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Payroll
Administrator
Anyone planning to enter the payroll field must have good
computer skills and be familiar with automated payroll systems.
This program provides students with the necessary skills and
knowledge required to perform payroll administrative
responsibilities in the payroll department and to be able to
apply payroll legislation. Students become familiar
with basic payroll practices and procedures, and are eligible to
apply to the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) for
the Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification. In
addition to accounting and payroll expertise, students gain
skills and experience in word processing, spreadsheet
applications, telephone communication skills, and performing a
job search.
Career
Opportunities
Payroll
Administrators are employed by payroll administration companies
and by other establishments throughout the private and public
sectors. Careers that correspond with the skills learned
in this program include:
- Benefits
Officer
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Pay
Advisor/Clerk
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Pay and
Benefits Administrator/Clerk
-
Payroll
Officer/Clerk
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Salary
Administration Clerk
Duties
& Responsibilities
Payroll
Administrators collect, verify and process payroll information and
determine pay and benefit entitlements for employees within a
department, company or other establishment. Their duties may
include:
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Maintaining
records of employee attendance, leave and overtime to calculate
pay and benefit entitlements, in Canadian and other currencies,
using manual or computerized systems. -
Preparing and
verifying statements of earnings for employees, indicating gross
and net salaries and deductions such as taxes, union dues,
garnishees and insurance and pension plans. -
Preparing
employee payments and benefit payments by cheque or electronic
transfer. -
Preparing
Record of Employment forms. -
Completing,
verifying, and processing forms and documentation for
administration of benefits. -
Preparing T4
statements and other statements. -
Providing
information to employees on payroll matters, benefit plans and
collective agreement provisions. -
Compiling
statistical reports, statements and summaries related to pay and
benefits accounts. -
Preparing and
balancing period-end reports and reconciling issued payrolls to
bank statements. -
Operating
computing, calculating and other office equipment. -
Applying
payroll legislation.
Not
all programs are offered at each location.
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