Mastering Spreadsheets for HR: Payroll Calculations and Benefits Tracking

Introduction

This GLOMACS Mastering Spreadsheets for HR: Payroll Calculations and Benefits Tracking training course equips HR professionals with the advanced spreadsheet skills required to manage payroll and employee benefits effectively. Payroll accuracy and benefits management are vital for ensuring employee trust, compliance, and organisational efficiency, and spreadsheets remain one of the most versatile tools in HR administration.

Through this training course, participants will learn how to design, manage, and automate payroll calculations while tracking benefits such as healthcare, leave entitlements, pensions, and allowances. The training course emphasises practical applications of spreadsheet formulas, functions, and tools tailored to HR-specific scenarios to ensure precision, efficiency, and compliance.

• Mastering payroll calculations using spreadsheet functions
• Tracking and managing employee benefits efficiently
• Automating repetitive HR data management tasks
• Ensuring accuracy and compliance in payroll processes
• Designing HR-specific spreadsheet templates for efficiency

Objectives

At the end of this Mastering Spreadsheets for HR: Payroll Calculations and Benefits Tracking training course, you will learn to:

• Apply advanced spreadsheet formulas for payroll management
• Design templates to track employee benefits accurately
• Automate HR workflows using spreadsheet tools
• Validate payroll and benefits data for compliance
• Leverage spreadsheets for improved HR decision-making

Training Methodology

This training course takes a hands-on approach, combining expert instruction with guided spreadsheet exercises tailored to HR scenarios. Participants will practice payroll and benefits tracking tasks, ensuring immediate applicability to their HR roles.

Organisational Impact

Organisations will benefit from improved payroll accuracy and benefits tracking through:

• Reduced payroll errors and compliance risks
• Greater efficiency in HR data management
• Improved employee satisfaction with accurate payroll and benefits
• Enhanced reporting for management decision-making
• Time savings through automation of repetitive HR tasks
• Stronger internal controls and accountability in HR processes

Personal Impact

Participants will gain practical spreadsheet skills to improve their HR effectiveness through:

• Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet functions for payroll
• Ability to design HR-focused spreadsheet templates
• Improved accuracy in benefits tracking and reporting
• Confidence in applying automation to HR workflows
• Enhanced analytical skills for HR data interpretation
• Professional growth through improved HR technical expertise