Accounting and Payroll Administrator Certificate

The Accounting and Payroll Administrator program provides students with basic accounting skills in all phases of the accounting cycle. With these skills, students will be qualified for junior positions in most organizations.

Brighton College has partnered with The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA), to deliver the Payroll Compliance Practitioner Certification (PCP) certification courses. The process consists of three courses from the Association and Introduction to Accounting from the college. Once the student passes the three CPA exams and pays the transfer fee for the Introduction to Accounting mark, they will be considered a PCP Candidate. Effective January 1, 2015, individuals who wish to obtain the Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification must have at least one year of weighted payroll experience obtained within five years prior or five years after the start of the Payroll Compliance Legislation course. The student must pay the membership fee when the student applies for certification. For more information regarding fees please visit www.payroll.ca. Students who do not wish to obtain the Payroll Compliance Certification may enroll in the Brighton College payroll courses. Students will be evaluated with Brighton College payroll assignments and exams.

The Accounting Program is accredited by:

The Payroll Compliance Practitioner Certification requires three core courses, one transfer of credit and one year of weighted, related work experience. Please see the requirements for completion order listed below.

• Payroll Compliance Legislation
• Payroll Fundamentals 1
• Payroll Fundamentals 2
• Introduction to Accounting (required transfer of credit; offered at Brighton College)
• PCP Work Experience Requirement Application (WERA) (a minimum of one year work experience in payroll is a requirement for certification)

All courses, including the Introduction to Accounting transfer of credit, require a passing grade of 65% in order to be accepted toward Payroll Compliance Practitioner Certification.

For more information, visit www.payroll.ca or e-mail the Certification department at certification@payroll.ca.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program the successful student will have the ability to:

• Understand financial reports and be able to record financial and use it to create basic financial statements.
• Understand the use of financial information and preform basic interpretation of financial statements.
• Understand and interpret rule and regulations required to function within a payroll office.
• Perform day to day duties required by an employee in a payroll department.
• Prepare payroll remittances and monthly reports to various stakeholders.
• Prepare year end payroll reports.

Admission Requirements

• High school diploma (or equivalent) or mature student status;
• Grade 10 Math, or pass college mathematics assessment;
• English language proficiency requirements:
  • Domestic students: Grade 10 English or pass college admissions test;
  • International students: IELTS 6.0 proof (or equivalent), or pass college English assessment.

*Under no circumstances can these Admission Requirements be waived by the student or the institution.

Entry-level Jobs

• Accounting Clerk/Payroll Clerk
• Junior Accountant
• Bookkeeper
• Administrative Assistant
• Bank Teller

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