Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Course

Name: Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Controls Training Course
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Advanced control design, exception analytics, reconciliation, investigation referral, and assurance for payroll risk owners

This 1-week course has 76 dates from November 2026 to November 2027 in 54 cities and live online. The next date runs 16 – 20 November 2026 in Tbilisi. Fees per participant run from €4,100 (Lagos) to €14,000 (San Diego) in a classroom, and from €1,500 live online.

Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Course

Duration: 1 Week5 days
Next start: 16 November 2026Tbilisi
Scheduled dates: 76
Classroom cities: 54Tbilisi, Barcelona, Milan, Prague and more
Format: Classroom and live online
Fee per participant: €1,500–€14,000Average €5,750

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What does this course cover?

Overview

Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Controls Training Course is a one-week advanced course for payroll, finance, human resources, fraud-risk, control, and audit professionals who need a Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Control Pack. The course connects accountability, payroll fraud risk assessment, segregation of duties, payroll master data, access controls, exception analytics, reconciliation, reporting channels, investigation referral, corrective action, and control assurance. Participants trace risks from employee setup to payment. Agile Leaders Training Center presents payroll fraud prevention through controlled data, decisions, and evidence.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for payroll governance, processing, and payment authorization
Teams responsible for employee records, timekeeping, compensation data, and lifecycle changes
Teams responsible for fraud risk, internal control, compliance, and case referral
Teams responsible for finance reconciliation, payment files, and account review
Teams responsible for payroll-system access, change control, and data monitoring
Teams responsible for audit, assurance, investigations, and corrective-action follow-up

The course assumes participants work with payroll processes, employee data, financial controls, or fraud risk and leaves out jurisdiction-specific tax advice and payroll-system configuration.

Departments and Industries

The course supports functions and sectors that process employee compensation and must protect payroll data and payments.

Payroll, finance, human resources, compliance, risk, and internal-audit departments
Shared-services, information-security, fraud-investigation, and assurance teams
Financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, and hospitality organizations
Energy, manufacturing, construction, logistics, and transport operations
Public services, education, charities, and professional-services organizations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze payroll fraud schemes, exposure, and accountability
Build segregation, access, and master-data controls
Apply exception analytics and payroll reconciliations
Use reporting and investigation-referral protocols
Evaluate control design and operating evidence
Prioritize corrective actions and assurance reporting

Course Agenda

Day 1: Payroll Governance and Fraud Risk

ISO 37003:2025 Fraud Control Lifecycle Map
Payroll Process Ownership and Accountability Chart
Ghost Employee, Time, Salary, and Commission Scheme Taxonomy
Payroll Fraud Risk Assessment and Scenario Register
Authorization, Processing, Payment, and Review Segregation Matrix

Day 2: Master Data and Access Controls

Joiner, Mover, and Leaver Payroll Data Workflow
Privileged Access and Conflicting-Role Review
Employee Bank-Detail Change and Dual-Approval Control
Time-and-Attendance Approval and Override Checklist
Pay-Element, Rate, and Master-Data Change Log

Day 3: Detection and Reconciliation

Pre-Payroll and Post-Payroll Reconciliation Method
Ghost, Duplicate, and Dormant-Record Analytics Test
Overtime, Allowance, Commission, and Adjustment Exception Rules
Payroll Payment File and Bank-Reconciliation Control
Payroll Fraud Key Risk Indicator Dashboard

Day 4: Reporting, Response, and Assurance

Payroll Concern Intake and Confidentiality Protocol
Case Triage, Evidence Preservation, and Investigation Referral Matrix
Payment Hold, Loss Response, and Corrective-Action Plan
Payroll Control Design and Operating-Effectiveness Test Sheet
Governance, Exception, Case, and Assurance Report

Day 5: Payroll Fraud-Control Practice

Exercise: Payroll Scheme and Control-Gap Diagnosis
Exercise: Access Conflict and Master-Data Review
Exercise: Exception Analytics and Reconciliation Challenge
Exercise: Case Referral and Corrective-Action Decision
Capstone Exercise: Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Control Pack

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities that turn payroll records, exceptions, and control evidence into fraud-risk decisions.

Suggested activity: map authorization, employee setup, time approval, calculation, payment, and review responsibilities.
Suggested activity: test a payroll population for ghost, duplicate, dormant, bank-detail, overtime, and adjustment indicators.
Suggested activity: reconcile the payroll register, payment file, ledger, and bank evidence and investigate differences.
Suggested activity: triage a reported concern and assign evidence, referral, response, and corrective-action ownership.

FAQs

Who should attend the Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Controls Training Course?

The course suits professionals responsible for payroll, employee data, finance, fraud risk, compliance, controls, systems, audit, and investigations. It assumes practical involvement in payroll processing or oversight.

How does payroll fraud prevention differ from general payroll administration training?

Payroll fraud prevention focuses on governance, risk scenarios, conflicting access, master-data integrity, exception detection, case referral, and control assurance, while payroll administration training focuses on routine processing and employee-pay calculations.

Which payroll fraud indicators can exception analytics identify?

Exception analytics can identify duplicate identities or bank details, dormant records, unusual hours, rate changes, allowances, commissions, overrides, payment rerouting, and unexplained reconciliation differences for review.

Why is segregation of duties important in payroll fraud prevention?

Segregation of duties limits one person’s ability to create or change records, authorize input, generate payments, and conceal the result, while compensating reviews address unavoidable role conflicts.

Conclusion

The course links payroll governance, scheme risk, master data, access, analytics, reconciliation, case referral, response, and assurance. Participants take back a Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Control Pack containing risk, control, test, case, and reporting artifacts. The pack makes payroll accountability, anomalies, evidence, referrals, and corrective actions easier to review and govern.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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When and where does this course run?

Showing 1-20 of 76 events

Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Tbilisi	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,000
Barcelona	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Milan	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Prague	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Abu Dhabi	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Manama	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Lagos	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€4,100
London	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Paris	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Lisbon	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Kuala Lumpur	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,200
Zoom	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Online	€1,500
Singapore	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Jakarta	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
London	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Abu Dhabi	Week 04, 2027 25 – 29 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,700
Dubai	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€4,500
Geneva	Week 05, 2027 7 – 11 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,200
Milan	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€5,700
Bangkok	Week 07, 2027 21 – 25 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000

Frequently asked questions

When does this course next run?

The next date runs 16 – 20 November 2026 in Tbilisi. It is one of 76 dates scheduled up to November 2027.

Where is this course held?

In a classroom in 54 cities: Tbilisi, Barcelona, Milan, Prague, Abu Dhabi, Manama, Lagos, London, and more. It is also scheduled as live online sessions.

Can I attend this course online?

Yes. One date is scheduled as a live online session: 11 – 15 January 2027, from €1,500 per participant.

How long is the course?

1 Week. Each date shows its start and end dates.

How much does the course cost?

Fees per participant run from €4,100 (Lagos) to €14,000 (San Diego) in a classroom, and from €1,500 live online. Each date shows its own fee.

What does this course cover?

OverviewPayroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Controls Training Course is a one-week advanced course for payroll, finance, human resources, fraud-risk, control, and audit professionals who need a Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Control Pack. The course connects accountability, payroll fraud risk assessment, segregation of duties, payroll master…

Are training dates available?

Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

How can I register?

Choose an available date on this page and complete the registration form, or send a programme enquiry.

Can I download the course brochure?

Yes. Use the brochure download link provided on this page.

Can this course be run for our team?

Yes. Tell us the number of participants and your preferred dates and city through our training request form.

Payroll Governance and Fraud Prevention Course