Payroll Clerk

at  Robert Half

A well-known company is currently looking for a Payroll Clerk who is excited about filling a challenging position. Join a team at and advance your career as a Payroll Clerk through an opportunity offered by Robert Half. This position will call for a variety of duties, including data entry, reconciliation of timecards, paycheck distribution and providing statements to various departments. A candidate should be able to effectively communicate with both internal team members and outside customers as part of this dynamic, fast-growing team. This Payroll Clerk opportunity is based in the San Jose, California area and is a short-term contract / temporary employment role.

What you get to do every day

• Conduct clerical duties such as filing, scanning, faxing, photocopying, etc
• Update data into spreadsheets and the payroll system
• Data entry into spreadsheets and the payroll system
• Be the main point of instruction/training contact to employees regarding payroll-related best practices
• Build and run custom reports
• Reach out to employees via phone and email to obtain timesheet approvals
• Administer and distribute reports as instructed
• Outstanding data entry skills
• Strong attention to detail
• 2+ years of previous payroll experience
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Payroll Functions experience
• Strong familiarity with union payroll
• Certified Payroll experience desired
• Command of payroll
• Payroll software experience recommended
• Enthusiasm when it comes to learning new systems and ideas
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills

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• Conduct clerical duties such as filing, scanning, faxing, photocopying, etc
• Update data into spreadsheets and the payroll system
• Data entry into spreadsheets and the payroll system
• Be the main point of instruction/training contact to employees regarding payroll-related best practices
• Build and run custom reports
• Reach out to employees via phone and email to obtain timesheet approvals
• Administer and distribute reports as instructed
• Outstanding data entry skills
• Strong attention to detail
• 2+ years of previous payroll experience
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Payroll Functions experience
• Strong familiarity with union payroll
• Certified Payroll experience desired
• Command of payroll
• Payroll software experience recommended
• Enthusiasm when it comes to learning new systems and ideas
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skill