Payroll Specialist

Remote

🤝 HR

Payroll Specialists work as part of a company’s accounting and human resources departments to ensure that employees get paid and employers make the appropriate deductions when processing payroll. They serve in an administrative role to calculate and send out paychecks for employees with different employment classifications. They are responsible for balancing the payroll budget and documenting all transactions related to an employee’s wages, including any payments or credits for commission, bonuses, tips and hourly pay. They also record how much each employee earns and make updates when they receive raises.

What does a Payroll Specialist do?

Payroll Specialists, or Payroll Administrators, are administrative professionals responsible for maintaining payroll systems and processing paychecks according to schedule and in the correct amount. Their duties include consolidating timesheet information and entering data into payroll databases, calculating paycheck amounts and distributing funds to employee accounts.

Responsibilities

A Payroll Specialist should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Payroll Specialist should be able to execute: