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Senior Payroll and HR Project Specialist (Japanese Speaker) - Now Hiring!

Senior Payroll and HR Project Specialist (Japanese Speaker) - Now Hiring!

HenkelMakati, NCR, Philippines
2 days ago
Job description

About this Position

As a Senior Payroll and HR Project Specialist, your primary mission will be to streamline and enhance our payroll processes, ensuring compliance and efficiency at every step. This role addresses critical operational challenges by acting as a Subject Matter Expert in time and payroll management, particularly concerning local taxation and legislation. Your expertise is essential for successful project implementations that meet our service commitments and align with our organizational goals. The position presents unique opportunities to not only influence strategic HR initiatives but also to drive meaningful process improvements that enhance overall employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about optimizing payroll systems while making a tangible difference within a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you!

What you´ll do

  • Execute HR and Payroll processes effectively using standardized templates to meet service commitments and SLAs
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert for Time and Payroll including Japan’s taxations, legislative and statutory pay impacting topics during project implementations
  • Collaborate with global implementation teams, vendors, and local HR to ensure comprehensive capture of solution requirements and process definitions
  • High involvement in the project roll-out from initiation phase until implementation that includes gathering of business requirements, process documentation, and testing
  • Support the payroll team in managing end-to-end payroll processes, including system execution, data maintenance, reconciliation and validation, and compliance with government reporting

What makes you a good fit

  • Bachelor's Degree in any field
  • Minimum of three (3) years working experience in Japan payroll process – with deep understanding of local employment laws, payroll legislations, statutory requirements, and audit standards
  • Must have proven track record in end-to-end project implementation – including planning, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and post-go-live stabilization within HR or Payroll System Transformations
  • Background in creating process documentation and updating desktop procedure and job aids is needed; Experience in user acceptance testing (UAT), parallel testing, and implementing project go-live is an advantage
  • Knowledge in Dayforce, Workcloud and Workday is highly preferred; SAP is an advantage; Intermediate knowledge in Excel is required
  • Proficiency in Japanese Language (JLPT N1-N3) is highly preferred to facilitate effective communication and coordination with local stakeholders and vendors
  • Excellent command of the English language, with keenness to details, time management, and collaboration skills
  • Amenable to work on regular shift schedule (8 : 00 AM to 5 : 00 PM), and report on a hybrid work set-up in Ayala Avenue, Makati
  • Some perks of joining Henkel

  • A thriving career with the Top 15 Best Workplaces in the Philippines by Great Place to Work and the Top GBS Employer in the Philippines by the Everest Group for 4 consecutive years!
  • Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
  • Diverse national and international growth opportunities
  • Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
  • Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
  • Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
  • HMO healthcare coverage plan
  • Provident Fund
  • Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
  • At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.

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