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payroll clerk

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Payroll clerks manage the time sheets and pay checks of the employees and ensure the accuracy and correctness of the information. They check overtime, sick days and vacations and distribute the pay checks.

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Competences
21
Groups
4
Essential
9
Optional
12

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Essential knowledge 1 competence

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mathematics

Mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change. It involves the identification of patterns and formulating new conjectures based on them. Mathematicians strive to prove the truth or falsity of these conjectures. There are many fields of mathematics, some of which are widely used for practical applications.

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Essential skills and competences 8 competences

Occupation specific

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calculate wages

Calculate the pay of the employees by checking their attendance, sick leave, holidays and overtime in their time sheets. Take the taxes into account and other regulations to calculate the gross and the net.

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carry out financial transactions

Make payments by cheque, electronic transfer or at the bank. Make sure the account number is correct and that all the information is accurately filled in.

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examine budgets

Analyse time sheets and work charts in order to be able to calculate wages and to detect payroll discrepancies.

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prepare paychecks

Draft the statements where employees can see their earnings. Show gross and net salary, union dues, insurance and pension plans.

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procure time sheet approval

Get the time sheet approval of employees from the relevant supervisor or manager.

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Sector-specific

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check payrolls

Control and ensure employees are being paid correctly by their employers.

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manage payroll

Manage and be responsible for employees receiving their wages, review salaries and benefit plans and advise management on payroll and other employment conditions.

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trace financial transactions

Observe, track and analyse financial transactions made in companies or in banks. Determine the validity of the transaction and check for suspicious or high-risk transactions in order to avoid mismanagement.

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Optional knowledge 2 competences

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accounting

The documentation and processing of data regarding financial activities.

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trade union regulations

The compilation of legal agreements and practices for operations of trade unions. Legal scope of trade unions in their quest of protecting the rights and minimum working standards of workers.

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Optional skills and competences 10 competences

Occupation specific

2 competences
allocate paychecks

Distribute paychecks either by printing them out and handing them to the relevant employees or digitally through email or other systems.

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calculate sales commission

Calculate the fee an employee receives for making a successful sale. Take into account the different types of commission such as a flat fee or percentage of the revenue.

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calculate employee benefits

Calculate the benefits which the people connected to the organisation are entitled to, such as employees or retired people, using the information of the person and the interplay between governmental benefits and benefits obtained through for example employment.

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maintain data entry requirements

Uphold conditions for data entry. Follow procedures and apply data program techniques.

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calculate tax

Calculate the taxes which have to be paid by an individual or organisation, or paid back by a governmental institution, compliant with specific legislation.

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estimate duration of work

Produce accurate calculations on time necessary to fulfil future technical tasks based on past and present information and observations or plan the estimated duration of individual tasks in a given project.

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liaise with union officials

Seek advice and collaborate with union officials responsible for topics that are relevant to one's work or business.

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maintain financial records

Keep track of and finalise all formal documents representing the financial transactions of a business or project.

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manage payroll reports

Maintain personnel records as well as payroll reports. Record evaluations, promotions or disciplinary actions.

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prepare financial statements

Collect, entry, and prepare the set of financial records disclosing the financial position of a company at the end of a certain period or accounting year. The financial statements consisting of five parts which are the statement of financial position, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity (SOCE), the statement of cash flows and notes.

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