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Payroll Officer job description

Use this Payroll Officer job description template to advertise open roles for your company.

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Responsibilities

  • Ensure employee payment statements are being distributed, and signed receipts are being collected.

  • Paying employees' wages or setting up bank payments.

  • Compiling and reporting on earnings summary, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and non-taxable wages.

  • Resolving payroll inconsistencies.

  • Payroll operations are kept running by adhering to policies and procedures.

  • As needed, create ad hoc financial and operational reporting.

  • Collect employees’ timesheets.

  • Calculate work hours of staff.

  • Ensure that taxes of employees are deducted by the company in compliance with the law.

  • Calculate employee deductions and benefits.

  • Use payroll software to prepare employee paychecks.

  • Distribute paychecks.

  • Answer any questions from staff regarding payment and taxation.

  • Produce payroll reports and payment statements.

  • Enter new employee information into the database.

  • Adding new employees' information to the company's databases.

  • Ensure that tax withholdings and wages are compliant with the law.

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    Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in Accounting, HR, or similar field

  • 2+ years of payroll experience

  • Previous experience as a Payroll Clerk, Payroll Officer, or a similar role is required.

  • Experience with accounting software and MS Office, particularly MS Excel, is required.

  • The ability to work with confidential information is required.

  • Solid understanding of labor laws and employment regulations

  • Good with mathematics

  • Experience with accounting software

  • Good communication skills

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