For people who run payroll as the job — administrators, supervisors, and bookkeepers handling several clients or one complex organisation. Groups are capped at eight, because the material needs proper discussion time.

You’ll work through auto-enrolment in depth (assessment, contributions, opt-outs, re-enrolment), salary sacrifice and its NIC impact, director’s National Insurance, leavers and P45s, and full year-end: final submissions, P60s and the new tax year. You’ll also manage multi-client payroll in one Xero view and troubleshoot RTI rejections and HMRC discrepancies. P11D benefits are covered at awareness level, with clear signposting on when to escalate.

Ends with a capstone case study and written assessment. You’ll leave prepared to sit Xero’s own certification independently. £279 per learner.