A Payroll Clerk, or Payroll Administrator, process employees’ paychecks by collecting their payroll data and timesheets. Their duties include verifying employees’ work hours and payment through the payroll system, issuing deductions, earnings and other statements to employees and updating payroll records regularly.
Payroll Clerk 应该能够履行各种职责和责任。以下是 Payroll Clerk 应该能够执行的一些职责和责任：
- Maintaining payroll information by collating, calculating and entering data
- Updating payroll records by entering any changes to employee information or benefits such as job title changes, exemptions and saving deductions
- Preparing reports that include summaries of earnings, tax deductions, leave, compassionate leave and non-taxable wages
- Calculating payroll liabilities by determining employee taxes, including federal and state income and social security tax, and calculating employer’s payments for social security, unemployment and worker’s compensation
- Resolving payroll discrepancies and answering any employee payroll queries
- Maintaining all payroll operations according to company policies and procedures
有竞争力的 Payroll Clerk 将具备某些技能和资格，包括：
- Strong computer skills such as typing, system and software knowledge
- Knowledge of wage withholding orders
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to communicate with employees regarding their issues and concerns
- Good client service skills
- Being an effective team player
- Sound decision-making skills
