Individuals who are responsible for ensuring that employees of an organization are paid on time and that their paychecks are accurate. If inaccuracies arise, such as monetary errors or incorrect amounts of vacation time, these workers research and correct the records. Timekeeping clerks review employee work charts, timesheets and timecards to ensure that information is properly recorded and that records have the signatures of authorizing officials. In companies that bill for the time spent by staff, such as law or accounting firms, timekeeping clerks make sure the hours recorded are charged to the correct job, so clients can be properly billed. Payroll clerks screen timecards for calculating, coding or other errors. They compute pay by subtracting allotments (including federal and state taxes, retirement, insurance and savings) from gross earnings. Payroll clerks record changes in employees' addresses; close out files when workers retire, resign or transfer; advise employees on income tax withholding and other mandatory deductions; and prepare and mail earnings and tax-withholding statements for employees' use in preparing income tax returns. In offices that have automated timekeeping systems, payroll clerks perform more analysis of the data, examine trends and work with computer systems. They also spend more time answering employees' questions and processing unique data.
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