Certified Payroll Specialist
Program

Become a Certified Payroll Specialist
Become one of America's most qualified payroll processors. Become a licensed Certified Payroll Specialist and place CPS behind your name.
Learn and apply best practice payroll from our accounting business advisory company, Consortia Accounting Business Advisors.
Consortia Accounting Business Advisors provide white label bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, and tax services for bookkeeping, payroll, accounting, and tax businesses.
Benefits
Completion of the Certified Payroll Specialist Program provides the following opportunities:
- Bookkeeping career with Consortia Accounting Business Advisors,
- Payroll position with a payroll service business,
- Payroll position with a small business, or
- Payroll clerk position with a large business.
Objectives
- Perform payroll accurately and productively.
- Prepare timely, relevant, and reliable payroll information.
- Provide daily, weekly, monthly, and annual payroll reports.
- Prepare payroll tax forms and returns.
Steps
- Course
- Certification
- Training
- Experience
- License
- Job Assistance
Course
Payroll Fundamentals or course equivalent.
Course Objective
Develop payroll knowledge and understanding.
Certification
Certification Objective
Communicate and assure employers or clients of your payroll knowledge and understanding.
Training
Payroll with QuickBooks Online
Training Objective
Learn best practice payroll and QuickBooks Online Payroll processes, procedures, and steps.
Experience
Perform payroll under the direction and supervision of an experienced Certified Payroll Specialist manager.
Payroll Experience (three months)
Experience Objective
Apply best practice payroll and QuickBooks Online Payroll processes, procedures, and steps.
CPS License Objective
Place CPS behind your name and communicate your payroll knowledge, skill, experience, and ethics to employers or clients.
CPS License
Become a licensed Certified Payroll Specialist.
This program completes the CPS license education, certification (examination), and experience requirements.
Job Assistance
We provide job placement training and programs that connect our graduates with payroll employers.
How Do I Begin?
The Program begins on the first Monday of each month and there is a limited number of students.
- Click "Buy Now" to pay your first month of tuition. This secures your place in the next available Program. The payment is fully refundable until you begin the Program.
- You will receive an email with Program information including your start date the next business day.
Contact Us
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