To start my career as a fresher, Which career option will be the best between Payroll Executive & Accounts Executive ?

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Govind Sharma HR, startup entrepreneurs, career blogger | Guide-Level 14

9 years ago

First you should answer following:
1. Are you good with numbers?
2. Are you good in clerical work?
3. Do you have eyes for details?
4. Can you ensure 100% accuracy while working with numbers?
5. Do you enjoy doing same kind of work for hours, months and years
If it is, then you may opt either. Payroll deals with handling employee's salary, deduction and payment whereas accounts has vast area such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, reports, MIS, credit control etc. Where you get larger exposures. You should decide accordingly.

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Harender Bisht | Guide-Level 12

9 years ago

Dear Rajdeep,
Hi,
Payroll coordinators have numerous roles and responsibilities for their department. First and probably most important is they act as the liaison between employees, payments, and the Payroll Office. They are typically the ones responsible for processing OPUS entries such as hiring, budget number changes, leave of absence changes and separations. It is also their duty most often to enter employee hours into the Time Reporting system for payroll processing. Once payroll has processed, review of employee payroll needs to be done by the payroll coordinator by viewing the online check registers. If any errors such as underpay

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Dear Rajdeep,
Hi,
Payroll coordinators have numerous roles and responsibilities for their department. First and probably most important is they act as the liaison between employees, payments, and the Payroll Office. They are typically the ones responsible for processing OPUS entries such as hiring, budget number changes, leave of absence changes and separations. It is also their duty most often to enter employee hours into the Time Reporting system for payroll processing. Once payroll has processed, review of employee payroll needs to be done by the payroll coordinator by viewing the online check registers. If any errors such as underpayments or overpayments occur, it is the responsibility of the payroll coordinator to work with the Payroll office and submit necessary documentation for correction.
As an account executive, also known as an account handler, you'll act as an important link between an advertising agency and its clients. In this sales job, you'll be striving to understand your client's goals, and then organize the agency's creative and administrative staff to help them produce effective campaigns.
In addition to working on existing accounts, account executives may also be responsible for finding and obtaining new customers and clients, typically within an assigned territory. Expanding business can involve cold-calling or prospecting, as well as attending seminars, conventions, and trade shows or making in-person presentations to potential customers. Not only can these activities lead to signing up additional clients but they can result in learning new skills that may benefit the company as a whole. A job search on Monster.com in January 2014 found that account executives may also examine financial information and trends, study competitors' business strategies and practices, track sales, develop operating procedures, and train new team members.
i will suggest you to go for accounts executive.
Hope it will help you, feel free ask more. Give thumbs up or mark this answer as best if you found it helpful.

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Dear Rajdeep, Hi, Payroll coordinators have numerous roles and responsibilities for their department. First and probably most important is they act as the liaison between employees, payments, and the Payroll Office. They are typically the ones responsible for processing OPUS entries such as hiring, budget number changes, leave of absence changes and separations. It is also their duty most often to enter employee hours into the Time Reporting system for payroll processing. Once payroll has processed, review of employee payroll needs to be done by the payroll coordinator by viewing the online check registers. If any errors such as underpayments or overpayments occur, it is the responsibility of the payroll coordinator to work with the Payroll office and submit necessary documentation for correction. As an account executive, also known as an account handler, you'll act as an important link between an advertising agency and its clients. In this sales job, you'll be striving to understand your client's goals, and then organize the agency's creative and administrative staff to help them produce effective campaigns. In addition to working on existing accounts, account executives may also be responsible for finding and obtaining new customers and clients, typically within an assigned territory. Expanding business can involve cold-calling or prospecting, as well as attending seminars, conventions, and trade shows or making in-person presentations to potential customers. Not only can these activities lead to signing up additional clients but they can result in learning new skills that may benefit the company as a whole. A job search on Monster.com in January 2014 found that account executives may also examine financial information and trends, study competitors' business strategies and practices, track sales, develop operating procedures, and train new team members. i will suggest you to go for accounts executive. Hope it will help you, feel free ask more. Give thumbs up or mark this answer as best if you found it helpful.

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