Course overview
The FdSc Payroll Management (UK Payroll) is a new qualification designed for future payroll leaders.
Students embarking on this qualification will gain strategic business skills in relation to the management of a payroll department, including examining payroll compliance and risk mitigation, analysing the different ways of running payroll within businesses globally and retaining key talent.
Graduates of the FdSc Payroll Management (UK Payroll) are eligible for Full membership of the CIPP. Students completing the course also take a significant step towards meeting the criteria for Chartered membership.
The qualification costs £12,500. This cost will be split into three payments due at the start of modules one, three and six.
Job outcomes
- Payroll Manager
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Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- Three years
Entry requirements
The general admissions requirements for the course are:
- GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade C or above or recognised equivalent qualification.
- Payroll experience is essential, and applicants should be actively working within a payroll environment. It is highly recommended that applicants hold the CIPP Payroll Technician Certificate Advanced or equivalent.
- Applicants also need to meet the criteria for CIPP Associate membership “experienced or qualified payroll professional”.
Why should I invest in this qualification?
Payroll is responsible for managing the largest expenditure of most businesses. Coupled with the ever-increasing regulations and responsibilities entrusted to payroll, it is paramount for organisations to have competent and knowledgeable payroll professionals managing this function.
This qualification teaches students management and business strategies. It imparts the skills and insight to solve problems proactively, seek improvements to workplace practices, and identifies incorrect processes that could lead to non-compliance penalties or tribunals if unchecked.
Students are required to readily apply their new-found knowledge to the workplace, enabling employers to realise tangible benefits whilst their employees undertake their studies and beyond graduation.
Delivery
The FdSc Payroll Management (UK Payroll) is delivered online. Learning is primarily independent, with students guided to appropriate resources through the University of Lincoln’s website. However, online seminars will facilitate discussions, lecture materials and directed reading.
We recommend 8 – 10 hours of independent study time per week, in addition to scheduled learning.
Who's it for?
This qualification is aimed at existing, or aspiring payroll managers, supervisors or team leaders who wish to progress to payroll management positions whilst gaining a UK-recognised university diploma.
The programme is targeted towards those who work in all payroll environments, from payroll service providers to accountancy firms, in-house payroll teams, and sole payrollers. Completing this course significantly enhances career opportunities within the payroll industry, enabling progression into payroll management roles, payroll consultancy, payroll software development, and positions in reward and benefits management.
Subjects
This programme is delivered at levels four and five and is structured around a linear model in which students study a single module as they progress through the programme structure.
- Self-motivation, resilience, and reflectiveness.
- Managing study and work.
- Understanding the type of language used in academic writing.
- Writing clearly and concisely.
- An introduction to academic argument.
- An introduction to literature searching.
- An introduction to critical reading and writing.
- Understanding referencing and an introduction to Harvard Referencing.
- Introduction to reflection.
- Introduction to ethical issues.
- The nature and practice of performance management
- Types of performance management interventions, counselling, coaching, appraisal, and disciplinary process.
- Employee engagement
- The impact of organisational climate on staffing levels
- Flexible resource models
- Developing people
- Ethics and corporate social responsibility
- Statutory and contractual compliance issues
- Risk and their mitigation, including fraud and errors, over and underpayments
- Introduction to tools to identify and to mitigate risks
- Resourcing challenges: staffing levels, staff skills and knowledge and succession planning
- Analytics and standards
The above will be within the context of working practices surrounding:
- Statutory payments
- Expenses and benefits
- Termination payments (including holiday pay)
- National Minimum Wage
- The nature and practice of Organisational Effectiveness
- Organisational Structure and Culture
- Employee development
- The impact of different motivational forms
- Team dynamics
- Conflict Management
- Ethics and corporate social responsibility
- Citation and Harvard referencing
- Literature searching
- Academic research (Primary, Secondary and Desk-based)
- Evaluating sources
- Research Methods (Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed-method)
- Academic arguments (Understanding strengths and limitations) and structure
- Understanding reflective practice
- Understanding ethics in academic writing
- Attributes of Leadership and Management
- Transactional and Transformational Leadership
- Leadership Traits
- Groups and Teams
- Diagnostic of Personal Strengths
- Ethics and corporate social responsibility and the role of the leader
- An overview of the English Legal System
- Sources of Law that underpin Payroll and Employment Benefits
- Fundamental Principles of Contract Law
- The Contract of Employment and Worker Status
- Legal Management of Organisational Change and the Contract of Employment
- Discharge / Termination of Contract
- Legal Recruitment and Selection
- Types of Organisational Data, Data Usage and Ethics
- Data Management and Compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018
- Application of Employment Benefits
- Project planning
- Understanding the process of research
- Problem identification including articulating objectives and deliverables
- Time and resource management
- Presenting an argument and advocating
- Sourcing evidence and justifying methods
- Considering ethics and principles of responsible management
- Analysing and interpreting data
- Reflecting and identifying future directions
- Evaluating process and outcome
About CIPP
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is the Chartered Institute for payroll, pensions and reward professionals in the UK. With more than 9,500 individuals benefitting from the CIPP's membership benefits and CIPP-approved qualifications and training, the Institute is dedicated to raising the profile of payroll in businesses across the UK.
The education portfolio, developed, delivered, assessed, and awarded by IPP Education (a wholly owned subsidiary of the CIPP), has been developed based on business and individual’s needs, to ensure we are providing the most relevant training in the market.
Our policy and research team represent our members at government consultation forums, ensuring members are up to date and have a voice; and the Consult service offers compliance health checks in payroll processes and procedures to ensure businesses are complying with legislation to avoid large penalties.
In 2021 the CIPP was recognised as the best overall UK association at The Association Excellence Awards, and in 2022 achieved 39th place in the ‘Best Small Companies to Work For’ list and 5th within the ‘Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For’. These prestigious accolades showcase the CIPP's commitment to quality and professionalism and acknowledges excellence in our workplace engagement.
