Payroll Clerks

Payroll clerks collect, verify and process payroll information and compute pay and benefit entitlements for employees within a department, company or other establishment. Tasks include - (a) maintaining records of employee attendance, leave and overtime to calculate pay and benefit entitlements, using manual or computerized systems; (b) preparing and verifying statements of earnings for employees, indicating gross and net salaries and deductions such as taxes, union dues, garnishments and insurance and pension plans; (c) preparing employee payments and benefit payments by cheque or electronic transfer; (d) reviewing time sheets, work charts, wage computation and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies; (e) verifying attendance, hours worked and pay adjustments, and posting information into designated records. Example of the occupations included here: - Wages clerk Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Accounting assistant - 3313 - Bookkeeper - 3313 - Accounts clerk - 4311 - Bookkeeping clerk - 4311.