給与担当リーダー/ Payroll Lead

An international pharmaceutical company is looking for a People Solutions Payroll Lead. The selected candidate will lead end-to-end payroll and benefits operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement while managing a high-performing payroll team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead payroll operations for over 5,000 employees, ensuring accurate and timely salary and tax payments
• Allocate workloads, supervise team performance, and promote a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement
• Execute day-to-day payroll activities to ensure operational continuity and full payroll coverage
• Manage payroll and time and attendance systems, including SAP or ADP Global View
• Oversee payroll calculations, including deductions, bonuses, overtime, taxes, equity, and benefits
• Ensure compliance with Japanese payroll laws, social insurance, pensions, and internal policies
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Payroll COE, and external providers to resolve payroll and benefits issues
• Develop, implement, and maintain payroll policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Lead audits, SOX controls, payroll tax reviews, and regulatory reporting
• Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and efficiency enhancements
• Compile, analyse, and report payroll metrics, KPIs, and dashboards to stakeholders
• Manage employee lifecycle payroll changes, including hires, leavers, promotions, and pay awards
• Support benefits administration and respond to employee payroll and benefits inquiries

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• Proven experience as a Payroll Manager or similar role managing large-scale payroll operations
• Proven experience overseeing payroll for multi-location organisations with over 5,000 employees
• Skilled in SAP or ADP Global View payroll systems, HRIS tools, and MS Excel
• Proficient in Japanese and English

Preferred requirements:

• Experience with automation, AI, RPA, or GBS structures
• Possess a valid professional certification (e.g. CPP, CPM)

About the Company:

A leading pharmaceutical company with a large network of operations across a number of locations around the world, they produce pharmaceuticals focused on several areas including neurology, gastroenterology and metabolic disorders. This company has been named as a top organisation to work for and is supported by tens of thousands of global workforces.

Keywords:

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Job Ref: FORFO1