Senior Executive - Human Resources (1 Year Contract)

UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST (Plus T), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.13 trillion yen for the 2021 fiscal year ending August 31, 2021 (US $19.4 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2021 rate of $1 = 109.9 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.

UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has more than 2,300 stores in 25 markets including Japan. In alphabetical order, the other markets are Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. U.S. and Vietnam. In addition, UNIQLO established a social business in Bangladesh together with the Grameen Bank in 2010, and today there are more than 15 Grameen-UNIQLO stores, mostly located in Dhaka.

With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.

• Main HR contact point with employees from start of employment until last day of employment. Attends to employees’ enquiries and provides support to build a strong work environment for employees
• Responsible for the completion of monthly payroll and staff claim processing in a timely and accurate manner. This include reviewing of team members’ submission to ensure accuracy
• Ensure accuracy of employee information in HR systems and within timely completion
• Prepares monthly HR reports for management review and recommend possible solutions to address key incidents
• Key liaison person in managing HR vendors related to payroll and legal authorities such as JTK audit, tax officers etc.
• Continuously develop oneself by keeping abreast on latest changes in employment law and related statues. Subsequently, able to recommend update/review to be reflected in company policies, memos and guidelines which should be reviewed on a regular basis
• Ability to take on other ad-hoc assignments including market studies and projects as and when assigned

• Degree in HR Management or possess 3 years of related work experience with sound knowledge of local employment law and related statues
• An independent and positive team player with a keen eye for details, meticulous and analytical
• Able to guide and supervise a small team through mentoring and support. This include providing ideas, advice and solutions pertaining to HR related matters
• Possess strong drive to succeed in a fast-paced work environment and can multi-task to deliver best results
• Possess excellent stakeholder management, strong interpersonal skills and communication in English
• Good in Microsoft Excel and usage of formulas, charts, analysis and data presentation
• Experience in managing large number of headcounts in a retail environment would be an added advantage
• Experience in handling expatriate taxation will also be an added advantage

Behavioral Competency Required:

• Able to identify and prioritise key issues to address and provide solutions by discussing with key stakeholders from Store Operation and Store Operation Support
• Possess ability to build trust by positively influencing team and stakeholders to work towards a positive collaboration