Accounting and Payroll Diploma

Office Procedures, Bookkeeping, Sage and Quickbooks Computerized Accounting, Corporate and Financial Accounting, and Payroll Administration

The Accounting and Payroll program gives students a basic understanding of office procedures, bookkeeping, Sage and Quickbooks computerized accounting, corporate and financial accounting, and payroll administration.  This program is recognized by the National Payroll Institute, and the curriculum meets the academic requirement needed to challenge the exam for the Payroll Compliance Practitioner designation. 

• Be introduced to facets of corporate accounting, including corporate financial statements preparation and analysis, cash flow analysis and reporting, capital assets and liabilities
• Develop an understanding of basic financial accounting principles and practices according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Learn bookkeeping basics and how to perform day-to-day financial transactions, including general journal entries, accounts payable and receivables and the operation of petty cash
• Learn payroll-related legislation and payroll fundamentals (National Payroll Institute curriculum)
• Transition the concepts of manual bookkeeping to a computerized accounting environment (Sage and Quickbooks will be covered)
• Gain basic knowledge of office procedures and develop professional business skills necessary to communicate in a dynamic workplace
• Learn to perform functions common to all Microsoft Windows applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Students must meet a 65% passing grade for NPI courses to be eligible to challenge the exam for the Payroll Compliance Practitioner designation.