Clerk, payroll calculation

Payroll clerks collect, verify and process payroll information and compute pay and benefit entitlements for employees in a department, company or other establishment.

• maintaining records of employee attendance, leave and overtime to calculate pay manually or using computerised systems;
• preparing and verifying payrolls showing gross and net pay and deductions, including taxes, union dues, garnishments, insurance and pension contributions;
• preparing employee payments and pension benefits in cash or electronically;
• checking timesheets, job cards, pay calculations and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies;
• verifying attendance, hours worked and pay adjustments and posting information to the relevant records.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Specialist, labour and wages
• Clerk, payroll