# Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks > 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. - Code: 43-3051.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 43-3051) - Family: [Office & Administrative Support](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-43), one of its 55 occupations - Tasks: 21 tasks (15 core and 6 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/43-3051.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/43-3051.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records. Core task · Task 2519 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 2. Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions. Core task · Task 2515 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 3. Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers. Core task · Task 2516 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 4. Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system. Core task · Task 18562 · Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022 5. Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements. Core task · Task 2528 · Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022 6. Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies. Core task · Task 2518 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 7. Distribute and collect timecards each pay period. Core task · Task 2526 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 8. Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records. Core task · Task 2520 · Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022 9. Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases. Core task · Task 2521 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 10. Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees. Core task · Task 18563 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 11. Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records. Core task · Task 2517 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 12. Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process. Core task · Task 2522 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 13. Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times. Core task · Task 2524 · Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022 14. Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions. Core task · Task 2523 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 15. Conduct verifications of employment. Core task · Task 18564 · Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2022 16. Prepare and file payroll tax returns. Supplemental task · Task 23954 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 17. Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments. Supplemental task · Task 2529 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 18. Balance cash and payroll accounts. Supplemental task · Task 20901 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 19. Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits, such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance. Supplemental task · Task 2527 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 20. Train employees on organizations' timekeeping systems. Supplemental task · Task 20902 · Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2022 21. Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions. 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