Career Description
Confidential Payroll Administrator is responsible to make audit, verification, organization and processing of pays and benefits of all the managerial and executive staff of company. A payroll administrator has to make sure that the records of all employees according to their pays and compensation should be in right form as per the directions of HR department. The job also requires a periodic review of pays, gratuities, tax liabilities etc. The confidential payroll administrator requires making manual records of pays due to security reasons.
How to Become a Confidential Payroll Administrator
People who want to make a successful career in this field require a degree in accounting. An experience in payroll administration or accounting in any company for a few years would be a plus point.
Confidential Payroll Administrator Career Training Programme, Courses
Most companies like to hire those payroll administrators who have done a two year associate degree programme in finance or business administration as per approved by American Payroll Association. There are some certificate courses also available for payroll administration job. The course include knowledge of computerize accounting, tax laws, accountancy etc. A good command over computer application to maintain data and records of employees is also necessary.
Confidential Payroll Administrator Career School/College/Education
As already mentioned above that the APA is providing programems for this job that is widely accepted by all companies. Apart from that, a degree in accounts and finance is easily available in all state universities and colleges.
Top 5 School/College/Universities
- University of Phoenix
- Strayer University
- California Accounting School
- Brown Mackie College
- Kaplan University
Confidential Payroll Administrator Job Opportunities/Recruitment/Salaries
A median salary for this job depends mainly on company profile, candidates experience in accounting field, his efficiency to keep the records etc. However, a recent survey data collected by various company’s HR departments, bring it at $51,195. But these figures could change as per the rank of payroll administrator e.g. junior or senior rank executive.