Senior Global Payroll Analyst - SOX & Process Improvement

Johnson & Johnson; Bogotá; On-site; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Bogota Capability Center seeks a Senior Analyst with strong HR/Finance operations focus to ensure timely, accurate payroll for the Americas region. You will review results, manage incidents and changes, and drive continuous improvement and system upgrades using J&J Global Services tools.

Collaborating across markets, you will support multi-country payroll, maintain confidentiality, and provide payroll data analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 4 years of payroll or HR operations experience (Americas region).
• Strong knowledge of US payroll processing (rules, vendors, etc.).
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior SME or team lead experience preferred.
• Payroll certification (CPP, FPC) preferred.
• Research and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to execute tactically and adapt with minimal supervision.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work across markets.
• Prior experience with deployment or implementation projects preferred.
• Experience with leading payroll providers (ADP, NGA, SDWorx) preferred.
• Experience in multi-national companies or Finance/HR Shared Services preferred.
• Experience with e-Time, Kronos, SAP, Workday preferred.
• Knowledge of DTPs and compliance (SOX) required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll data interfaces from internal apps into the payroll system before deadline.
• Support accounting, payments, Time & Attendance, and Long Term incentives as part of Payroll.
• Perform checks, variance analysis and reconciliations during pre-payroll and finalization.
• Serve as payroll support for testing, data management and process docs.
• Provide expertise on payroll calculation with third-party providers.
• Support multi-country payroll for compliance with policies and laws.
• Produce month/quarter/year-end payroll reports and remittances.
• Perform reporting and reconciliation tasks.
• Execute processes for SOX, internal controls and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance with policies and external regs.
• Update payroll process and admin documentation.
• Identify continuous improvement and automation opportunities.
• Support cross-functional payroll-dependent projects.
• Address payroll inquiries and provide timely resolutions.
• Demonstrate understanding of AI concepts and responsible practices; generate effective prompts.

Skills

English communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Cultural awareness

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Payroll certification (CPP, FPC) preferred

Tools

SAP

Workday

Kronos

e-Time

Salesforce Service Cloud

ADP

NGA

SDWorx

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Bogota Capability Center seeks a Senior Analyst with strong HR/Finance operations focus to ensure timely, accurate payroll for the Americas region. You will review results, manage incidents and changes, and drive continuous improvement and system upgrades using J&J Global Services tools.

Collaborating across markets, you will support multi-country payroll, maintain confidentiality, and provide payroll data analytics.