Meeting/Event Information

About our Class:

Auditing Payroll 101 – Class Summary Join us for an in-depth, practical discussion on how to effectively audit payroll. This session is designed for payroll managers, supervisors, and payroll professionals who are responsible for reviewing payroll work and ensuring accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness. We will cover the foundational principles of payroll auditing, focusing on what payroll leaders need to know to ensure their payroll teams meet both internal standards and typical audit expectations. As U.S. President Ronald Reagan famously said, “Trust but verify”—a philosophy that applies perfectly to payroll oversight. Whether your payroll function is being reviewed by:

· Finance or Accounting teams

· Internal audit

· External auditors this class will walk through what auditors typically expect from payroll and how to prepare for those reviews with confidence. Participants will review the entire payroll cycle with a critical eye, using audit checklists to identify key risk areas, validate controls, and spot common errors. We will discuss how to customize audit checklists to align with your specific payroll vendor/system and organizational processes. The session includes realistic practice scenarios to reinforce concepts and provide hands-on experience applying audit techniques in everyday payroll situations. Additional Focus: As part of payroll reconciliations, we will also demonstrate practical Excel tips and tricks to make reconciling payroll data easier, faster, and more accurate—especially when working with large reports and audit documentation.

About our Speaker:

Robert Swingler is the Director of HRIS and Payroll for Superior Energy Services. Robert Swingler has been with Superior for over 18 years; with over 25 years of payroll experience and was an integral part of several payroll system implementations.  Robert has been on many different projects ranging from acquisitions to remapping multiple general ledgers. Robert has his BA in Business Administration and is CPP Certified. As the HRIS Director for Superior Energy Services, Robert makes sure that the many systems (HR/Payroll/Time/Onboarding/Recruiting/Tax/Reporting) and interfaces (some bi-directional) are running smoothly. On a local level, Robert was on the Houston Chapter of the APA for 5 years with serving as Chapter President of the Houston Chapter in 2010. On a state-wide level, Robert served as a Board member on the Texas Payroll Conference in 2011, 2012 & 2013