Payroll jobs require making sure that employees wages are paid on time and correctly. Payroll administrator jobs could either be based in a company’s finance department or at an external agency that manages the payroll for other companies.

The payroll manager job deals with the supervision and training of the payroll department. It will also entail the creation of procedures and policies, giving advice on pay and tax legislation and reporting finance related data. A person in a payroll manager job may also be expected to fulfil other HR tasks depending on the company. These could include employee benefit schemes and managing equal pay.

Payroll jobs can vary in their expectations and duties. Payroll administrator jobs entail different work to that of a payroll manager job. These include:

• Dealing with the calculation and issue of pay,
• Removing tax and national insurance deductions,
• Administering holiday entitlements,
• Managing sick pay and maternity leave,
• Dealing with pay increases and overtime payments.

Along with this, payroll administrator jobs will require the knowledge on the number of hours worked by employees, the creation of new staff records, and providing tax forms such as the P45. Most payroll administrator jobs will include general day to day office administration tasks.

Payroll Jobs

A full time payroll clerk job or payroll manager job will normally be standard 9am-5pm office hours. Busier times may require overtime (less so for a payroll clerk job). Unlike the managerial position, there will usually be strong chances of part-time or flexible hours for a payroll clerk job.

Payroll Jobs Entry

Entry into this arena will normally begin with a payroll administrator job, then onto a payroll clerk job, and could lead to managerial positions after experience is gained. There is not usually a requirement for any particular qualification, but maths would be helpful in your application. Some employers may consider you over other applicants if you have a qualification in basic accounting or bookkeeping. Computer literacy is a must as most of your work will be computer based.

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One Response to “Payroll Job Description”

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   September 16, 2010 at 3:34 pm

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