Xero Payroll Basics to Professional Training Course (Level 1-3)

About Course
All three live Xero Payroll courses in one pathway — Basics to Professional. 15–18 live hours, 3 certificates, tutor-led. £429, saving around 30%.
What Will I Learn?
- Xero Payroll and how it fits alongside Xero accounting
- Company payroll settings: pay calendars, financial & HMRC settings
- Adding employees: tax codes, NI categories, starter checklist
- Pay items: earnings, deductions, reimbursements
- Running a simple pay run & checking payslips
- RTI basics: what an FPS is and why it must be on time
- Common first-time mistakes and how to avoid them
- Refresher: payroll settings & RTI
- Leave management: entitlement, requests & approvals
- Timesheets and hourly-pay processing
- Advanced pay items: overtime, bonuses, commission, BIK overview
- Statutory payments overview: SSP, SMP, SPP
- Payroll across multiple pay calendars
- Payroll & the general ledger: reconciling the journal
- Correcting mistakes & resubmitting RTI
- Case study: multi-employee, multi-frequency business
- Bridge from Level 2: complex pay scenarios
- Auto-enrolment: assessment, contributions, opt-outs, re-enrolment
- Salary sacrifice: setup, use cases & NIC impact
- Director's NI & non-standard categories
- Processing leavers: final pay, holiday pay, P45s
- Year-end: final submissions, P60s, new tax year
- Benefits & P11D awareness — and when to escalate
- Multi-company / multi-client payroll in Xero
- Troubleshooting: RTI rejections & HMRC discrepancies
- Preparing for Xero's official Payroll Certification
- Capstone: a full quarter of payroll
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£429.00
Enrolment validity: 90 days
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Material Includes
- Live tutor-led online session
- Comprehensive Case Studies
- Access to a personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback by a Xero Certified Advisor
- A recognised certificate on completion
- Free CV review and free job-hunting tips
- Free career advice by an industry expert
Requirements
- No prior payroll experience required — the pathway starts from complete beginner
- Basic computer literacy only at entry
- A reliable internet connection and a device that can run Zoom or Teams
- Your bundle price is locked in at enrolment even if taken level by level
- Complete each level before progressing to the next
- Attend live — sessions are interactive and not pre-recorded