Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Job Description

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Job Profile and Description

Today, most of the businesses use non-integrated time keeping and paycheck program, but the role of a Payroll & Timekeeping Clerk continues to be proved important. They perform various activities like producing timecards, and preparing attendance reports for assisting in release of payroll checks.

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Duties and Responsibilities

• Review time sheets, work index charts, salary calculations, and other details to recognize and correct paycheck differences.
• Process requirements for new workers and enter personnel details in to paycheck system.
• Verify attendance, pay changes and post details onto specific program
• Documentation of personnel details, such as exemptions, resignations, and transactions, to maintain and renew paycheck information.
• Process and issue personnel wages and claims of income and deductions
• Keep track of absent time – vacation, personal, and sick leave for staff
• Compile personnel time, production and paycheck data from time sheets and other information.
• Distribute and gather timecards each pay period.
• Issue and record improvements to pay related to past errors or retroactive increases

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Skills and Specifications

• Has great business abilities to type and manage timecards
• Has great computer knowledge
• Has a good control of the English language, both spoken and written
• Has good interpersonal abilities

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Education and Qualifications

A High School diploma or GED is basic for this position

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk Salary

The average hourly wage of Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk is $17.31 or $36,000 annually.

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