While gaining job satisfaction is important to many workers, income is important to everyone! Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks are the ones who make sure employees are paid what they’re due. Timekeeping clerks distribute and collect timesheets, timecards or work charts – either as hard copies or electronically, to ensure staff hours are properly submitted. For companies that bill clients for work by the hour, these clerks help ensure accurate tracking of hours worked and commissions. Payroll clerks enter employee data, update records when employment status changes, and review timecards for errors. They make sure to calculate and withhold taxes and other deductions, such as insurance and retirement. Attention to detail and good communication skills are important for interacting with employees at every level. Clerks find work in private companies, school systems, accounting and payroll service companies, government organizations and employment services. While some clerks have a college degree, most positions require a high school diploma and include on the job training. The accuracy and dedication required to be a good timekeeping and payroll clerk is something employers greatly depend on.
What they do:
Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.
On the job, you would:
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
Business
administrative services
accounting and economics
Arts and Humanities
English language
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
computers and electronics
Basic Skills
reading work related information
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Verbal
listen and understand what people say
read and understand what is written
Math
choose the right type of math to solve a problem
add, subtract, multiply, or divide
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
Integrity
Cooperation
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Self Control
Independence
You might use software like this on the job:
Time accounting software
Kronos Workforce Payroll
Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Microsoft Dynamics
Workday software
bachelor's degree or some college usually needed
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