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Book-keepers, Payroll Managers and Wages Clerks

Overview

£21,654 Entry Level Salary

£28,244 Average Salary

£46,830 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Calculates costs and overheads and prepares analyses for management.
  • Compiles schedules and distributes or arranges distribution of wages and salaries.
  • Processes holiday, sick and maternity pay and travel and subsistence expenses.
  • Calculates and records hours worked, wages due, deductions and voluntary contributions.
  • Supervises payroll team and develops payroll systems and procedures.
  • Prepares provisional balances and reconciles these with appropriate accounts.
  • Records and checks accuracy of daily financial transactions.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 1%
Level 1 5%
Level 2 19%
Level 3 23%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 10%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 35%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 6%
Level 8 (Doctorate) 0%

37 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

Skills

Knowledge

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