How do they match: Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

  • Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

  • Payroll and Benefits Specialist
  • Time and Attendance Clerk

  • Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.

  • Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
  • Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
  • Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
  • Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
  • Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.

  • Calculate financial data.
  • Check data for recording errors.
  • Compile data or documentation.
  • Enter information into databases or software programs.
  • Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.