Senior HRDirect Payroll Specialist (Japan, UK and Ireland Market)

About this Position Working within the dynamic HRDirect Payroll team, your role plays a crucial part in ensuring the smooth and accurate execution of end-to-end payroll processes for Henkel. You will have the chance to leverage your expertise in payroll processing while actively participating in cross-functional collaborations and driving impactful changes within the organization.

What You´ll Do

• Support Henkel end-to-end Asia Pacific payroll process from executing payroll system, reconciliation, and validation, locking and unlocking system, sending for approval and authorization, preparing bank file and post payroll reports
• Support the process transition and implementation during User Acceptance Testing, Parallel Testing, System Configuration, troubleshooting and documentation
• Prepare and review government reports and payments
• Address internal and external audit; Coordinate with country Local HR and Finance teams regarding payroll concerns
• Prepare process documentation including workflows and job-aides
• Address queries of employees
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's Degree in any field
• Minimum of three (3) years working experience in International Payroll; with expertise in Japan, United Kingdom and/or Ireland payroll process obtained from a multinational or shared service working environment
• Intermediate knowledge in Excel is required; Simple automation experience using Macro and VBA is highly preferred
• Knowledge in Dayforce and Workday is preferred; knowledge in SAP is an advantage
• Knowledge in creating process documentation and updating desktop procedure and job aids is needed; Experience in user acceptance testing (UAT), parallel testing, and implementing project go-live is an advantage
• Excellent command of the English language, with keenness to details, time management, and collaboration skills
• Amenable to work on mid-shift schedule (2:00 PM to 11:00 PM), and report on a hybrid work set-up in Ayala Avenue, Makati
  
  

Some perks of joining Henkel

• A thriving career with the Top 15 Best Workplaces in the Philippines by Great Place to Work and the Top GBS Employer in the Philippines by the Everest Group for 4 consecutive years!
• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid and work from anywhere policies
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• HMO healthcare coverage plan
• Provident Fund
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
  
  

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.