Senior Payroll Analyst

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Bogotá; On-site; COP 60,000,000 - 90,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Analyst for the Bogota Capability Center to lead payroll operations for the Americas region. You will ensure timely, accurate payroll processing, data validation, and regulatory compliance, while collaborating across HR and Finance teams.

The role emphasizes process improvement, SOX controls, and effective data management, with exposure to multiple payroll vendors and systems such as ADP, NGA, SDWorx, SAP, and Workday.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Payroll or HR operations (Americas region).
• Strong knowledge of US payroll processes, regulations, and vendor landscape.
• Excellent English communication, both verbal and written.
• Experience leading a SME or team is preferred.
• Payroll certification is preferred (e.g. CPP, FPC).
• Knowledge of payroll systems and compliance (SOX) is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll data from internal apps interfaces into the payroll system before payroll deadline.
• Support accounting, payments, Time & Attendance, long-term incentives in Payroll.
• Perform checks, controls, variance analysis, and reconciliations pre-payroll.
• Serve as payroll support for testing, data management, and process documentation.
• Provide expertise on payroll calculation with third-party providers.
• Support multi-country payroll for compliant operations across markets.
• Handle month-end, quarter-end, and year-end payroll reporting and remittances.
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance with policies and regulations.
• Update payroll process documentation and drive continuous improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate on cross-functional projects with payroll dependencies.
• Resolve payroll-related inquiries promptly.
• Demonstrate awareness of AI concepts and responsible use in productivity.

Skills

Strong English communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

ADP

NGA

SDWorx

SAP

Workday

e-Time

Kronos

Job description

At Johnson & J&J, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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 & J&J 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 & J&J, 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 Senior Analyst role should have strong HR or Finance operation experience focused of timeliness, accuracy, and compliance. As a Senior 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.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required.
• A minimum of 4 years of prior experience in Payroll or HR operation is required. (Americas Region)
• Strong Knowledge of payroll US processing (processes, regulations, vendor landscape, etc.).
• Strong English language verbal and written communication skills is required.
• Prior experience leading a team as an SME or team lead and demonstrable ability to motivate and manage a team is preferred.
• 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.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Behavior, Coaching, Communication, Data Capturing, Data Reporting, Detail-Oriented, Financial Analysis, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Internal Controls, Payroll Processing, Payroll Reporting, Payroll Software, Payroll Taxes, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Professional Ethics, Regulatory Compliance, Service Excellence, Time Management