Payroll Clerks

Snapshot

Payroll Clerks prepare payrolls and related records for employee salaries and statutory record-keeping purposes.

Tasks

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• creating files for new employees to record payroll data
• maintaining and updating files for existing employees to record information such as employee contact details, leave taken, overtime, promotions, transfers, tax deductions, health insurance payments and superannuation
• preparing payroll data from time sheets and other payroll and personnel records
• processing payment of wages and salaries
• issuing and recording adjustments to employees' pay
• interpreting industrial awards
• providing information to employees and managers about payroll matters such as tax issues, benefits and deductions
• finalising files and arrangements when employees retire, resign or transfer
• may be in involved in maintaining superannuation and other deduction and contribution records

Job Titles

• Payroll Clerk