Labour Costing Clerk

Labour Costing Clerk Key Responsibilities

• Receive payroll listing and time and attendance reports from the payroll team
• Import data into a structured labour costing report
• Apply pre-populated billing rates and formulas (including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and advanced functions)
• Complete any additional edits on the labour costing report
• Reconcile payroll and time and attendance reports against labour costing report
• Verify margins and ensure cost-to-revenue alignment
• Identify and investigate discrepancies
• Verify data and formulae
• Balance payroll totals against billing totals
• Maintain accurate records and audit trails
• Provide reports to management on variances and corrections
• Forward completed labour costing reports to the invoicing department

• Matric (essential)
• 2–4 years’ experience in a costing, payroll, billing or reconciliation role
• Advanced Microsoft Excel (non-negotiable)
• Strong understanding of formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, IF statements
• High numerical accuracy
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills

• Accuracy
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Financial acumen
• Problem-solving
• Time management
• Integrity
• Confidentiality