Depending on the training provider, the continuing education, further training courses for payroll experts are structured differently. For example, one course covers the basics of HRM and personnel administration, payroll accounting and payroll administration, social insurance, withholding tax and international salary management, as well as employment law. The content of another course to become a payroll specialist includes: Social insurance, law and payroll, payroll processing, payroll policy and payroll forms, international payroll management, cross-border social insurance, withholding tax, payroll accounting and auditing. For detailed information on the individual training courses, please contact the individual schools directly using the contact form.

The content of continuing education, further training to become a Payroll Manager can vary depending on the provider, so it is important to obtain all the important documents from all suitable schools before registering and to study and compare them carefully. Possible content includes the basics of personnel administration and human resource management (HRM), employment law and law, payroll accounting and payroll administration, international salary management, social insurance and withholding tax. Auditing, salary policy and salary forms can also be part of the Payroll Specialist course.

There are the following options for further training as a payroll accountant:

• Payroll accounting course for a specific program (Abacus, Profixx, Bexio, Banana, Sage etc.) e.g. for SME payroll accounting
• Payroll Manager
• Payroll Specialist or Payroll Expert

The following further training opportunities are available in accounting:

• Accounting clerk (Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz, VEB or Edupool)
• Fiduciary clerk (Edupool, EXPERTsuisse, Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz)
• Payroll Manager, Specialist or Expert (Edupool)
• Finance and accounting specialists with a federal certificate
• Fiduciary with federal certificate
• Expert in accounting and controlling with a federal diploma
• NDS HF in Management and Leadership, specialization in Financial Management