Whether you are moving into payroll or already handling the accounts, this pathway was built for the job. You learn payroll in Xero and MYOB, plus the accounts work that sits around it. Online and self paced.
Payroll is a job you can learn from the beginning. You start with the fundamentals, then run pay templates, pay runs and filing in both Xero and MYOB.
Already in accounts or admin? Take payroll off someone else's desk. Employment law, leave requests, payslips and payday filing are all covered here.
It is online and self paced, with no exams, ever. You get 18 months of access and unlimited tutor support in business hours, so the study bends around your week.
Every business with staff has to pay them, on time and filed correctly. The work is easy to picture: setting up new starters, keying the leave, running the pay, and sending the filing away before the deadline.
Running the pay cycle end to end for a business, in Xero or MYOB. That is the core of this pathway.
New starters, leave requests, pay templates and payslips. The daily admin behind the pay run.
Payables, receivables and cash management alongside the pay, which is how it works in most small teams.
The wider desk: GST, budgets, reporting and reconciliations, using the same software.
Where payroll meets people. The employment law grounding here is the part HR teams look for.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Compliance and coordinator titles usually go to people with payroll experience behind them.
Seven courses in one pathway, from the accounts basics through to technician level.
Here is what stands out in this pathway.
A full course in Xero Payroll and another in MYOB Business Payroll. Most job ads name one or the other, and you walk in knowing both.
Payday filing, payroll reporting and filing obligations are covered directly. That is the part that gets an employer in trouble when it goes wrong.
Accounts payable, receivable and cash management, GST, budgeting and reporting. Payroll rarely comes on its own in a small team.
Certificate of Achievement · The Career Academy
Finish the pathway and you receive the college's Certificate of Achievement, covering every course in it.
Membership of the Institute of Public Accountants, with networking events and CPD webinars.
Yours from the day you enrol, for the job hunt at the other end.
Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide and straight answers on whether it fits.
Start anytime. Pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly with no deposit and no credit check, or pay upfront in one payment.
Work through the courses online, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours.
Complete the pathway and receive your Certificate of Achievement, plus membership of the Institute of Public Accountants.
None needed. The pathway opens with accounting and bookkeeping fundamentals, then walks into payroll. It suits people coming in fresh as much as people already on an accounts desk.
The payment plan is $29 a week, with no deposit and no credit check. You can pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay upfront. Enquire for the full options.
Around 400 hours at your own pace, with 18 months of access. There are no set class times, so it fits around work and family.
Both, as separate courses. You cover setup, pay runs, payslips and filing in each, so you are not locked out of a job because the employer runs the other one.
There are none, ever. You are assessed through case studies and practical work, with tutor support behind you.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, which is accreditation for professional development. It is not NZQA accredited, so it is not a national qualification. That is a different thing. For payroll and accounts work it is no barrier: what employers look for is whether you can run a pay cycle and file it correctly.
Yes. There is a 10-day money back guarantee. If it is not right, you get your money back.
This course is delivered by The Career Academy, an online course provider in New Zealand.
Courses run fully online and self paced, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours. Its accounting and administration tutors are qualified accountants and Microsoft Office specialists. A Career Centre opens the day you enrol.
Picture the Wednesday the pay run goes out clean, the filing is away, and nobody has to ask you twice. That is what being relied on feels like.