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How did you get your start doing payroll specialist work, and what career moves did you make to get to your current position?

Do you need a particular educational background?

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sag1182@yahoo.com in Brooklyn, New York

34 months ago

what educational background is needed to obtain the position of a payroll specialist

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sarmiento139@gmail.com in Tacoma, Washington

32 months ago

sag1182@yahoo.com in Brooklyn, New York said: what educational background is needed to obtain the position of a payroll specialist

Hello, accounting can help you.....Good Luck!!!!

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sag1182@yahoo.com in Brooklyn, New York

32 months ago

thanku.....also...they have different degrees in accounting do you know which one is more relevant to the career....

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dpwilliams in Pottstown, Pennsylvania

3 months ago

Having the accounting background is a tremendous plus. It helps to better understand the effects that a payroll department has in the accounting department. However, I have found that it is more important to have the ability to process payroll for larger volumed companies if you want to receive a higher rate of pay. Today, most companies are using e-time versions of payroll software. I come from a company that processed in-house and was totally manual. Employers are not willing to take into account that processing procedures performed manually requires much more attention to detail than processing electonically, not to mention more time consuming. If you are outsourcing payroll, make sure that you attend as many of their training programs as possible.

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