Fundamentals of business administration and accounting as well as wages and salaries with DATEV

The course first familiarizes you with the business management mindset and teaches you basic accounting skills, especially in the areas of business objectives, accounting, cost accounting and commercial law. You will then gain relevant knowledge of payroll accounting using the DATEV program. An insight into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in your professional environment rounds off the course.
  • Certificates: Certified Business Administrator" certificate
    DATEV certificate "DATEV user wage and salary"
    DATEV training partner certificate of attendance
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Certified Business Administrator
    DATEV-Anwender Lohn und Gehalt
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

Fundamentals of business administration and accounting

Business management basics and company processes (approx. 3 days)

Business management in companies

Corporate goals and conflicting objectives

Structure, functions and operational processes

Basic business functions: Procurement, service provision, sales, financing, personnel and administration

Business model, value creation and the relationship between turnover, costs, profit and liquidity

AI-supported research, structuring and preparation of business information


Business law and legal basics (approx. 2 days)

Legal forms of companies

Rights and obligations in sales contracts

Basics of liability

Cooperations and company mergers

Insolvency law and signs of crisis


Tax fundamentals in the corporate context (approx. 1 day)

Classification of business tax types

Basics of corporate taxation

The basic principle of value added tax

Importance of taxes for pricing, earnings and liquidity


Fundamentals of external accounting: bookkeeping, balance sheet and income statement (approx. 6 days)

Tasks and objectives of external accounting

Inventory and stocktaking

Layout and structure of a balance sheet, assets/liabilities

Profit and loss account (P&L) and profit calculation

Receivables/payables

Provisions and reserves in basic terms

Depreciation and its effects on the annual financial statements

Relationship between current business transactions and annual financial statements

P&L statement in graduated form

Introduction to analyzing the balance sheet and income statement

AI support in accounting-related processes, e.g. for audit notes, plausibility checks


Corporate goals, key figures and business management (approx. 2 days)

Profitability, productivity

Liquidity and profitability

Return on equity and other business ratios

Assessment of the economic situation of a company

Limits and informative value of key figures

AI support for reports and key figure preparation


Cost and activity accounting in small and medium-sized companies (approx. 3 days)

Tasks and importance of cost and activity accounting

Terms used in cost accounting

Cost type, cost center and cost unit accounting

Price calculation

Basic principles of contribution margin and profitability analysis

Cost accounting for operational control


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 3 days)

Wages and salaries with DATEV

Legal framework for payroll accounting (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Introduction to labor law

Social security law: obligation to pay social security contributions, pay-as-you-go obligation, reporting system, obligation to keep records

Wage tax law: tax deduction features, tax recording and reporting obligations

Meaning of wage types


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Creation of employees and clients in DATEV (full-time approx. 5 days/part-time approx. 10 days)

Client creation in DATEV

Save and import clients

Recording social security and tax law specifics, other client master data

Creation of different employee types

Dealing with the digital personnel file

Special features (e.g. trainees, part-time employees, managing directors, etc.)

Social security key

Leavers


Payments and deductions in DATEV (full-time approx. 4 days/part-time approx. 8 days)

Salary and time wage

Special wage types: piecework and premium wages

Surcharges

Staff discounts

One-off payments (e.g. Christmas and vacation bonuses)

Travel allowances

Continued payment of wages in the event of illness

Payment of wages (payment of wages on public holidays)

Garnishment

Benefits in kind and non-cash benefits

Company car

Travel expenses and expense reimbursements Movement data

Maternity protection and maternity pay

Company pension scheme


Payroll accounting and monthly closing with DATEV (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Calendar entry

Entry and exit management

Payroll accounting and monthly closing

Reporting and certification

Payroll tax registration

Sending data

Repeat and recalculations

Transfer of payroll postings to financial accounting

Year-end closing work


Digital cooperation between tax consultants and companies (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)


Project work, certification preparation (via the DATEV Students online platform) and certification exam "DATEV User Wages and Salaries" (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

Knowledge of payroll accounting is recommended.

After completing the course, you will have a basic understanding of business contexts and commercial thinking. You will be familiar with the central areas of accounting, be able to classify operational key figures and understand and process simple business management issues in everyday working life. You will also learn about the sensible and responsible use of artificial intelligence in commercial and administrative work processes.

You will also be familiar with basic payroll accounting processes, carry out payroll accounting and have practical knowledge of DATEV software to support you.

The course is aimed at people who want to acquire basic business management knowledge or refresh and expand their existing knowledge in the commercial field.

Sound basic commercial and business management knowledge is indispensable in today's working world and makes it easier for you to understand business practice.

With your newly acquired knowledge and skills in the area of payroll accounting, you will also improve your career opportunities. According to the manufacturer, more than 9.5 million payrolls are created with DATEV every month.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.