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Accounting and payroll training

Build practical skills for modern financial offices

Choose comprehensive training in accounting, bookkeeping, payroll compliance, financial reporting, and industry-standard computerized accounting systems.

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Train for accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll careers
QuickBooksSage 50PayrollBookkeepingFinancial ReportingNPI Pathway
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Where would you like to begin in accounting?

2 focused credentials

Your accounting program options

Choose comprehensive accounting, software, payroll, and practicum training, or take a faster specialized pathway into Canadian payroll administration.

Computerized accounting and office training
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Certificate · 34 weeks with practicum

Computerized Accounting and Office

Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll compliance, financial reporting, Sage 50, QuickBooks, office skills, and workplace experience.

Best for: developing broad financial-office skills with software training and a practicum.
Accounting and payroll administration training
Best match
Certificate · 17 weeks

Accounting and Payroll Administrator

Canadian payroll legislation, payroll processing, remittances, year-end reporting, financial records, and accounting fundamentals.

Best for: fast, specialized preparation for payroll and financial-administration roles.

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Skills you can apply

From financial records to accurate payroll administration

Develop practical skills for recording transactions, preparing reports, processing payroll, maintaining compliance, and supporting Canadian financial-office operations.

Accounting and bookkeepingTransactions, ledgers, financial statements, and accurate record maintenance
Payroll and complianceCanadian legislation, earnings, remittances, ROEs, and year-end reporting
Accounting softwareHands-on workflows using QuickBooks, Sage 50, and digital office tools
Financial reportingOrganized financial information, analysis, reporting, and business support
Inside accounting training

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Learn how students develop practical skills in bookkeeping, Canadian payroll, financial reporting, QuickBooks, Sage 50, and modern financial-office operations.

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Before attending Brighton, I studied accounting and later changed careers. The instructors were very helpful, I learned a lot, and the experience made me confident.
— Mary Jean Amaza, Computerized Accounting and Office
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Let’s find the accounting pathway that fits your goals.

Speak with an Educational Advisor to compare program length, software training, practicum options, the NPI pathway, career goals, and upcoming intakes.

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  • Payroll pathway guidance
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