Manager or Senior Manager, Global Executive and Private Client Group - Japanese practice

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• Support and oversee large outsourcing engagements/projects, as it relates to various cross-border employment-based processes including HR policies, benefits, retirement plans, taxes and the relocation process
• Manage and support the management of day-to-day services provided within our global HRS practice, including coordination with third-party providers, leveraging technology, as well as mentoring and overseeing our Japanese and Korean bilingual staff
• Maintain service focus centered on supporting Japanese and Korean headquartered organizations
• Develop, enhance and monitor service models to support a consistent high level customer experience, and ensuring pre-established client service level agreements are satisfied
• Serve as a central point of contact and primary client interface related to supporting Japanese and non-Japanese executives and their families relocating to the U.S. for three-to-four- year international assignments; services include working directly with various client business leaders to help ensure the employee transfers are successful and the related HR support services are provided in a comprehensive and holistic manner

• Minimum five years of recent, prior hands-on HR support and administrative work experience
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; licensed CPA, EA or JD/LLM, American Payroll Association accreditation, CPP (Certified Payroll Professional), Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) accreditation, PHR (Professional in HR), SPHR (Senior Professional in HR) or GPHR (Global Professional in HR), in addition to others on KPMG's approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
• Working knowledge of employment- based compensation arrangements and compliance processes, including helping with gathering the information to support international transfers, supporting and working with various third-party providers to assist in gathering all the necessary documents to support the transfer, translation services as needed
• Familiarity with payroll, Workday and various HR systems for our large Japanese headquartered companies; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint is required; proven experience with PeopleSoft, SharePoint, and Taleo is desired
• Strong business level language skills in English and Japanese required
• Self-motivated and driven with the ability to successfully work independently, as well as part of a team

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