Advanced Payroll

Course overview

Take your payroll expertise to the next level with our Advanced Payroll Course, designed for experienced payroll professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge of complex payroll legislation, calculations, and compliance requirements. 
Delivered in an interactive virtual classroom by qualified payroll professionals with a payroll operational background, this course combines expert instruction, real-world case studies, and practical exercises to ensure you stay current with evolving payroll obligations across Australia. 
 

Intended Audience 

This course is ideal for: 

  • Payroll professionals with 1 year of experience 
  • Senior Payroll Officers, Team Leaders, and Payroll Managers 
  • Bookkeepers and Accountants involved in payroll functions 
  • HR & Finance personnel involved in the payroll function. 
  • Management that has payroll reporting to them 
  • Digital Service Providers 

 

About This Course 

Delivered in a virtual classroom, this highly engaging program combines expert instruction, hands-on practice, and real-world examples so you can apply what you learn immediately in your workplace. 

  • Class size: Maximum 20 participants 
  • CPD Hours: 7 hours 
  • Members should consider the relevance of the activity to their role. Attendees must remain logged in for the full duration of the course and be interactive to earn CPD hours. 
  • Resources: Comprehensive course booklet provided 
  • Upon completion: Issued upon successful completion 
  • Member discounts apply 

Upcoming Training Event Dates

Self Paced Learning
Available Anytime
Virtual Classroom
Virtual Classroom
October 24th
08:45 to 16:45 AEDT
Virtual
November 7th
08:45 to 16:45 AEDT
Virtual
December 5th
08:45 to 16:45 AEDT
Virtual

You will learn

By the end of this course, participants will:

  • Have up-to-date knowledge of long service leave rules across all eight states and territories, including entitlement calculations and applicable pay rates. 
  • Understand termination payments, including the various elements that make up a final pay. 
  • Know how to tax and report redundancies in compliance with ATO requirements. 
  • Be able to identify, tax and report Employment Termination Payments (ETPs), including calculating tax-free components. 
  • Apply the ETP Cap and Whole of Income Cap correctly when taxing ETPs. 
  • Understand employer obligations under the Superannuation Guarantee Administration Act, including penalties for non-compliance. 
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of superannuation, including complexities such as Ordinary Time Earnings and the Maximum Contribution Base. 
  • Recognise how salary sacrifice arrangements and Reportable Employer Superannuation Contributions (RESC) impact payroll. 
  • Develop an understanding of Payroll Tax, including what constitutes salary and wages, state thresholds and rates, and how multi-jurisdictional employment affects payroll tax liabilities. 

Our Trainers

Our trainers are Australia’s leading payroll experts with real world experience and a passion for helping others succeed. They bring clarity, confidence and practical insight to every session, turning complex payroll topics into learning that truly sticks.

Louise Missen

Like most payroll professionals, Louise fell into the payroll world many moons ago, almost by mistake. She now has over fifteen years’ experience in Australian payroll, working for a number of great Australian brands in different industries. With all this knowledge Louise now focuses on training and supporting our members and students to grow their payroll knowledge.

Away from the office, Louise can often be found spending time with family and friends. She lives by the quote ‘Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you’  by Misty Copeland.

Jacqueline Carceller

Jacqueline brings calm, capability, and a touch of creative flair to everything she does. By day, she’s known for her sharp attention to detail and payroll knowledge. By night, you’ll find her curled up with a good book, proving that quiet achievers often run the world.

Her dog, Calvin, self appointed CEO of the household,  keeps operations in check, while her macramé creations add a little handmade charm to her downtime. If there’s a gathering, Jacqueline’s legendary grazing boards could make even a MasterChef contestant weep with envy. She’s proof that precision and creativity can be the perfect match.

Maria Nikoletatos

Maria was APA’s very first employee, and to this day, she’s still the most entertaining. Known affectionately as our resident payroll nerd, Maria has an unmatched passion for getting payroll right. She’s the person who actually enjoys reading payroll legislation in her spare time (yes, really) and her reputation for razor sharp knowledge is legendary.

As one of APA’s most enthusiastic trainers and our living, breathing knowledge base, Maria is the go to for even the trickiest payroll questions. If she doesn’t know the answer… well, no one does.