Certified Payroll Specialist
Program

Benefits

The Certified Payroll Specialist Program provides the following opportunities:

1. Bookkeeping career with Consortia Small Business Advisors,
2. Payroll position with a payroll or accounting business,
3. Payroll position with a small business, or
4. Payroll clerk position with a large business.

Objectives

1. Perform payroll accurately and productively.
2. Prepare timely, relevant, and reliable payroll information.
3. Provide daily, weekly, monthly, and annual payroll reports.
4. Prepare payroll tax forms and returns.

Steps‍‍

1. Education
2. Certification
3. Training
4. Experience
5. License
6. Support

Course‍

‍Payroll Fundamentals or course equivalent.

Education Objective

Develop payroll knowledge and understanding.

Certification‍

‍Payroll 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

You 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 business, accounting, and tax firm employers.

How Do I Begin?

The Program begins on the first Monday of each month and there is a limited number of students each month.

1. Click "Buy Now" to pay your first month of tuition. The payment is the first month tuition and fully refundable until the end of your first month in the Program.
2. You will receive an email with Program information including Start date the next business day.