Jobs in Japan
Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
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Jobs in Japan
Explore hand-picked jobs in Japan for English speakers across tech, education, marketing, and more.
Vetted companies only. Apply from overseas.
AdidasThis role serves as a key senior payroll specialist within the GBS H2R Services team for Japan, with responsibility for managing Japan payroll operations and benefits-related processes. The role supports the Team Leader and collaborates closely with Japan HR stakeholders, GBS H2R Dalian team members and third-party vendors across the following service areas: Core Japan payroll operations, including payroll calculation, tax, audit support and related operational activities; compensation, statutory benefits and related processes; time management; vendor management; employee inquiries; support for other Japan-specific statutory, operational and process requirements; and payroll system support, UAT, parallel runs and related impact management. Key responsibilities include managing end-to-end Japan payroll operations for Corporate and Retail employees, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant delivery in line with local requirements and internal standards; performing validation, reconciliation, exception handling and control checks across payroll outputs, inputs and related HR data to ensure completeness, accuracy and proper support; managing Japan-specific processes covering tax, statutory benefits, year-end activities, audits, reporting, employee inquiries and other local operational requirements; coordinating benefits, time management and HR program impacts, ensuring relevant changes are reflected accurately in downstream processes; supporting system upgrades, UAT, parallel runs and process transitions, including impact assessment, issue follow-up and change communication with relevant stakeholders; working closely with Japan HR stakeholders, GBS H2R Dalian team members and third-party vendors to ensure smooth service delivery, timely issue resolution and effective vendor management; maintaining process documentation, control evidence and work instructions to support review, audit readiness, business continuity and knowledge transfer; and identifying process risks and improvement opportunities, and driving practical actions to strengthen control effectiveness, service quality and operational efficiency. Internal relationships include Global Functional Teams, the Japan HR Community, including HRBP, Rewards, Talent Acquisition and Talent Partner teams, and the GBS H2R Dalian Team. External relationships include payroll and social insurance services vendors, statutory benefits and other local service providers, government authorities, external auditors, and tax and compliance advisors.
- Minimum of 7 years of hands-on end-to-end payroll experience in Japan. - Experience in the retail industry and with benefits is required. - Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience. - Strong knowledge of Japan payroll business needs, company rules, local payroll practices, retail payroll implications, local regulations and HR/payroll compliance obligations. - Knowledge of Japan payroll legislation and practices is a must. - Fluent Japanese and good command of spoken English.
- Experience using AI is highly desirable. - Experience with system implementation is an advantage. - Access, Python, AI or automation experience is an advantage.
