Personnel and payroll accountant with accounting basics

Free of cost

by funding

You will learn how to process payroll accounting and the basics of bookkeeping. You will learn about human resources management and administration. You will acquire knowledge in the areas of DATEV and SAP HCM. You will learn how artificial intelligence is used in the profession.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Fundamentals of Accounting"
    Certificate "Personnel and payroll accountant"
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "Fundamentals of Human Resources Management"
    DATEV certificate "DATEV user wage and salary"
    DATEV training partner certificate of attendance
    Original SAP user certificate
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    DATEV user wage and salary
    SAP user certification UC_HCM_for_S4
  • 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: 20 Weeks

Accounting basics

Accounting basics (full-time approx. 1.5 days/part-time approx. 3 days)

Legal basics

Inventory, stocktaking, balance sheet

Determination of profit through equity comparison


Posting to balance sheet and profit and loss accounts (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)

Value changes in the balance sheet

Dissolution of the balance sheet in inventory costs

Posting business transactions and closing balance sheet accounts

Simple and compound posting records

Opening and closing balance sheet account

Expenses and income

Profit and loss account as closing account of the profit and loss accounts


Introduction to depreciation of property, plant and equipment (full-time approx. 0.5 days/part-time approx. 1 day)

Causes, posting and effect of depreciation

Calculation of depreciation

Profit and loss account


Change in inventories of finished goods and work in progress (full-time approx. 1 day/part-time approx. 2 days)

Inventory increase, inventory decrease

Effect on the profit and loss account


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Value added tax on purchases and sales (full-time approx. 1 day/part-time approx. 2 days)

The nature of sales tax (value added tax)

Value added tax - a transitory item for companies

Accounting for sales tax


Private withdrawals and deposits (full-time approx. 1 day/part-time approx. 2 days)

Private account

Free withdrawal of goods and other services


Organization of bookkeeping (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Chart of accounts

Tasks and structure of the chart of accounts

Chart of accounts and chart of accounts

Document organization

Meaning and types of documents

The books of financial accounting

Basic ledger, general ledger

Overview of the subledgers

Overview of common accounting programs

Master data maintenance

Open item accounting

Commercial arithmetic: Rule of three, calculating percentages, calculating interest


Bookings in the personnel area (full-time approx. 1 day/part-time approx. 2 days)

Wages, salaries

Advances, benefits in kind

Special allowances


Procurement and sales bookings (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Merchandise

Procurement costs, returns

Immediate discounts, price reductions

Delivery accounts, customer accounts

Posting of material purchases to expense accounts


Bookings in the fixed assets area (full-time approx. 0.5 days/part-time approx. 1 day)

Asset accounting

Acquisition of fixed assets

Retirement, sale, withdrawal of fixed assets


Taxation of companies and entrepreneurs (full-time approx. 0.5 days/part-time approx. 1 day)


Annual financial statements (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)

Inventory differences

Other receivables/other liabilities

Prepaid expenses and deferred income

Provisions/valuation of receivables

Closing in the main financial statement overview


Cost and activity accounting (full-time approx. 1 day/part-time approx. 2 days)

Tasks of cost and performance accounting

Basic concepts of KLR

Expenses - Income

Expenses - costs

Income - services

Imputed costs, tasks and types


Project work (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Fundamentals of human resources management

Fundamentals of human resources management (approx. 2 days)

Objectives and tasks of operational human resources management

Organization and framework conditions of human resources management

Personnel administration

Personnel information and statistics

Diversity management


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personnel administration (approx. 5 days)

Tasks and process structures

Instruments of personnel administration

Information systems

Fundamentals of labor law

Employment contracts

Data protection


Personnel planning/recruitment (approx. 5 days)

Objectives, importance and tasks of personnel planning

Processes and components of personnel planning

Applicant management and requirement profiles

Evaluation of applicant documents

Special features of SMEs

Job interviews/selection process

Hiring new employees


Personnel development (approx. 3 days)

Basic questions of personnel development

Instruments of promotion

Staff appraisal

Development stages and target measurements

Company training and further training

Differentiation between further training and forms of training


Personnel remuneration (approx. 3 days)

Personnel costs

Basics of cost and activity accounting

Forms of remuneration

Basics of payroll accounting

Gross/net wage calculation

Income tax and social security regulations

Payroll accounting


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

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)

Human Resources Management (HCM) user with additional qualification in Financial Accounting (FI) with SAP®ERP 6.0

S4H00 SAP S/4HANA Overview (approx. 4 days)

Overview of SAP S/4HANA

Navigation, SAP Fiori, SAP Business Client, SAP Logon

System-wide concepts with organizational units, master data and transactions

Overview of financial accounting and logistics modules, mapping of the respective processes in SAP

Reporting, system structure and migration

SAP service offerings


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


S4F10 Business processes in financial accounting (approx. 8 days)

Overview of financial accounting

General ledger accounting, accounts payable accounting, accounts receivable accounting, asset accounting and bank accounting

Closing operations in general ledger accounting


SAP HR SAP ERP HCM - Overview (approx. 3 days)

SAP navigation

Structures in Human Capital Management

Employee information

Personnel development

Remuneration

HR Renewal

Analyses


HR050 Business processes in SAP ERP HCM (approx. 7 days)

Basics of SAP Human Capital Management

Structures in Human Capital Management

Personnel administration

SAP E-Recruiting

Employer benefits

Time management

Introduction to payroll accounting

Personnel development

HR Renewal

SAP Learning and Development

Performance management and talent management

Enterprise Compensation Management

End-user self-services

Analytics


HR110 Payroll accounting business processes (approx. 3 days)

Basics of payroll accounting

Working with employee master data

Exploring the payroll process

Payroll scenarios

Troubleshooting in payroll accounting

Follow-up activities in payroll accounting

Additional resources


HR505 Organizational Management (approx. 5 days)

Organizational Management: Structures

Organizational Management: Concepts

Organization and staffing: Framework

Expert mode in organizational management

Simple maintenance in organizational management

General structures and matrix organizations

Integration in organizational management

Self-services in organizational management

Data model extensions in organizational management

Hierarchy framework in Organizational Management

Evaluations and reports in Organizational Management

Case study: Setting up the organizational structure


HR580 Analytics and reporting in HCM (approx. 5 days)

Reporting in Human Capital Management (HCM)

Manager Self-Services

SAP standard reports

Logical databases and InfoSets

Ad-hoc query

SAP Query

Payroll and time management infotypes

Analytical reporting for HCM


Project work/case study, certification preparation and SAP user certification in human resources management (approx. 5 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

You are familiar with the core areas of human resources management and can apply these in a practice-oriented manner. You will also have knowledge of the basic processes of payroll accounting, payroll accounting and the DATEV software. You will also be able to apply HR processes in the SAP system and round off your professional profile with SAP user certification.

The course then provides an introduction to bookkeeping. You will master the competent handling of accounting processes. Everything is considered and explained in a practical way and in the context of the overall business operations of a company.

The course is aimed at all persons who wish to acquire or refresh their knowledge of human resources management in order to subsequently work in the field as a user or administrator.

Employees with a sound basic knowledge of human resources are indispensable in today's working world and are in demand in companies of all sizes across all industries.

The globally standardized and recognized SAP certificate is considered one of the most important manufacturer certifications in the commercial sector, with which you can improve your career prospects on the job market across all industries. HR specialists are in demand from both large and medium-sized companies in industry, trade and the service sector.

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.

 

Training partner of SAP® Germany

In cooperation with the SAP training partner alfatraining Bildungszentrum GmbH, we will qualify you for a job in industry and business.

You are directly connected to the SAP® Germany servers and learn on the original SAP® training system (IDES) in the latest version. This gives you the necessary practical experience during the course.

All SAP user courses also conclude with the original SAP certification. Our SAP instructors are qualified SAP consultants who will provide you with intensive support and prepare you optimally for the certification exam.

 

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 teaching 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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