Payroll Specialist, HR Operations

Your Job
The HR Operations Specialist leads and performs payroll and benefits administration and takes a central role in ensuring HR compliance while driving new HR projects and initiatives.
Our Team
The Japan HR Operations Team is located in Yamato, Kanagawa and handles a wide range of Japan-local operations. Some team members are new to HR, and we are looking to add an experienced individual in HR operations who can help to ensure efficient and compliant operations and who can also take the lead on operational improvements and team projects. In addition to working with the HR Operations team and other local HR teams, this individual will also have the chance to work on cross-border and cross-function HR teams on new project implementation.
What You Will Do
1. End to end Japan payroll process and customer service delivery, including payroll/benefits vender management
2. Employee Life Cycle Management ( New Hire to Exit )
3. Proactively identifying areas for operational improvement and leading/participating in improvement projects in order to enhance the value HR creates for the organization
4. Update, review, and creation of HR policies
5. Maintaining close coordination and good relationships with employees, HRBP, Plant HR, Finance, Regional/Global HR, and other stakeholders
6. Close communication with Finance and Treasury
7. Benefit other than payroll operations
8. Social Insurance related operations
9. Audit related operations
10. Other ad hoc operations
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
l Ideally 7+ years of hands-on experience in payroll and benefits administration
l Strong knowledge base in payroll/benefits processing, tax and social insurance, and compliance and reporting requirements in Japan
l High level of integrity and respect for employee privacy
l High capability in data accuracy and time management
l Customer orientated mindset
Japanese: Native level
English: Business Level is preferred. At least communication skill in writing and reading and basic communication level is required.
What Will Put You Ahead
l Experience as project leader/member on HR change projects (e.g. HRIS implementation, vendor change, BPO)
l Experience in company with 1000+ employees
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Molex
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