Question

The expansion of the business will result in the hiring of additional staff to work in your payroll department. You have been asked by the Claire Wilson, Manager, Human Resources to prepare a document outlining the knowledge and skills payroll practitioners should possess if they are to be considered for employment in the payroll department.

Please prepare a memo to the Manager, outlining the knowledge and skills an effective payroll practitioner should possess.

The expansion of the business will result in the hiring of additional staff to work in your payroll department. You have been asked by the Claire Wilson, Manager, Human Resources to prepare a document outlining the knowledge and skills payroll practitioners should possess if they are to be considered for employment in the payroll department.

Please prepare a memo to the Manager, outlining the knowledge and skills an effective payroll practitioner should possess.

The expansion of the business will result in the hiring of additional staff to work in your payroll department. You have been asked by the Claire Wilson, Manager, Human Resources to prepare a document outlining the knowledge and skills payroll practitioners should possess if they are to be considered for employment in the payroll department.

Please prepare a memo to the Manager, outlining the knowledge and skills an effective payroll practitioner should possess.v

Answer 1

Before identifying the skillsets required it has to be clear as to the job responsibilities of a Payroll practioner are which are listed hereuner :

• Payroll preparation and related reports
• Ensure compliance to labor and workmen regulations
• Reposnding to employee querries pertaining to various payroll querries relating to deductions and benefits
• Ensuring confidentiality of payroll information
• Ensuring timely payments
• Tax reporting document preparations

Keeping above in consideration the desired candidate should have the following skillsets for the job:

• Good acumen in arithmatic
• Knwoledge of Labor and Workman regulations relating to compensation
• Knowledge of Tax requirements as to details and statement preparation
• Customer centric approach as employee will be the customer to be served
• High ethical and integrity so as to ensure confidentiality