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In Brief... Payroll Manager

 Brief Description:

Manages a payroll department or team responsible for making sure that wages were paid correctly and on time. In smaller companies, may also carry out general payroll administration duties.


Typical tasks undertaken in this profession: 19

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Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies. 

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Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system. 

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Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records. 

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Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers. 

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Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records. 

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Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions. 

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Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees. 

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Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records. 

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Distribute and collect timecards each pay period. 

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Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases. 

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Level 6/7 Degree +

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1 Salary Information
Note: All salaries are in thousands of euros and refer to annual salaries.

Job Title
Payroll Staff
Salary Range*
25 - 65
Related Information:
Payroll Admin: 25 - 40
Payroll Executive: 28 - 35
Senior Payroll: 35 - 42
Payroll Manager: 35 - 65
Data Source(s):
Collins McNicholas / Hudson / Morgan McKinley / Brightwater / Robert Walters

Last Updated: May, 2013
* The lower figures typically reflect starting salaries. Higher salaries are awarded to those with greater experience and responsibility. Positions in Dublin sometimes command higher salaries.

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