Walk me through your payroll experience.

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Christine Pasqueretta · Accepted Answer

"I have been working in a payroll function for the past 20 years. I started my journey as an intern and am currently employed as a Senior Payroll Manager after receiving several promotions for my performance. During this time, I have primarily used ADP, QuickBooks, Sage, and Paychex. I have handled payroll runs for 50 to 5,000 employees. At Company ABC, I implemented a new timesheet system for recording employee hours which saved the organization thousands of dollars in time and savings. I am comfortable taking control of payroll and troubleshooting issues that arise. I understand that your organization is looking for someone who can jump in, create efficiencies, and find opportunities for cost savings. This is one of my areas of strength and I look forward to putting my experience to work for this organization."

Christine Pasqueretta · Answer

This is a comprehensive and very direct question. The key is to provide a high-level overview of your experience. You will want to walk the interviewer through your resume, pointing out highlights of your work and accomplishments that you know relate most to this new opportunity. Tell the interviewer how many years you have been working in a payroll function, the systems you have used, how many employees you have conducted payroll for, the industries you have work in, and any other details that you believe the hiring company will deem important. Be sure to highlight any promotions and accolades you have received along the way.

Rachelle Enns · Answer

"I started working in payroll 8 years ago in the automotive industry and then moving to the manufacturing industry. Over these years I worked with Paychex and ADP. I have inputted, managed, audited, and streamlined the payroll process for up to 3,000 employees and have managed payroll runs upwards of $30,000. Today, my involvement spans from running payroll, training junior payroll clerks on the front end to reconciling the financials with the accounting team on the back end."

Carrie Nelson · Answer

My payroll experience started in college while I was pursuing an accounting degree. We had class projects that involved mock payroll situations. I was an Intern at xyz company and I was involved with payroll budgeting but did not have access to actual payroll data. Upon graduation, I took a position as a Payroll Assistant and had that job for three years before being promoted to Payroll Admin. I worked in that job for 5 years and then took a new position at ABC company as a Payroll Manager and I have been there for 10 years. I started as the only payroll person but I hired and trained two Payroll Admin who work directly for me now.

Anonymous User · Answer

"I am a former Payroll Manager with three years of experience in a wide range of areas in payroll, including but not limited to payroll production/maintenance and management, employment tax depositing/reporting, and regulation compliance. I have primarily used Pensoft, but I am familiar with ADP Workforce Now and QuickBooks. Working for a payroll provider, I have conducted payroll for a total estimate of 1,000 employees and have had 4 people in my department, including me. I was promoted to Payroll Supervisor within 8 months and Payroll Manager within 14 months of my job."

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