Wages and salaries with DATEV and knowledge of Excel

The course provides basic knowledge in the area of payroll accounting. You will be familiarized with basic knowledge of tax and social security law as well as current changes. Using the DATEV software, you will learn about practical processes in the areas of master data, working hours and pay as well as ancillary wage costs, taking digital processes into account. In addition, important basics of spreadsheet calculation are taught.
  • Certificates: Microsoft Excel" certificate
    DATEV certificate "DATEV user wage and salary"
    DATEV training partner certificate of attendance
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeit mit Abschlusspräsentation
    Modulprüfung Microsoft Excel
    DATEV-Anwender Lohn und Gehalt (Eine Anmeldung über das Lernportal „DATEV Students online“ ist für die Zertifizierungsvorbereitung obligatorisch.)
  • Teaching Times: Full-time / Part-time
    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.). Part-time: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.).
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 6 Weeks full-time / 12 Weeks part-time

Spreadsheet calculation with Microsoft Excel

Spreadsheet calculation with Excel (full-time 10 days/part-time 20 days)

Basics of table editing

Working with formulas and functions

Formatting cells, editing and printing tables

Filling, moving and copying (auto-fill, flash preview)

Sorting and filtering data

Calculating with date and time

Creating and editing charts

Chart templates and chart layouts

Manage workbooks (sheet protection, workbook protection)

Use individual print settings

Using Excel templates

Formula help and troubleshooting with AI

Wages and salaries with DATEV

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

Fundamentals of labor law with reference to payroll accounting

Social security law: compulsory insurance, contribution groups, levies, reporting, obligation to keep records

Wage tax law: tax deduction features, obligation to call up, payroll account

Wage types and their significance for payroll accounting

Data protection and limits of AI for payroll and personal data


Create and maintain client and employee master data in DATEV (full-time approx. 5 days/part-time approx. 10 days)

Client creation in DATEV

Backing up and importing client data

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

Creation of different employee types

Employee group (trainees, mini-job, midi-job, managing directors)

Entries and exits

 


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

Salary and time rate

Supplements and variable remuneration components

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

Travel allowances

Payment of wages in the event of illness, vacation, public holidays

Garnishment

Benefits in kind and non-cash benefits (e.g. company car, staff discounts)

Company pension scheme

Travel expenses and reimbursement of expenses

Maternity protection pay and maternity benefit


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

Transaction data entry

AI as an accounting tool for complex payroll transactions

Payroll accounting and monthly closing

Proof of contributions and estimation, certificates

Payroll tax registration

Repeat and recalculations

Transfer of payroll postings to the

Financial accounting, accounting voucher

Year-end closing work


Digital collaboration in DATEV (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)

DATEV Unternehmen online and DATEV Arbeitnehmer online at a glance

Preliminary wage recording and digital recording of monthly data

Digitally exchange and manage personnel documents

Digital mapping of attendances and absences

Use evaluations and wage evaluations in the DATEV applications

Insight into digital personnel processes with DATEV Personal


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 a prerequisite.

You understand the concept of spreadsheets and master the use of Excel quickly and confidently in order to achieve optimal and accurate work results.

You will also prepare payroll accounting with DATEV in a professional and practical manner. You will deepen your knowledge of the legal principles, process typical and complex payroll cases confidently in the software and be able to use digital processes efficiently in the collaboration between law firms, clients and employees.

The course is aimed at people with commercial or legal training, people from financial accounting and bookkeeping, tax consultants, auditors, entrepreneurs and law firm employees.

Your knowledge of the DATEV payroll software will open up many new opportunities in the job market: according to the manufacturer, more than 9.5 million payrolls are created with DATEV every month.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

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
free of charge from all German networks.

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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.