Payroll Analyst

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Bogotá; On-site; COP 60,000,000 - 110,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Bogotá is seeking a Payroll Analyst to join the Bogota Capability Center. The role emphasizes timely, accurate payroll operations across the Americas, with responsibilities for data validation, reporting, and process improvement.

Strong English, 2+ years in payroll, and familiarity with US payroll are required. As part of the Finance/Payroll team, you will work with global guidelines, support tax and regulatory compliance, and partner with external vendors to ensure smooth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• At least 2 years experience in Payroll or HR operations (Americas).
• Knowledge of US payroll processing and regulations preferred.
• Strong English communication skills both written and verbal.
• CPP or FPC payroll certification preferred.
• Experience with multiple payroll vendors and cross‑country processes.
• Experience with SOX controls and data protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll data interfaces correctly into the payroll system ahead of deadlines.
• Support accounting, payments, Time & Attendance, and long‑term incentives within payroll.
• Perform checks, variance analyses and reconciliations during pre‑payroll and finalization.
• Provide payroll project support across testing, data management, and process documentation.
• Collaborate with third‑party payroll providers on calculation processes.
• Support multi‑country payroll ensuring compliance with policies and laws.
• Produce month, quarter, and year‑end payroll reports and remittances.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with SOX and internal controls.
• Identify automation opportunities and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Payroll Processing

Payroll Reporting

Payroll Taxes

Process Optimization

Internal Controls

Data Reporting

Data Capturing

Execution Focus

Education

Bachelor's degree

Payroll certification (CPP or FPC)

Tools

e-Time

Kronos

Salesforce Service Cloud

SAP

Workday

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Finance

Job Sub Function

Payroll

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description

The position will be part of the Bogota Capability Center organization. The Analyst role should have strong HR or Finance operation experience focused of timeliness, accuracy, and compliance. As an Analyst, you are responsible for consistently delivering assigned tasks and responsibilities for the Americas region. This role will also be responsible for review, validation and analysis of results and reports. You will also facilitate and have tactical responsibilities in the areas of Incident and Change management, Continuous Improvement initiatives, digital capabilities project deliverables and system upgrades. You will follow J&J Global Services tools, procedures, and guidelines in discharge of your day-to-day duties. Strong collaboration, adaptability and time-management are critical for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll-related data from Company internal applications interfaces into the payroll system before payroll deadline.
• Support process of accounting, payments, Time & Attendance, Long Term incentives, as part of Payroll.
• Perform checks, controls, variance analysis and reconciliations during pre-payroll processing and before payroll is finalized.
• Serve as a Payroll support for the different phases of the project like testing, data management, process documentation etc.
• Provide expertise on payroll calculation process with third-party payroll provider.
• Supports multi-country payroll to have an effective operational model in compliance with company policies as well as statutory and legal requirements.
• Ability to perform reporting and remittances such as month end, quarter end and year end payroll returns.
• Ability to perform reporting and reconciliation.
• Executes, in accordance with globally established standards, processes for SOX compliance, internal controls, and required regulatory/statutory requirements (including payroll record data maintenance).
• Maintains a high degree of confidentiality, data protection assurance, conformity with J&J policies, procedures, external regulations, and agencies.
• Updates and maintains payroll process and administration documentation.
• Identifies and raises continuous improvement and automation opportunities.
• Supports cross-functional projects with payroll dependency.
• Supports and resolves payroll related inquiries.
• Demonstrates an understanding of AI concepts and frameworks, including awareness of responsible and ethical AI practices, and has experience generating effective prompts to boost efficiency and productivity.

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Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required.
• A minimum of 2 years of prior experience in Payroll or HR operation is required. (Americas Region)
• Knowledge of payroll US processing (processes, regulations, vendor landscape, etc.).
• Advanced verbal and written English communication skills are required.
• Payroll certification is preferred (e.g. CPP, FPC)
• Research and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to execute tactically, quickly adapt to situations, and address day-to-day operational challenges with minimal supervision.
• Cultural awareness and an ability to work with a multitude of people across multiple markets assigned.
• Prior experience with deployment or implementation projects is preferred.
• Knowledge and/or experience with the Leading Third-Party Payroll Providers (ADP, NGA, SDWorx, etc.)
• Prior experience in a multi-national company, and/or experience in Finance/HR Shared Services preferred.
• Prior experience in e-Time, Kronos, Salesforce Service Cloud, SAP, Workday is preferred.
• Knowledge and/or experience with Knowledge Management artifacts such as Desktop Procedures (DTPs) and proficiency with Compliance requirements (SOX and Business Controls) is required.

Preferred Skills

• Business Behavior
• Communication
• Data Capturing
• Data Reporting
• Detail-Oriented
• Execution Focus
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Recordkeeping
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Internal Controls
• Issue Escalation
• Numerically Savvy
• Payroll Processing
• Payroll Reporting
• Payroll Taxes
• Process Optimization
• Process Oriented
• Professional Ethics