Define payroll. Mention the various payroll procedures conducted regularly for
updating the payroll database?
Name the payroll software you can access? Do you have knowledge of some
accounting software as well?
What’s your experience level with Microsoft Excel and access?
Do you have adequate technical knowledge of the computer software programmes
and applications that will be required in your work?
How do you make sure that employee records are entered and accurately and on
time?
A payroll clerk often has to face employees’ ire due to a payroll error. How
would you handle such a situation
What are key tasks for Payroll…position?
What made you choose to apply to Payroll…position?
Describe steps to manage Payroll?
How do you monitor your department’s productivity or performance as a Payroll
Administrator? Give some examples.
Tell us the formula for calculating provincial income and social security
taxes.
Do you have experience of handling typical payroll issues raised by the
employees? If yes, tell us about your strategy to deal with such a situation?
Payroll is run every two weeks, which means a lot of pressure to meet the
deadline. When have you had to work under pressure?
What were the challenges you faced in payroll operations while following either
company or government policies?
Please tell us something about payroll tracking, reconciliation and reporting.
How to maintain Payroll activities?
What are top 3 knowledge/top 3 skills for Payroll…position?
What are KRAs/output of Payroll…position?
What are methods that are used to manage Payroll?
What do you know about the regulatory standards, policies and procedures of
payroll?
Are you willing to work overtime or off-shift during emergency or special
situations like auditing, financial year-end etc?
What kind of training and certification, do you have related to payroll?
What were the challenges you faced in payroll operations while following either
company or government policies?
What were the challenges you faced in payroll operations while following either
company or government policies?
What are some of the most important reports you have written? How difficult
were they to write? Why? What reactions did they get?
Payroll is run every two weeks, which means a lot of pressure to meet the
deadline. When have you had to work under pressure?
Describe your experience with the administration of electronic timekeeping.
How to measure performance of Payroll activities?
Describe steps to manage Payroll?
What training or certification program have you gone through in this field?
Tell me about the most complicated report you have to prepare related to
personnel. For example, over time, these, headcount, retirement contribution
and so on.
What was the most complicated payroll you are responsible for?
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