Description
Prepares payroll and related records for employee salaries and statutory record-keeping purposes.
Skill Level
4
Alternative Titles
- Pay Clerk
- Payroll Officer
Specializations
NULL
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 5513 Payroll Clerks
Description
prepare payrolls and related records for employee salaries and statutory record-keeping purposes.
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 involved in maintaining superannuation and other deduction and contribution records
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.