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About the Role

As a Senior Payroll Analyst, you will play a key role in managing and supporting payroll operations in Japan, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across end-to-end payroll processes. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to deliver payroll operations in alignment with Japan’s labor regulations and company policies. In this role, you will handle complex payroll cases, including adjustments, corrections, and statutory requirements, while identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance operational efficiency through automation and AI. Working in a lean team environment, you will be expected to take ownership of assigned payroll processes and contribute to both day-to-day operations and continuous process improvements. This role offers an opportunity to take ownership of assigned payroll processes while collaborating with global teams and contributing to ongoing transformation initiatives. Strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to navigate complex and evolving payroll requirements are key to success in this role.

Responsibilities

Manage and support end-to-end payroll operations in Japan, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local regulations and company policies
Handle complex payroll cases, including adjustments, corrections, and statutory requirements, and ensure proper resolution in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Partner with external payroll vendors while leveraging a strong understanding of payroll processes to validate outputs and ensure high-quality service delivery
Perform payroll reconciliations and validations, ensuring accuracy of payroll data, tax calculations, and benefit deductions
Identify process improvement opportunities through automation, AI and contribute to enhancing payroll efficiency, controls, and overall service quality
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (HR, Finance, IT, and global payroll teams) to support payroll-related initiatives and ensure smooth operations
Support audits and compliance activities, including preparation of documentation and responses to internal and external inquiries

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of hands-on Japan payroll experience
Strong understanding of Japanese payroll practices, statutory requirements, income tax, social insurance, and year-end adjustment processes
Ability to manage complex payroll cases, including payroll adjustments, corrections, retroactive changes, and exception handling
Experience in payroll operations with a strong understanding of underlying payroll processes and logic, enabling effective review and validation of vendor outputs
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and propose practical solutions
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and take ownership of assigned payroll processes
Effective communication skills in Japanese, with the ability to communicate clearly with employees, vendors, HR, Finance, and other stakeholders
English communication skills sufficient to collaborate with global teams and stakeholders

Skills

Payroll systems
Time and attendance systems
HR systems
Workday
SAP
Audits
Compliance reviews
Payroll control
Process improvement
System implementation
Payroll transformation
Digitalization
Automation
AI-driven process improvements
Business-level English proficiency
Co-pilot
AI assistant
LLMs

Location

Japan

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

About the Company

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands.
Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.
Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.