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

Minimum Requirements

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

Key Competencies

Accuracy

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Financial acumen

Problem-solving

Time management

Integrity

Confidentiality