Payroll Officer
Monitor and manage the payroll process for an organization's employees.
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- What's it like to be a Payroll Officer?
- How to become a Payroll Officer
- Latest Payroll Officer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Payroll Officers
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What's it like to be a Payroll Officer?
The work of a Payroll Officer involves collating timesheets to calculate staff pay and applying monetary incentives and tax deductions. Payroll Officers then document the payment of staff and process payments through an organization's payroll system. Some industries see the role as an individual contributor or a management position. The role involves working with spreadsheets and accounting professionals. Payroll Officers use their knowledge of employee taxation, compensation and benefits policies in their daily jobs. They also ensure the privacy and security of payroll information.
Tasks and duties
- Planning pay period schedules.
- Managing the payroll process and systems.
- Collecting and collating timesheets.
- Calculating salaries and applying appropriate deductions.
- Applying the correct tax policies before employee salary disbursement.
- Preparing and reporting salary statements when needed.
- Addressing salary concerns.
How to become a Payroll Officer
Starting a career as a Payroll Officer requires knowledge of employee compensation and benefits, regulated labor tax policies, and accounting knowledge which could be gained by education and experience.
- Complete a relevant degree in accounting or finance which takes three to four years to complete.
- Gain experience using spreadsheets and learn your chosen organization's payroll processes and procedures. You could develop your skills by starting off as a payroll assistant.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Payroll Officer employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Payroll
Payroll Software
Payroll Processing
Accounting
End to End Payroll
Xero Accounting Software
Payroll Tax
Employee Compensation
Numeracy
HRIS
Thoroughness
Payroll Operations
Payroll Administration
Time Keeping
Data Entry
Mathematics
Compensation
Workers Compensation
Computing
Labour Relations Law
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Latest Payroll Officer reviews
Jun 2023
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Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Accounting
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationAccounting
The good thingscontribute to companys success and employees fair pay
The challengesdeadline and pressure is hard sometimes. It is challenging
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