bayt.com
Job Description
- Maintaining an accurate record of labor hours worked by each employee on each job site
- Communicating with supervisors to provide updates on work progress or any issues that arise
- Payroll administration, including tracking employee hours and pay rates, calculating overtime pay, and submitting payroll information to state agencies
- Calculating timecards based on work orders, including start and end times, breaks, and lunch hours
- Recruiting, hiring, and training new timekeeping staff members as needed
- Making sure that timekeeping records are stored securely
- Monitoring timecards for accuracy and making any necessary adjustments
- Reporting any timekeeping irregularities to supervisors for further investigation
- Recording timekeeping data on spreadsheets or other computer software programs
Skills
Skills
Education: high school diploma or bachelor’s degree in accounting or another related field. Courses in computer software, such as Microsoft Excel, are also beneficial.
Timekeeper Skills
Attention to detail: Timekeepers must have strong attention to detail to ensure they record the correct information for each task. They should be able to notice if a task is completed correctly or if a task is missing information. This can help ensure the company is paying employees correctly and employees are completing their work correctly.
Organization: Timekeepers should be able to organize their work and the work of others. This can include maintaining records, scheduling shifts and keeping track of time worked. Organization can help timekeepers ensure they are paying employees correctly and that employees are working the correct number of hours.
Communication: Timekeepers often communicate with other members of an organization, including supervisors, managers and employees. They use verbal and written communication to record and report timekeeping data, answer questions and provide information about the timekeeping system. They also use communication to train new timekeepers.
Multitasking: Timekeepers often have the ability to multitask, as they may be responsible for several different duties at once. For example, a timekeeper may be responsible for recording employee attendance, entering data into a computer system and answering phone calls. This can be a complex job, so it’s important for timekeepers to be able to multitask effectively.
Computer skills: Timekeeping software and applications are often computer-based, so it’s important for timekeepers to have strong computer skills. This includes knowing how to use a computer, navigate a website and use various software programs.