Japan Payroll Lead

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Role: Japan Payroll Lead  

Location: 大崎オフィス

Full/ Part-time: フルタイム

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Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

Role Responsibilities:

• Oversee a team of payroll specialists who process payrolls for Carrier employees located in different prefectures in Japan and in different entities; ensure accurate and timely pay processing, review and approve payments, troubleshoot payroll issues, and resolve concerns and issues
• Develop the Japan team, providing both hands-on support when required, coaching and supervising, to help them to operate daily/monthly/yearly payroll tasks in a timely manner
• Develop procedures and supervise the preparation, documentation and disbursement of all payroll payments, taxes, social security administration and employee benefit payments and all payroll-related disbursements to third party
• Understand the various collective agreements which relates to payroll processing, vacation entitlement, rates, premiums
• Govern and evaluate current systems (including payroll and time & attendance), processes, and works closely with third party payroll provider to ensure operating efficiency improvements
• Develop various controlling systems and techniques to ensure payroll activities are conducted accurately and compliantly in accordance with relevant regulations, laws and standards
• Ensure the monthly local/expatriate payroll data, is reported to the social security company and tax vendor timely
• Provides technical expertise and advice to senior management on all matters related to the payroll operations and responds to complex queries from senior management
• Oversees annual government filings and ensures processing of same in a timely and accurate manner
• Work closely and provide data to other key departments within the organization and other business units
• Ensure payroll policies and procedures are aligned with legislation and relevant collective agreement requirements and company policies.
• Analyzes payroll workflow processes; identify areas requiring streamlining and improvement
• Responsible for providing timely information to compliance with all audit and ethical controls
• Implements and monitors the effectiveness of recommendations made through periodic reviews and audits. Liaise with Finance Department to implement recommendations
• Implement and test new/enhanced payroll systems for automation of various functions in the payroll department

Role Purpose:

• Carrier Business Services - Payroll Function currently requires an experienced Payroll Manager to service our Japan employee population, based out of our locations in Japan (Osaki, Tokyo).

Minimum Requirements:

• University degree and/or diploma in Human Resources, Payroll, Business, or a related discipline
• CPA/MBA designation would be considered an asset
• Minimum 8 years of full-time payroll experience in a foreign MNC with local payroll regulations in Japan (Labor rule/Social Security Rule) would be an advantage
• Fluency in both English and Japanese with strong communication and interpersonal skills (Communicate with the authority/Payroll company/Social Security company/all levels of the organization in Japanese)
• Experience in leading and developing a team in Japan
• Strong payroll systems experience (SAP would be an asset)
• Strong organizational and time-management capabilities
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple, competing tasks and priorities

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary.

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

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