Title
Payroll Specialist
Diploma - 32 credits
About this program
This program provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform routine calculating, journalizing, posting and verifying duties to maintain accounting records and prepare payroll reports and returns and employee records. Both manual and computerized accounting concepts and applications are included.
Program outcomes
- Apply accounting theory to service and merchandising organizations.
- Prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Use knowledge and skills of human resources to analyze and solve related HR problems and situations.
- Demonstrate effective communications.
- Demonstrate critical thinking.
- Demonstrate effective use of technology.
- Demonstrate personal, social and ethical responsibility.
- Demonstrate application of a variety of software programs, including integrated accounting software.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills, including interviewing, negotiation, presentation and training applied to human resource management.
- Develop ethical policies and procedures related to employment processes, including employee selection, termination, performance evaluation, compensation, forecasting and benefit administration.
- Calculate payroll, maintain records and prepare reports in compliance with state and federal requirements.
Accreditation
Minnesota State Community and Technical College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
Phone: 312.263.0456 / 800.621.7440
