additional discount for more than one booking. If you wish to book additional people, please email training@business-south.org.nz