About

Attending this seminar will ensure that you:
• Keep up to date with ACC & IRD requirements
• Understand the basic Payroll obligations of an employer
• Learn how to avoid making errors on employee's pay calculations
• Minimise the risk of error
• Understand the more complex areas of Payroll
• Keep up to date with new areas of Payroll legislation and understand how it will affect your Payroll function
• Anticipate employee questions
• Have the ability to succeed in running an efficient and accurate Payroll     function

Who should attend?
This seminar will be useful to all Payroll and personnel staff administering or overseeing the Payroll function including:
• Payroll Managers/Supervisors and Assistants
• Accounts Managers and Assistants
• Accounting staff dealing with or supervising the Payroll function
• Personnel Officers and Staff
• HR Managers and Officers

Outline

An Introduction to Payroll
Find out what makes up a Payroll function. Look at the different types of organisational Payroll functions e.g. outsourcing, in-house, a mixture of both and the advantages and disadvantages of each type of solution. Examine the common structure of a Payroll function and the different types of technologies that are now available.
• Structure of Payroll: What is a typical structure?
• Why is Payroll important to an organisation- or is it?
• Different types of Payroll: What is more effective - outsourced or in-house?
• What are some of the modern technologies around? e.g. fingerprint     identification, kiosks

Record keeping: Operating the Payroll function more effectively
Gaining improved efficiencies around the workplace will cut down your workload and improve your operational capabilities. This session will show you how to enhance Payroll to achieve its full potential and recognition.
• Analysing the systems in your department in order to create improved efficiency
• Standardising procedures and simplifying the process - getting your files in order
• Developing an effective system to avoid non- payment and miscalculation of leave entitlement
• Techniques for accurately recording worked shifts and holidays
• What options does technology offer to replace paperwork?

The essential employee tax update for the Payroll professional
Changes to tax rates and associated amendments makes employee tax an increasingly challenging area, with multi-rate FBT, personal attribution rules and superannuation adding to the complexity. Getting it wrong can be a costly mistake so ensure that you comply with all tax implications and gain a thorough understanding of the requirements.
• Understanding Employee Tax
• PAYE issues examined
• Analysis of the new FBT rates and Superannuation Withdrawal Tax
• International assignments: Implications for both inbound and outbound staff
• How to calculate the tax on extra emoluments, including bonus payments, redundancy pay and severance pay

Ensuring that your Payroll procedures comply with IRD requirements
It is vital for Payroll professionals to be fully up to date with IRD requirements. This session will guide you through the latest IRD developments so that you are fully prepared for managing the procedures in your workplace.
• Are there any new developments at the IRD?
• Effective techniques for implementing strategies to cope with IRD changes
• Dealing with student loan repayments
• Reviewing FBT rates and Superannuation Withdrawal Tax
• Correctly calculating taxes on redundancies, bonuses and severance pay
• Avoiding mistakes and unnecessary penalties

ACC: The administrative implications for Payroll
Clarify the role of Payroll in the ACC system. Gain a thorough understanding of how it should be administered and keep up-to-date with new ACC amendments.
• Keeping up to date with new ACC amendments
• Assessing the impact of the new HS&E Act
• How to avoid making long term and costly mistakes
• Techniques for effectively administering ACC claims in Payroll departments

Maintaining customer service in Payroll and dealing with conflict
Employees' pay is a sensitive issue and when things go wrong it can often provoke a hostile reaction. This session will show you how to implement procedures to effectively deal with problems if they arise.
• Is customer service a key requirement for payroll? If so, why?
• Improving payroll's effectiveness, service and recognition within your organisation
• Examining potentially difficult situations that can arise in Payroll
• Effective techniques for diffusing conflict and resolving problems
• Resolving problems while benefiting the employee, the Payroll department and the company as a whole
• Raising the profile and status of Payroll within your organisation

Effective Payroll management reporting skills
Learn how to customise your reports and include essential information for all key departments liaising with Payroll.
• How to present or sell your recommendations to management
• Preparing clearly defined reports
• Using Key Performance Indicators in your management reports
• Data gathering tips for essential reports

Dealing successfully with audits
Don't dread the company audit. This session will prepare you for a smooth and stress free audit.
• A comprehensive guide to what company auditors require from Payroll
• Keeping up-to-date records to reduce the impact of audits on the Payroll department
• Working effectively with your finance and accounting departments to aid the audit procedure
• Techniques for ensuring minimal disruption to the Payroll department
• Using audits to effect improvement in your Payroll function

Facilitator

In-house Training