Payroll Specialist Lead - Japan (Individual Contributor)

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Remote</strong></h2> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.<br><br><span class="discussion-id-2f7cb4da-dab4-8068-a80f-001c50b2d808 suggestion-update notion-enable-hover" data-token-index="0">With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.</span><br><br>We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!</span></div></div><h2>What this job can offer you</h2> <p>This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Specialist Lead joining our <strong>Global Payroll Operations Team</strong>.</p> <h2>What you bring</h2> <ul> <li>Payroll management or equivalent experience</li> <li>Knowledge of payroll best practices.</li> <li>Proficient in using software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.</li> <li>An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.</li> <li>Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.</li> <li>Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.</li> <li>You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously.</li> <li>Writes and speaks fluent English</li> <li>It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus</li> <li><strong>Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.</strong></li> </ul> <h2>Key responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Act as a true subject matter expert for the country <ul> <li>Manage existing relationships with key stakeholder within Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers.</li> <li>Process full end to end payroll in-house, statutory filing requirements, exceptions, approvals, payments and compliance.</li> <li>Ensure full data integrity and quality</li> </ul> </li> <li>Accounting/reconciliations</li> <li>Focus on KPIs and SLAs</li> <li>Implement and improve processes</li> <li>Mentor and support payroll specialists</li> <li>Back up regional managers during times of absence</li> </ul> <h2>Practicals</h2> <ul> <li><strong>You'll report to:</strong> Manager, Global Payroll Operations</li> <li><strong>Team:</strong> Payroll</li> <li><strong>Location</strong>: Japan</li> <li><strong>Start date</strong>: As soon as possible</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Application process</strong></h2> <ol> <li>Interview with recruiter</li> <li>Interview with future manager</li> <li>Interview with team members (no managers present)</li> <li>Bar Raiser Interview</li> <li><a href="https://www.notion.so/Veremark-Remote-96e108c037b8423cbd4c3f07a1f9b38b">Prior employment verification check</a>&nbsp;</li> </ol><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>Remote's <a href="https://www.notion.so/remotecom/people-Total-Rewards-1945bce8d3924ece9421ba8630f57b0c">Total Rewards philosophy</a> is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair <span class="link-annotation-unknown-block-id-1691622878">equity</span><span class="discussion-level-1 discussion-id-f2a82bc4-09e4-4a71-ad93-755b1d26a690 notion-enable-hover" data-token-index="3"> pay </span>along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.</p> <p>At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce.&nbsp; We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.<br><br>Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.<br><br><em data-stringify-type="italic">At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards &amp; People Enablement team on a case by case basis.</em></p></div><div class="title">The annual salary range for this full-time position is</div><div class="pay-range"><span>¥8,600,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>¥9,700,000 JPY</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong>Benefits</strong></h2> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our full benefits &amp; perks are explained in our handbook at&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="http://remote.com/r/benefits" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://remote.com/r/benefits" data-sk="tooltip_parent">remote.com/r/benefits</a>. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:</span></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">work from anywhere</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">flexible paid time off</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">flexible working hours (we are&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="https://remote.com/async" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.notion.so/remotecom/Working-Async-at-Remote-80c01cd443ad4c77a8ceaef7c5fba5d0" data-sk="tooltip_parent">async</a>)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">16 weeks paid parental leave</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">mental health support services</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">stock options</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">learning budget</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">home office budget &amp; IT equipment</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;" data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2><strong>How you’ll plan your day (and life)</strong></h2> <p><span style="fon