Advanced Payroll, Compensation & Benefits Management Course

Course Category : Compliance

This advanced programme equips professionals with the strategic tools needed to develop payroll structures, design effective compensation systems, and manage corporate benefits in alignment with organisational performance and compliance standards.
Duration: 05 Training Days
Level: Advanced

Introduction

In a rapidly evolving organisational landscape, payroll, compensation, and benefits management have become strategic pillars for employee engagement, retention, and corporate governance. Organisations must ensure competitive pay structures, equitable compensation, and compliant benefits programmes that align with both internal policies and external market dynamics.
This advanced course provides an in-depth exploration of compensation frameworks, payroll integration, benefits structuring, and reward strategies. Participants will learn how to design salary structures, evaluate job roles, implement reward systems, analyse internal equity, and ensure regulatory compliance across diverse organisational environments.
With a practical and analytical approach, this programme enables HR and payroll professionals to build sustainable compensation systems that support organisational growth, performance optimisation, and employee satisfaction..

Targeted Specializations

  • Payroll Officers and Administrators
  • Compensation & Benefits Specialists
  • HR Managers and HR Professionals
  • Finance and Accounting Teams
  • Compliance and Audit Officers
  • HR and Payroll Advisors
  • Organisational Development Managers
  • Business Owners and Executives

Targeted Skills

  • Salary Structure Design
  • Compensation & Benefits Development
  • Financial Compensation Analysis
  • Payroll & Governance Policies
  • Job Evaluation Techniques
  • Incentive Scheme Design
  • Legal and Tax Compliance
  • Reward System Risk Management

Expected Outcomes

  • Develop balanced and fair salary structures.
  • Apply job evaluation methodologies to determine pay levels.
  • Design competitive benefits packages for employee retention.
  • Understand financial factors affecting compensation decisions.
  • Ensure compliance with compensation-related regulations.
  • Build short- and long-term incentive strategies.
  • Align compensation frameworks with organisational objectives.
  • Strengthen integration between payroll, HR, and Finance functions.

Training Topics Index

  • Modern payroll and compensation landscape
  • Core principles of salary administration
  • HR’s strategic role in compensation
  • Factors influencing pay policy

  • Job evaluation and role analysis
  • Pay level determination methods
  • Salary grading and banding
  • Market alignment strategies

  • Designing core and supplementary benefits
  • Social security and medical schemes
  • Short- and long-term benefits
  • Risk management in benefits programmes

  • Financial and non-financial incentives
  • Performance-related pay models
  • Direct and indirect compensation
  • Total rewards framework

  • Labour laws & compensation regulations
  • Payroll and benefits controls
  • Audit and internal review
  • Managing disputes and challenges

  • Linking compensation with Finance
  • Financial reporting for compensation
  • Budget analysis and incentive impact
  • HRIS integration

  • Building a clear compensation policy
  • Alignment with organisational strategy
  • Global policy frameworks
  • Change management principles

  • Incentives for employee satisfaction
  • Loyalty and retention programmes
  • Cost analysis of retention
  • Measuring incentive effectiveness

Course Features

  • Modern and practical content
  • Real-world examples and leadership exercises
  • Pre- and post-course assessments to measure impact
  • Accredited certificate with QR code verification

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