Payroll Professional
IBM · Bengaluru · onsite · Posted 29d ago
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Your role and responsibilities
As a Japanese Payroll Specialist, you are the guardian of employee trust and regulatory compliance for our Japan operations. Your day-to-day will involve:
- End-to-End Execution: Managing the full payroll cycle for Japan, ensuring 100% accuracy in gross-to-net calculations, including statutory deductions for Social Insurance and Labor Insurance.
- Compliance Leadership: Overseeing the Year-End Tax Adjustment (Nenmatsu Chosei) and ensuring the timely filing of legal reports to Japanese tax and labor bureaus.
- Linguistic Bridge: Acting as the primary liaison between the global headquarters and Japanese local entities, translating complex payroll policies into culturally appropriate Japanese communication.
- Data Integrity: Maintaining and auditing employee master data within the HRIS, ensuring all changes (new hires, terminations, salary adjustments) are captured according to Japanese labor law.
- Employee Advocacy: Resolving complex payroll inquiries in Japanese, providing high-touch support that aligns with Japanese standards of professional service.
Required education
Bachelor''s Degree
Preferred education
Master''s Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Language Mastery: Near-native or native fluency in Japanese (JLPT N1 level) with the ability to read and write technical legal/tax documents. Professional proficiency in English is required for internal reporting.
- Japanese Payroll Core: Minimum 3 years of direct experience handling Japanese payroll, including deep knowledge of the Labor Standards Act and Taxation Law.
- Statutory Knowledge: Hands-on experience with Shakai Hoken (Health and Pension insurance) and Gensen Choshu(Withholding Tax) procedures.
- Analytical Rigor: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables) for complex data reconciliation.
- Attention to Detail: A proven track record of managing high-volume data with zero margin for error.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Systems Experience: Experience with global payroll platforms (e.g., Workday, ADP Streamline, or SAP ECC, SAP ECP) integrated with local Japanese vendors.
- Regional Expertise: Knowledge of payroll practices in other APAC regions is a plus.
- Process Improvement: A history of automating manual payroll workflows or implementing new payroll software in a Japanese business context.
Years of Experience: : - 3- 7
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Skills
SAPAuditingworkflowsAutomatingGlobal PayrollProcess ImprovementWorkdayPayroll Softwaredata reconciliationInternal ReportingWithholding taxJlpt N1HRISRegulatory ComplianceoperationsLegalTaxationcomplianceadvocacy
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