HR Payroll

Job Description:

To deal with numerical data on a daily basis, payroll professionals need to be detail-oriented and possess good clerical abilities. These experts should also be good communicators so they can explain data to new hires, managers, and other members of the HR or financial team.

Working knowledge of tax and wage legislation, union contracts, and standard financial procedures are requirements for payroll professionals. Payroll professionals can ensure that businesses are in compliance with compensation rules thanks to their command of such financial and legal information.

Payroll professionals must adapt if businesses grow quickly or face substantial employee turnover. To work effectively in a hectic environment, these individuals need to have great multitasking and customer service skills.

Along with being able to do the skills above, you need to have some previous experience and knowledge to be successful at the job. Every company is different, but most want to see the following skills before they are willing to hire you:

• Excellent math skills
• Accounting skills
• Bookkeeping skills
• Record-keeping skills
• Ability to work on tight deadlines
• Sound decision-making skills
• Able to follow instructions well
• Familiar with payroll software
• Competent with spreadsheets
• Able to work easily without supervision
• Able to communicate well with other employees
• Data entry
• Good computer and typing skills
• Able to stay organized
• Great attention to detail