<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> </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> </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">equit

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