Business
Accounting and Payroll Administrator
Become essential to any organization. Gain the skills you need to excel in every aspect of accounting. This program thoroughly covers accounting and payroll principles and includes a 10-week field placement.
Type
Diploma
Duration
60 Weeks
Internship
10 Weeks
About The Program
The Accounting and Payroll Administrator diploma program in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick offers a 10-week field placement to gain hands-on experience in the field. Graduates will also be eligible to pursue their Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation from the National Payroll Institute.
Career Opportunities
Accounting and Payroll Administrators are in demand, often working across disciplines in finance, human resources, data management and information management. These roles can be both client-facing, and behind the scenes ensuring finance-based operations run smoothly.
As an Accounting and Payroll Administrator, you will qualify for positions such as: Accounts Clerk, Payroll Administrator, and Pay and Benefits Administrator.
Employers Who Have Hired Eastern Grads
- ADP Canada
- Research Productivity Council
- Wood Motors Ford
- RBC
- Social Development
- ABC Tax and Accounting
Salary
Employment Rate*
Average Wage/hr**
High Wage/hr**
*Employment Rate based on 2021 contactable Eastern graduates employed in a related field within 12 months.
Source: workingincanada.gc.ca
NOC Code: 1311, 1431, 1432 - **Wage data based on NOC Code 1432 and rounded down to the nearest dollar based on Nova Scotia data. Average wage doesn't reflect the starting salary but represents the middle value between lowest to highest wages. Local (or regional) income may vary. Last updated in Dec 2022.
Available Learning Options
At Eastern College, you can choose the learning option that meets your needs. This program is currently available in:
In-Class
Instructor-led classes held in-person at one or more of our 4 campuses.
Accounting and Payroll Administrator
Duration: 60 Weeks
Internship: 10 Weeks
Remote
Instructor-led classes on a set schedule, held remotely live on video over the Internet.
Accounting and Payroll Administrator
Duration: 60 Weeks
Internship: 10 Weeks
Online
Flexible schedule with a set weekly pace and the support of facilitators when you need it; delivered over the Internet.
Accounting and Payroll (Online)
Duration: 33 Weeks (FT), 66 Weeks (PT)
Internship: Unavailable
Program Details
Are you interested in learning the core principles of accounting and becoming an administrator in the field? If so, the Accounting and Payroll Administrator diploma program is just what you need to kick start your new career.
In this 60-week program, you will learn everything from accounts payable and accounts receivable to cash flows and balance sheets. You will take courses in finance, business, and bookkeeping to help set you up for a successful career in this industry. These skills are vital to fulfill the need of hundreds of organizations around the globe and a diploma in the right course will help you fill that demand. Our payroll administrator courses are focused on business expenses associated with employees. This includes employee compensation, employee benefit payments, contributions, and payroll taxes. You will have the content and skills to effectively communicate all aspects of the individual pay calculation process to external and internal stakeholders.
Successful graduates can pursue the National Payroll Institute’s Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) certification. The certification will help graduates gain an in-depth understanding of the legislative requirements to keep their organization compliant throughout the annual payroll cycle. Once certified, graduates can join a growing community of supportive professionals and gain access to the resources needed to stay current and compliant.
PCP designation requires three core payroll courses, an Introduction to Accounting course transfer credit, and one year of weighted payroll work experience:
- Payroll Compliance Legislation
- Payroll Fundamentals 1 – Prerequisite: Payroll Compliance Legislation
- Payroll Fundamentals 2 – Prerequisites: Payroll Compliance Legislation and Payroll Fundamentals 1
- Introduction to Accounting – must be completed at a post-secondary institution
- PCP Work Experience Requirement Application (WERA) – a minimum of one year weighted payroll work experience
All PCP courses, including the Introduction to Accounting transfer credit course, require a passing grade of 65%.
For more information visit www.payroll.ca
Course Listings: New Brunswick
Bookkeeping Level I and II
Business Math
Career Planning & Preparation - Level I
Career Planning & Preparation - Level II
Digital Literacy for Professionals
Finance
Field Placement - Accounting and Payroll Administrator
Image Development
Intermediate & Management Accounting
Internal Control
Payroll Compliance Legislation
Payroll Fundamentals I
Payroll Fundamentals II
QuickBooks
Computerized Accounting with Sage 300
Computerized Accounting with Sage 50
Software Lab - Database Management
Software Lab - Presentations
Software Lab - Word Processing
Software Lab - Spreadsheets
Student Success Strategies
Writing for Comprehension
Course Listings: Nova Scotia
Bookkeeping Level I and II
Business English
Business Math
Career Planning & Preparation - Level I
Career Planning & Preparation - Level II
Digital Literacy for Professionals
Finance
Field Placement - Accounting and Payroll Administrator
Image Development
Intermediate & Management Accounting
Internal Control
Payroll Compliance Legislation
Payroll Fundamentals I
Payroll Fundamentals II
QuickBooks
Computerized Accounting with Sage 300
Computerized Accounting with Sage 50
Software Lab - Database Management
Software Lab - Presentations
Software Lab - Word Processing
Software Lab - Spreadsheets
Student Success Strategies
Admission Requirements
- Student has Grade 12 or equivalent or meets criteria for Mature Student Status.
- Mature students must be 19 years of age, pass a qualifying test, and provide a Letter of Intent OR resume that supports their skills and aptitudes to be successful in the program.
- The approved qualifying test for this program is the Wonderlic test. A passing score for this program is 14.
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