Amazon is looking for an passionate and enthusiastic candidate to join the fast-paced world of Payroll operations. We are not an average retailer and this is definitely not your average payroll position reporting in through Amazon Finance Operations. We’ll give you the opportunity to really make a difference to our business. We’re looking for exceptional people with exceptional auditing skills, problem solving skills, payroll process combined with payroll system knowledge, and customer service passion.
Key job responsibilities
Amazon seeks a Finance Payroll Specialist with at least 4 years payroll in a large customer-oriented corporate environment. Japan Payroll is processed on a monthly basis, and this person will perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility including data compilation and support of the Payroll Team.
Responsibilities also include:
- Respond to Tax related inquiries raised from employees/stake holders .
- Performs/reviews various analysis and reconciliation.
- Prepares various reports (monthly, quarterly and annual)
- Process and pay statutory deductions on time to statutory authorities
- Process new hires, terminations and other additional inputs from Upstream
- Audit payroll registers shared by vendor and share observations if any
- Finalize payroll before agreed time lines and pay employee on time
- Improve process to increase effectiveness and efficiency
- Support and lead various projects
- Provides reporting to management on issues, projects and process updates
- Monitor deliverables and identifies improvement within the area
- Produce timely responses to employee/stakeholders inquiries
- Contribute with adhoc requests and team projects as needed• Must be a Bachelor's degree graduate or equivalent
• 4+ years of relevant work experience in Payroll, Finance or Human Resources
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Excellent in English written and verbal communication skills
• Strong experience with customer service
• Strong payroll experience in Japan payroll or other APAC countries
• Detail oriented
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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