Quick Payroll Poll

kdspa · April 2007

In your organization, is payroll under the Accounting Department or HR Department? Also, how many employees do you have?

Thanks!!

Irie · April 2007

Manufacturing company with 220 employees. Payroll is done in the accounting department. Thankfully not the HR department.

marc · April 2007

We have 79 EEs. I have one clerk who does both payroll and all benefits. It does not hurt that I am the CFO, the HR Director, plus the IT director (but that is a different story).

That answer really doesn't help, does it?

kdspa · April 2007

No, it doesn't help... but it sounds familiar.

Susan in La · May 2007

We are a state run health care facility with 1,800 employees. Payroll is part of HR.

sonny · April 2007

360 ee
Accounting does the bulk of it, but we do exceptions. . sort of a check and balance. We are government. They like checks and balances.

joannie · April 2007

We're a transportation company with 110+ ee's - 70 of them are drivers who are paid on a percentage of freight hauled basis, and I'm very thankful accounting handles payroll. However, I wear more than 1 hat also. I have the dubious distinction of being the HR manager and Credit Manager. Loved by all.............

marc · April 2007

do you also have to collect past due accounts? That would be another one that will keep you loved.

joannie · April 2007

Collections, too, including liens, small claims, asset hearings. Think I'll come back as an attorney in my next life.

dixied · April 2007

Insurance company with 225 employees. Paryoll falls under the responsibility of Human Resources. I have a payroll/benefits administrator that handles it. We use ADP. This works well for us.

allsteaks · April 2007

Manufacturing, govt. contractor, 250 employees, Accounting does payroll processing, HR does employee input/changes to payroll system.
HR, Safety, Training, Plant Protection, Office Services. Just the usual stuff.

HRQ · April 2007

Childcare company, 650 employees. HR dept of 2, including me. My assistant does payroll (inhouse) and accounting does tax filing and wage reporting stuff.

dlail · May 2007

Depending on the day, my title is HR Mgr., CFO, Office Mgr.; We have a bookkeeper 10 ft from me who processes payroll, but I generally complete payroll reports, set up new ees, and all other HR functions. We both can process P/R, so we don't have only one person who knows how. We have 55 employees right now.

Cheryl S SPHR · May 2007

Bank, 240 Employees, payroll is processed primarily by finance, with HR as backup. HR enters all the changes.

Sue2 · May 2007

Utility, "quasi governmental", 250 employees. Accounting does payroll processing. HR does employee input/changes to payroll system.

Dutch2 · May 2007

Independnet and "Not for Sale" Community Bank - payroll is in HR.

jitrbug · May 2007

Transportation, 1400 EE's,
payroll was under finance
until January and now they
are HR.

stilldazed · May 2007

We are a retirement community, 500 employees. Payroll is in Accounting, sister dept to HR, both depts under CFO. Our payroll specialist reports to Accounting and has dotted line reporting to my position. HR provides legal input and troubleshooting for payroll issues, manages all benefits, and advises payroll about payroll deductions.

ACU Frank · May 2007

60-EE Credit Union. I take care of all time and attendance reconciliations, then hand completed timesheets to accounting. They handle all deductions, W4s, etc.

njjel · May 2007

Our P/R department is under Finance - thank heavens! HR does all the benefits, interviewing, W.C. etc. We have 8 offices with a total of 120 ee's scattered over a 7 county area!

lnelson · May 2007

Manufacturing company with 100+ employees and HR handles payroll.

NeedCoffee · May 2007

Automotive dealership with 100+ EEs, Accounting does payroll (thank God).

scraycraft · May 2007

200 EE Transportation company with in-house P/R.

hr92175 · May 2007

we are a software company w/ 85 people and accounting does the payroll

elliebrim · May 2007

In our organization the main payroll duties are the reponsibility of the accountant (controller) but I am the "backup" payroll person who on most paydays work with him to help complete the payroll and get it done. If he were to be ill or on vacation I would then be responsible to comlete them. We have a very small span of time between the end of the pay period to the completion of the payroll. We have approximately 240 employees.

E Wart · May 2007

210 Manufacturing co.
I am it as far as HR. (Only 5 in Corp., Pres, CFO, 2 Accountants/clerks and me.)
I maintain all the HRIS info and input it in the system to keep it all updated. I give the Acctant/Clerk info each week to "type in" for transmission, but I can do it too if need be. (No one but me makes any changes to the data base/HRIS) So I guess you would say we work together.

E Wart

Elizabetharess · May 2007

I process the payroll inhouse for 150 ee's and handle all HR. It is a bit much. I looked at the survey that the website produced and saw that about 50% of pr goes to Acctg and 50% to HR. What I like and would do if the company would go for it is what several of you have responded, HR handles the HRIS which covers increases, decreases and all ee information and Acctg would handle the mundane task of data entry, and tax reporting.

ritaanz · May 2007

We are manufacturing with @100 employees. P/R is under Accounting but I am the only backup to the payroll clerk. So.....I get to enjoy data entry whenever she's not here.

ritamcguire · May 2007

130 EE manufacturing company. HR handles payroll.

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