Entry-Level Timekeeper with Microsoft Word Skills Hourly Pay

Job Description for Timekeeper

Timekeepers are responsible for maintaining, updating, and monitoring employee work schedules, as well as approving and overseeing payroll. They are required to create a system of weekly monitoring for employee work-time, usually through a system of time sheets, punch cards, or I.D. verification, and then compile and submit this data for weekly or biweekly payroll. These time records must also account for paid sick days, vacation, and overtime, and timekeepers are also tasked with noticing and correcting any timekeeping errors committed by other employees in the company, such as clock-in errors or misrepresentations of hours worked.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are important in this position to report and verify information as well as explain timekeeping systems to employees. Written language skills are also beneficial so that instructions and submission are easily understood, and problem-solving skills are helpful for addressing irregularities in records. Timekeepers should also have experience and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

A bachelor's degree in business or a related technical field is generally required for this position, and many timekeepers are also required to have three to five years of experience as a manager or supervisor in manufacturing. Standard hours are common for this position and travel is not usually necessary. (Copyright 2019 PayScale.com)

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