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Payroll and finance administrator

Covers running payroll, checking it before payment, payslip queries, supplier payments and keeping pay data private. Suits junior and mid-level administrators. Follow-ups push for the specific checks used and how the candidate protects people's pay and personal data.

Suits: Payroll administrator, Finance administrator, Payroll officer, Accounts assistant

Questions
6 of 16
Length
28 min
Format
Voice or typed
Levels
Junior to Mid
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Payroll accuracy30%
    • Confidentiality and compliance25%
    • Process and organisation25%
    • Service to staff20%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Payroll accuracy30%
    Gets pay right and checks it before anyone is paid.
  • Confidentiality and compliance25%
    Protects pay data and follows tax and payment rules.
  • Process and organisation25%
    Works to cut-offs with clear, repeatable steps.
  • Service to staff20%
    Handles pay questions calmly, clearly and promptly.
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