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Payroll Top to Bottom: What to look for before and after you process to ensure accuracy and timeliness

Learn to verify payroll before and after processing with checklists, a yearly payroll calendar, preview and comparison reports, input controls and clear communication.

FormatRecorded sessionWatch any time
Length90 minutes
Merle Capello Speaker Merle Capello Payroll consultant · 25+ years in payroll and HRIS
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Overview

The best way to handle costly payroll errors is to prevent them. This 90-minute payroll accuracy webinar shows how to verify every variable before you send a final payroll to IT or your outside processor.

You'll learn to build efficient pre-processing checklists and a full-year calendar that covers every pay frequency, holidays and dates that affect a cycle. You'll also create your own audit reports and make better use of your vendor's reports.

The session covers running a payroll preview, verifying totals, comparing to previous payrolls with a simple Excel method, and tracking payroll ins and outs such as hires, terminations, leaves, pay increases, benefit deductions and employer payments.

Why attend: New or experienced, every payroll professional can benefit from tips that make processing easier, more accurate and less stressful. Everyday tools such as a calendar, simple reports and good communication keep payroll timely and error-free. You'll also get ideas on keeping a schedule and deploying your team. The session suits payroll associates, supervisors, analysts and managers at companies of any size.

What’s covered

  • Yearly payroll calendar dates
  • Using pre- and post-processing reports
  • The importance of input controls
  • Comparison to previous payrolls with a simplified Excel method
  • Timekeeping reports
  • Payroll preview verification
  • Segregation of duties
  • Communication with other units
  • Tracking payroll changes
  • Pay frequency audit

Who should attend

Payroll AssociatesPayroll SupervisorsPayroll AnalystsPayroll Managers

What you get

CertificateEmailed to each attendee after the session.
HandoutsSlides and checklists to reuse with your team.

About the speaker

Merle Capello
Merle Capello
Payroll consultant
Merle Capello is an experienced Payroll Professional who can manage, train and elevate team members, enhancing their skills so that they can be leveraged to benefit clients. Merle is a professional who works to improve processes, by additional knowledge and conforming to rules of compliance. She is also an experienced procedure and policy developer who works to leave a better team behind than the one she finds. Merle is a subject matter expert on compliance, payroll taxes, work rules and payroll best practices. Merle, offers consulting services for those who need a professional's advice and counsel. In her more than 25 years of experience spearheading the development, enhancement, and transfer of payroll and HRIS operations, Merle has learned to provide team members with the guidance and motivation to exceed objectives. Merle enjoys the challenge of implementation and organizational change, using her analytical skills and her knowledge base to make the most prudent decisions for the team and for her clients. Merle easily adapted to either running a department or advising a client on how best to run their department. She can write step-by-step directions for processes, if needed, or coach a team member to do so. Merle is also a longtime member of her professional organization, the American Payroll Association. She held Advanced Payroll Certification for over 25 years.
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