Payroll Specialist
Are you a detail-oriented individual who is discreet in handling and distributing confidential information? Are you good at calculating numbers and maintaining important records? Do you enjoy working in an office environment? If this sounds like you, perhaps you should consider a career as a Payroll Specialist.
Payroll Specialists input data from time sheets, production records, or individual time cards to computerized payroll systems. They are also responsible for balancing payroll runs, producing federal, state, and local tax payments, and answering employee questions and troubleshooting issues.
This course is 190 hours of instruction. Online Instruction: 100% online, Instructor-led class using a learning management system (LMS) for content delivery. Students registered for the online class will receive an email with login instructions one day before the first day of class.
This course has two instructional delivery methods, both have 190 hours of instruction.
- The hybrid class is a combination of 48 hours face to face and 142 hours of online instruction.
- The online class is 100% online using the learning management system (LMS) Moodle for content delivery.
This 190-hour instruction includes:
- The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records
- Knowledge of Payroll Policies and Procedures
- Knowledge of Employment Laws and Regulations
- Computing and Paying Wages and Salaries
- Computing and Paying Social Security Taxes
- Computing and Paying Federal Tax Withholding
- Computing and Paying Unemployment Taxes
- Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll Transactions
- Understanding Percentage and Wage Bracket
- Withholding Tables
- Understanding the Federal Payroll Tax Calendar
- Federal Filing of W-2, 941, W-3, 940, and 940-EZ forms
- Manual and Computerized Payroll Simulation
- Account Balancing Skills
- Simple Accounting Procedures
- Preparing Financial Reports
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Records Maintenance Skills
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- Basic Word Processing Skills
- Data Entry/10-Key Skills
And more …
Students have the opportunity to take the MOS Certification for Microsoft® Excel 2021 at the end of the course. The exam is administered by GTCC. The schedule will be announced during class. For more information: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mos-certification.aspx.
| Course | Name | Dates | Days | Hours | Campus | Room | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC-3107-IN59 | Payroll Specialist | 1/28/25-4/28/25 Registration Deadline 1/23/25 |
M-Su | Online | Online | Online | Register Now |
Frequently Asked Questions
The cost is:
- Course registration: $188
- Book: about $357
Total cost: $545
Payment for class is due at the time of registration.
Registration Deadline 1/23/25
Students must have:
- Good computer skills
- An email account and access to a computer with internet service
You may be eligible for scholarship money. Click on the link below to learn if you might meet the applicant requirements. Scholarships have time-sensitive application deadlines.
WORKFORCE TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS
Additionally, the NCWorks Career Center may be able to assist through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program. For more information, call NCWorks Greensboro at 336-297-9444 or NCWorks High Point at 336-882-4141.
You may register online: Register
Students MUST purchase books before the first day of class. Required textbooks are:
ISBN: 9781640615397. "Payroll Accounting: A Practical, Real-World Approach, 10th edition with eLab," from Labyrinth Learning. The cost is about $185 at GTCC bookstore online.
ISBN: 9781640614024. "MS Excel 2021& 365: Comprehensive with eLab," from Labyrinth Learning. The cost is about $172 at GTCC bookstore online.
Students who successfully complete the Payroll Specialist class will receive an Award of Completion.
Requirements for successful completion:
- Attendance: Must be in class 90% of class hours
- Coursework: Must achieve 80% on coursework
Students registered in a hybrid or online course MUST attend the first day of class.
If you enter after the second day of class, you will not receive credit for taking the class. Additionally, time absent will be counted against you. Students can only miss five hours of total class time and pass the class.