What are key tasks for Payroll…position?

1. End to end processing of company payrolls (weekly, fortnightly and/or monthly)

2. Maintenance of payroll system and leave planning system.

3. Updating and maintaining payroll records.

4. Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries.

5. Payroll reporting to meet internal and statutory obligations.
6. Payroll administration.

KEY TASK FOR PAYROLL IS TO PROCESS PAYROLL ON OR BEFORE DEADLINE WITH FULL ACCURACY.

Agree with Mr. Patel.....

Payroll Clerk

Roles and Responsibilites

The primary responsibility of the Payroll Clerk is human resources compensation and benefits jobs.

The Payroll Clerk performs various and complex clerical duties and bookkeeping work; prepares reports and audits for the organization's payroll section.

A typical job description for the Payroll Clerk role may include:

• Inputs data from time sheets, production records, or individual time cards to computerized payroll system.
• Also responsible for balancing payroll runs, producing federal, state and local tax payments, and answering employee questions and troubleshooting issues.
• Requires a high school diploma or its equivalent with0-3 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Works under immediate supervision.
• Primary job functions do not typically require exercising independent judgment.
• Typically reports to a supervisor or manager

Organizational Role

The Payroll Clerk typically serves as member of team leadership and is considered a technical professional within the organization. As such, the Payroll Clerk provides difficult technical tasks. The organization will depend on this person's implementation experience. The Payroll Clerk generally is responsible for self-sufficiency. As such, the Payroll Clerk provides small project responsibility. The organization will depend on this person's technical supervision.

Payroll Clerk Job Responsibilities

The Payroll Clerk generally has the following responsibilities:

• Inputing payroll data from time sheets, production records, or individual attendance records into a computerized payroll system.
• Monitoring the balance of payroll runs and any changes in legal requirements including minimum wage, the local tax rate, and related federal and state regulations.
• Recording changes affecting net wages, such as exemptions, insurance coverage, and loan payments, for each employee.
• Answering employee questions and troubleshooting issues related to payroll.

Payroll Clerk Competencies

The complete Payroll Clerk Manager's Guide includes the12 key competencies expected of Payroll Clerk. The report defines each Competency in detail. The report also explains what level of proficiency Payroll Clerk should have in that Competency, as well as how important that Competency is to performing the role well.

Data Entry Management

You may observe several behaviors in a person that could be strong indicators of his or her capabilities in the Data Entry Management competency. The Payroll Clerk is expected to demonstrate Working experience in the Data Entry Management competency. To demonstrate Working experience in the Data Entry Management competency, one should demonstrate knowledge of processes, tools and services for managing data entry and reporting results.

·         Works in a data entry operations center or role.

·         Maintains the roster of internal and external sources, services and vendors.

·         Participates in major data entry operations department or roles.

·         Documents operation reports or problems in the data entry process.

·         Reviews contractual, legal, and ethical access considerations and obligations

I support the answer of Mr. Divyesh Patel and Mr. Vinod Jetley.

- Checking presence of employees/ work hours

- Make sure that salary comes on time to the employees

- Manage tax and national insurance

- Following up to set new member staff or leaving staff

- calculate overtime

- managing occasional condition of staff absence.

- etc

thanks for inviting. 

Thanks for the invitation

Agreed with both answers given

by Mr.:Patel & Mr.:Jetley as well too