payroll jobs
The payroll department of an organisation is responsible for the ongoing, accurate and timely processing and management of the system for paying each employee and is therefore a critical company function. A payroll team can comprise of many different job roles such as:
| payroll clerk |
payroll manager |
| pay & bill clerk |
payroll supervisor |
| senior payroll clerk |
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Working in a payroll department normally involves the following tasks:
- importing, checking & processing weekly temporary payrolls
- data entry of forms & timesheets
- processing invoices
- producing & distributing P60 forms
- responding to payroll queries from other employees
- processing new starters and those that are leaving
- processing of new tax codes & tax code changes
If you are thinking about working in a payroll environment, you are likely to need the following attributes:
- have a methodical approach to your work
- have good attention to detail
- have a very good telephone manner
- strong computer skills (data entry, Microsoft Excel, Outlook)