Payroll Specialist Lead - Japan

1 week, 1 day ago
Full-time
Lead
Operations
Remote

Remote

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Professional Services
251-1K
Founded 2019
$496M raised

Description

  • Act as the subject matter expert for the assigned country payroll.
  • Manage relationships with stakeholders in Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, and Engineering.
  • Process full end-to-end in-house payroll, including statutory filings, exceptions, approvals, payments, and compliance.
  • Ensure data integrity and quality across payroll operations.
  • Handle accounting and reconciliations related to payroll.
  • Monitor and drive performance against KPIs and SLAs.
  • Implement and improve payroll processes and workflows.
  • Mentor and support payroll specialists.
  • Back up regional managers during periods of absence.

Requirements

  • Payroll management experience or equivalent experience.
  • Knowledge of payroll best practices.
  • Proficiency with SAP, Excel, and Google Sheets.
  • Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving ability.
  • Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international, asynchronous work environment.
  • Strong drive to improve productivity and speed of work.
  • Fluent written and spoken English.
  • Experience working remotely is a plus.
  • Strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.
  • Willingness to submit a CV in PDF format and application materials in English.

Benefits

  • Annual salary range of ¥8,600,000 to ¥9,700,000 JPY.
  • Fair, unbiased compensation with pay equity and equity pay.
  • Work from anywhere.
  • Flexible paid time off.
  • Flexible working hours in an async work model.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Mental health support services.
  • Stock options.
  • Learning budget, home office budget, and IT equipment support.

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