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Question 27 of 34 for our Payroll Specialist Mock Interview

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Question 27 of 34

Tell me about the payroll forecasting you have been responsible for.

"My payroll forecasting experience extends to my formal education and my current internship. At Company ABC, we utilize our reporting system to forecast weekly payroll funds, hours, and various payments, taking into account the financial cycle and compensation bonus packages."

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How to Answer: Tell me about the payroll forecasting you have been responsible for.

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  • 27. Tell me about the payroll forecasting you have been responsible for.

      How to Answer

      The interviewer wants to understand details around the payroll forecasting you have completed, including how often you have supplied forecasts and who has typically requested the forecasts. Provide details around a recent payroll forecast as a way to support your work through an example. Mention how you gathered your data, what software you utilized for pulling the information, and how you created your projections. Finally, be sure to include who the data was presented to and how you presented it (Excel, Word, email, in-person presentation).

      Written by Christine Pasqueretta

      1st Entry Level Example

      "My payroll forecasting experience extends to my formal education and my current internship. At Company ABC, we utilize our reporting system to forecast weekly payroll funds, hours, and various payments, taking into account the financial cycle and compensation bonus packages."

      Written by Rachelle Enns on March 6th, 2021

      1st Experienced Example

      "When I was working for Company ABC, the company's finance department requested an estimate of the company's yearly expenses. At the time, I was responsible for providing the organizations' yearly payroll forecast. For the past 4 years, I have been using the yearly employee salary data and forecasts regarding future hires required by other departments. For this provision, I use Excel along with our company's internal system for payroll calculations."

      Written by Christine Pasqueretta

      2nd Experienced Example

      On an annual basis, I work with the HR Director and Accounting Manager to forecast the next annual payroll. We look at trends from the past, such as the number of new positions that were created or eliminated, and we estimate future raises and bonuses. My role is to assign an average salary number to the future predicted changes and create an estimated total.

      Written by Carrie Nelson on October 28th, 2022

      Anonymous Interview Answers with Professional Feedback

      Anonymous Answer

      "I have not been granted the opportunity to dive into the formalities of payroll forecasting. However, in a previous role, I was responsible for scheduling, shift positioning, labor forecasting, and budgeting which was a type of prerequisite to payroll forecasting. I would pull the day's reports from the previous year's sales and evaluate the number of employees, the number of sales, and the number of open shift positions hour by hour to determine how many people I would need to operate each shift and how to position them."

      Stephanie's Feedback

      It sounds like these duties have well-prepared you for payroll forecasting! I suggest adding a concluding sentence to your response, such as, "The skills I've gained have laid the groundwork for payroll forecasting, and I am a fast learner. I am eager for the opportunity to learn payroll forecasting."

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