Become a Qualified Accounting and Payroll Administrator

Accounting and Payroll Administrators oversee everything that is associated with paying an organization’s employees. This generally includes tracking hours worked and ensuring that employees are accurately paid for their time.

Start your career in accounting and payroll administration today.

Academy of Learning’s Accounting and Payroll Administrator diploma program provides the accounting, business and payroll-related skills needed to become a valuable member of any organization’s payroll department.

Throughout the program, you will develop the strong foundational knowledge needed to apply for Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification through the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA). Our curriculum provides skill-building and practical training through relevant core courses, delivered through our innovative Integrated Learning System™ (ILS).

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of this program, you may find yourself working as a/an:

  • Payroll Clerk
  • Payroll Supervisor
  • Accounting Supervisor
  • General Accounting Clerk
  • Small Business Accountant
  • Bookkeeper
  • And more!

Program Outcomes

Our program will prepare you to:

  • Ensure that employees are paid in an accurate and timely fashion
  • Prepare payroll-related reports and record, maintain and update payroll procedures
  • Authorize routine payments, credits, deposits and withdrawals
  • Ensure compliance with federal and local regulations
  • Maintain employee records for new hires, pay changes and terminations
  • Apply essential accounting tools in the workplace and producing financial reports

Economic Outlook

Payroll Administrators will continue will to enjoy a steady rate of opportunities in B.C. for those with accounting and payroll-related skills. Over 70% of jobs will be created to replace retiring workers, giving new employees opportunities to advance to intermediate or supervisory roles.

Program Outline

  • Operating Systems

    Basic level of proficiency in a Windows operating system

  • Word Processing

    Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Word

  • Spreadsheets

    Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel

  • Office Skills

    Basic Bookkeeping Levels 1 and 2, basic level of proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, and Office Procedures Level 1

  • Accounting

    Sage 50 Premium Accounting, Payroll Fundamentals Levels 1 and 2, and Payroll Compliance Legislation

  • Data Management

    Basic level of proficiency in Microsoft Access

  • Simulations and Drills

    Practical Applications – 2 Units

  • Business Skills

    Grammar Essentials for Business Writing, Business Correspondence Levels 1 and 2, Customer Service, Business Verbal Communication, and Business Supervisory Skills

  • Job Readiness/Employability Skills

    Employment Success Strategies, Job Search and Résumé Writing, and Thought Patterns for a Successful Career