Professional Academy Diploma in Bookkeeping & Payroll Course

Program Overview

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Professional Academy Diploma in Bookkeeping & Payroll Course

Awarded by Dorset College Dublin

Duration 14 Weeks Duration

Timetable Tuesday: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

START/END DATE 16/09/25 -16/12/25

Delivery LIVE ONLINE CLASSES

Fees €1050 - Discount 20% - €825
Deposit €75

Why Study Bookkeeping & Payroll at Dorset College Dublin:

This Bookkeeping and Payroll Course equips you with the expertise to handle essential financial management practices, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance in managing accounts and driving operational efficiency. The Professional Academy Diploma in Bookkeeping and Payroll is designed for individuals seeking to gain expertise in financial management. This 14-week, part-time online course is ideal forbusiness owners, accounting professionals, and administrative staff looking to manage finances, payroll, and bookkeeping tasks.

Why Choose This Course?

• Expert-Led Live Online Training.
• Hands-On Bookkeeping Projects.
• Career Ready Skills.
• Aligned with Emerging Trends.
• Delivered by Industry Experts.
• Flexible learning options.
• Build problem-solving capabilities.
• Industry Best Practices.

This course provides a practical, hands-on, industry-focused approach to Bookkeeping & Payroll, including the in-demand skills needed to manage financial records and payroll processes for businesses of all sizes.

Upon successful completion learners will have the key skills:

• Master Payroll Administration: Understand core payroll duties, responsibilities, and workflows.
• Process Salaries Accurately: Calculate wages, taxes, PRSI, USC, and other statutory deductions.
• Use Sage Payroll Software: Perform efficient and compliant payroll processing using industry-standard tools.
• Generate Payslips: Create accurate payslips and address common payroll queries or discrepancies.
• Ensure Legislative Compliance: Stay up to date with payroll laws, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Perform Bank Reconciliations: Manage payroll finances with accuracy and transparency.
• Understand Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Learn the fundamentals of accounting and prepare financial statements.
• Analyse Financial Reports: Create, read, and interpret payroll and finance- related reports.
• Support Financial Decisions: Gain insight into business finance, including funding options and budgeting.
• Protect Payroll Data: Implement secure data handling and backup processes.

Bookkeeping Module Units

BookkeepingUnderstand and apply the techniques learnt to produce accounts using the industry-standard accounting software Sage. Comparisons are made between manual and computerised systems and various scenarios illustrate the procedures for the setup and updating of a computerised accounts system.

• The introduction to bookkeeping principles.
• Double entry concepts, ledgers, closing balances and trial balance.
• Financial statements and cash flow:
• Understand the link between cash flow statements and other statements.
• Financial reporting.
• Importance of cash flow.
• Learn how to use accounting software systems
• Gain the skills and knowledge in Bookkeeping and Payroll using the industry-software
• Sage Professional Accounting and Sage Micropay Professional Payroll software.
• Understanding the finance function of an organisation:
• Strategic financial management.
• Sources of finance.

Payroll Module Units

This unit will give an outline of the overall operation of payroll taxation in Ireland. It introduces students to the terminology used and overall calculation of pay and taxation issues including an examination of various credits and reliefs. You will also be introduced to computerised payroll (Thesaurus Software).

• Employment Legislation in Ireland: the essential elements of employment law in operation across Ireland.
• Revenue administration and ROS: outlining how the PAYE system is operated by each employer under the management of the Revenue Commissioners.
• PAYE System and Operation: examines the PAYE system in operation and the calculation of operation of PAYE. Particular attention is given to the completion of the Tax Deduction Card system.
• Operation of PRSI System and Calculation: examines the calculation and operation of PRSI. Rules and regulations in deducting PRSI and an introduction into what entitlements certain contributions bestow.
• Operation Of USC and Calculation looks at the way USC is calculated and deducted.
• Payments and Deductions and calculating Net Pay examines the various statutory and non-statutory payments and deductions. This also deals with Benefits in Kind scenarios.
• Computerised Payroll using Sage Payroll applies the techniques learnt in a computerised system. Practical examples in carrying out a payroll using the industry-standard sage payroll software. Comparisons will be made between manual and computerised systems of payroll calculations.

Payroll Learning Outcomes

This course is designed to enable you to develop your career with many opportunities in the field of accounting, finance and payroll or progress to further or higher education:

• Understand key terminology associated with personal taxation in preparing and maintaining payroll records.
• Advantages and disadvantages of a computerised VS. manual system for payroll processing purposes.
• Process the payroll for employee(s); various elements of gross pay, holidays, unpaid leave, cut-off points, credits, all statutory and non-statutory deductions.
• Understand emergency and temporary tax systems and subsequent transfer to the cumulative tax system.
• The changes in personal tax due to various factors to include; mid-year commencement and leaving of employment, changes in credits, refunds.
• Extract information from completed records to prepare all necessary mid-year and year end tax forms for employees.
• Extract information from completed records to prepare all necessary end-of-period and year end returns and tax forms for the Revenue Commissioners.
• Analyse the impact of changes in legislation on personal tax and take-home.
• Print a selection of reports after backing up computerised data on a suitable medium.

Assessment & Awards

Assessment Method
Continuous Assessment and end of course examination.

Award

• Professional Diploma in Bookkeeping & Payroll.
• Awarded by: Dorset College Dublin.

Designed to enable you to develop your career with many opportunities in this field or progress to further or higher education.

Career Opportunities

You will gain a solid understanding of the bookkeeping process and how financial data informs strategic decisions, along with hands-on experience using a payroll system. This course is also ideal for business owners seeking to enhance their financial management skills. The average Bookkeeping Payroll salary in Ireland is €35,000 per year. Entry-level positions start at € 27,000 per year, while more experienced workers make up to € 38,000 per year.

Job Opportunities:

• Accounts Assistant
• Bookkeeper
• Credit Controller
• Finance Assistant
• Junior Payroll Administrator
• Payroll and Bookkeeping Clerk

Entry Requirements

This diploma is ideal for individuals interested in learning and working with computerised accounting and payroll systems. Strong numeracy and literacy skills are essential to ensure successful completion.

Flexible Payment Terms

To secure a place on this course a non-refundable deposit of €75 applies and the remainder is paid in 2instalments**. You have the flexibility of using our online payment facility to manage your course payments at any time, from the comfort of your own home.

Course Fee €1050.00 September Discount 20% = €825.00

Payment Plan:

• Deposit: €75
• 1st Instalment: €375
• 2nd Instalment: €375

Live Online Classes

Bookkeeping & Payroll Course at Dorset College Dublin is now 100% Online: You can now up-skill or re-skill from the comfort of your own home with expert led industry experienced lecturers who will provide you with inspirational lectures and all support materials you need to achieve your goals