Payroll Clerk
Costco Wholesale · Winston-Salem, NC · 3 wk ago
On-siteHuman ResourcesFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Use for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real, specific content. Let's parse the job description.
Content:
- Position Summary: "Assists employees and managers with payroll, personnel, and benefit information and reports. Keys, reviews, corrects, and updates entries to the automated payroll system. Maintains personnel files and OSHA reports. Reviews timekeeping exceptions and keys the adjustments from the Exception and Sick Logs. Provides a high level of member service."
- Job Duties: a long list of duties.
- Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees."
- Pay: "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." No actual pay range given. So we should NOT create Pay section because no specific pay info. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Benefits is stated, so we can include Benefits. Pay not stated specific, so omit.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. There's "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." That's about availability but not a schedule. Not specific schedule like shifts. Probably we should not create Schedule section.
- Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: Not explicitly listed. There's "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." That's a skill. Also maybe "Assists with department duties as necessary." Not a requirement. There's "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." That's a requirement. Also maybe "open availability is needed". But we need to decide if we have enough for Requirements or Skills. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine duties and responsibilities into a Responsibilities section. Could have a Skills section for ability to operate vehicles/equipment/machinery, maybe also confidentiality, discretion. Could have a Requirements section for proof of authorization to work in US, open availability. However these are somewhat generic. Might be better to have a single Responsibilities section covering duties, and a Benefits section. Possibly also a Qualifications section for ability to operate vehicles/equipment/machinery and discretion. But we need to avoid thin sections.
Let's see: The posting includes:
- Position Summary (could be About the role)
- Job Duties (list)
- Benefits (list)
- Some statements: "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." (skill)
- "Exercises discretion and confidentiality with all employee information." (skill/requirement)
- "Directs employees with questions regarding leave of absence and accommodations to management staff." (duty)
- "Tracks time, attendance and documents related to leave and accommodation." (duty)
- "Keys new employee information into the computer payroll system, updates for documented changes/initiates documentation for automatic changes." (duty)
- etc.
Thus we can have:
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real, specific content. Let's parse the job description.
Content:
- Position Summary: "Assists employees and managers with payroll, personnel, and benefit information and reports. Keys, reviews, corrects, and updates entries to the automated payroll system. Maintains personnel files and OSHA reports. Reviews timekeeping exceptions and keys the adjustments from the Exception and Sick Logs. Provides a high level of member service."
- Job Duties: a long list of duties.
- Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees."
- Pay: "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." No actual pay range given. So we should NOT create Pay section because no specific pay info. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Benefits is stated, so we can include Benefits. Pay not stated specific, so omit.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. There's "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." That's about availability but not a schedule. Not specific schedule like shifts. Probably we should not create Schedule section.
- Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: Not explicitly listed. There's "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." That's a skill. Also maybe "Assists with department duties as necessary." Not a requirement. There's "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." That's a requirement. Also maybe "open availability is needed". But we need to decide if we have enough for Requirements or Skills. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine duties and responsibilities into a Responsibilities section. Could have a Skills section for ability to operate vehicles/equipment/machinery, maybe also confidentiality, discretion. Could have a Requirements section for proof of authorization to work in US, open availability. However these are somewhat generic. Might be better to have a single Responsibilities section covering duties, and a Benefits section. Possibly also a Qualifications section for ability to operate vehicles/equipment/machinery and discretion. But we need to avoid thin sections.
Let's see: The posting includes:
- Position Summary (could be About the role)
- Job Duties (list)
- Benefits (list)
- Some statements: "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." (skill)
- "Exercises discretion and confidentiality with all employee information." (skill/requirement)
- "Directs employees with questions regarding leave of absence and accommodations to management staff." (duty)
- "Tracks time, attendance and documents related to leave and accommodation." (duty)
- "Keys new employee information into the computer payroll system, updates for documented changes/initiates documentation for automatic changes." (duty)
- etc.
Thus we can have:
About the role
Position summary paragraph.
Responsibilities
- ...
Skills
- Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
- Exercises discretion and confidentiality with all employee information.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance
- Health care reimbursement account
- Dependent care assistance plan
- Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase plan
About the role
Assists employees and managers with payroll, personnel, and benefit information and reports. Keys, reviews, corrects, and updates entries to the automated payroll system. Maintains personnel files and OSHA reports. Reviews timekeeping exceptions and keys the adjustments from the Exception and Sick Logs. Provides a high level of member service.
Responsibilities
- Assists employees with payroll, personnel, and benefit questions or concerns.
- Directs employees with questions regarding leave of absence and accommodations to management staff.
- Tracks time, attendance and documents related to leave and accommodation.
- Keys new employee information into the computer payroll system, updates for documented changes/initiates documentation for automatic changes.
- Reviews all documents for accuracy and required approvals prior to keying and filing.
- Runs reports for managers on reviews, attendance, benefit eligibility, upcoming raises, and status changes.
- Issues daily report of payroll by department.
- Reviews timekeeping exceptions and keys the adjustments from the Exception and Sick Logs.
- Tracks counseling notices prior to filing, purges expired counseling notices.
- Keys performance reviews, readiness, and relocation preferences into the payroll system prior to filing.
- Maintains employee personnel files.
- Retains payroll report history, timecard books, terminated employee files, organized and stored in boxes.
- Issues authorized job/wage confirmations.
- Completes OSHA reports, including but not limited to OSHA 300 Logs, 300A Summaries, and BLS Reports.
- Posts work schedules weekly.
- Assists employees with My Costco Account username and password set-up.
- Answers Employee Self-Service questions.
- Provides prompt, courteous member service when answering phones and assisting members.
- Assists with department duties as necessary.
- Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.
Skills
- Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
- Exercises discretion and confidentiality with all employee information.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance