Course Title: Manage payroll

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5339 Diploma of Business Administration

Course Title: Manage payroll

Portfolio: BUS Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ACCT5368C

City Campus

TAFE

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2016,
Term2 2016,
Term1 2017

Course Contact: Sylvia Baroutis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5469

Course Contact Email: sylvia.baroutis@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish and monitor security procedures for managing organisational payroll services and to calculate and process salary payments, group taxation and related payments.

It applies to individuals, employed in a range of work environments, who are required to establish and work with payroll systems and may have responsibility for managing payroll systems and calculations.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBFIM502 Manage payroll

Elements:

1 Establish procedures for management of payroll

2 Prepare payroll data

3 Authorise payment of salaries

4 Administer salary records

Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:

Performance Evidence

 Evidence of the ability to:    

  • document steps undertaken to establish payroll system
  • use data and calculations to reconcile salaries, wages and deductions in accordance with all legislative and organisational requirements
  • create accurate payroll management records.     

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, you must:

  • explain key provisions of relevant legislation, standards, regulations and codes of practice that may affect aspects of payroll operations
  • outline organisational policies and procedures across the full range of tasks for the required payroll processes. 

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the financial management field of work and include access to:

  • office equipment and resources
  • workplace policies and procedures
  • samples of financial data
  • business technology
  • payroll system
  • case studies and, where available, real situations.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.