Payroll Clerk Jobs

This is a contract role for 6 months. On-site, Mon- Fri (40 hours/ week)

$23/hr – $26/hr.

We are looking to hire aPayroll and Accounts Payable Clerkfor our client's team in Cambridge. With strong values such as integrity and mutual respect, our client is a family-owned construction business with 40+ years of presence.

Responsibilities:

• Issue and document pay adjustments related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
• Gather employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other relevant records.
• Calculate and prepare payment transactions.
• Process and handle payroll information including complete paperwork for new employees and inputting employee details into the payroll system.
• Utilize accounting software on computers to record, store, and analyze financial information.
• Perform wage and deduction calculations and input data into computer systems.
• Identify and report any discrepancies found in records through reconciliation or notation.
• Organize customer sheets for easy accessibility, file documents or records appropriately.
• Accurately allocate purchase order numbers in Sage accounting software.
• Carry out general office duties such as filing, answering phone calls, and handling routine correspondence.
• Record relevant work hours in client files to ensure accurate billing.
• Generate and distribute employee paychecks and statements reflecting earnings and deductions.
• Verify attendance, hours worked, records of employee leave time, including vacation, personal, and sick leave, pay adjustments, collect timecards on a regular basis, and record the information in designated records.
• Review figures, postings, and documents to ensure accurate entry, mathematical precision, and proper coding by applying appropriate company procedures.

Experience and Education:

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of work experience in Payroll and a minimum of 2 years in Accounts Payable.
• Experience using SAGE50 will be an asset
• Highly proficient in Excel (Testing will be conducted if shortlisted for the first round)
• Must have General Accounting knowledge
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