Payroll Officer, Co

**Job Description** About the Role**

As a **Payroll Officer** for Colombia in the Controlling function, you are responsible for payroll accounting and for general payroll administration. You ensure all colleagues are paid in accordance with local laws and regulations and the established processing guidelines of the company. You ensure compliance with all country payroll regulations, overseeing and maintaining the company’s Payroll Platform/external Service providers, tax, and statistical reporting compliance for federal, state, and local jurisdictions.

This role reports into our Payroll Lead for Colombia and is based out of the Bogotá Support Office.

**A Day in the Life**

Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*
- Review all new hires in the Payroll System to ensure accuracy and process any necessary corrections
- Review and secure external providers invoicing (if needed)
- Maintain master data and employee files (electronic or paper)
- Process employee payroll changes, additional earnings such as overtime, shift allowances, salary changes (increases/decreases) and calculation of back pay (when applicable)
- Verify payroll hours from the Time & Attendance system to ensure colleagues are being paid correctly
- Process payroll reporting to meet internal and statutory obligations
- Follow up on employees´ sick and vacation time and termination calculation in an accurate and reliable form
- Ensure compliance with established controls by process
- Control and ensure payment of third-party payroll (AFC, Voluntary Contributions, Garnishments, etc.)
- Ensure all month end reporting completed and reported to all necessary parties
- Administration of the area's mailbox for internal and external requests
- Assist in projects directed by the Payroll Lead
- Close collaboration with the Payroll Lead to secure area processes
- Supports communication with colleagues on changes in salary, benefits or payroll process
- May perform other activities related to the position

**Qualifications** Who You Are**:

- Bachelor’s Degree or Technical study related with business administration, accounting, or similar
- 3+ years’ experience in payroll administration and former experience leading outsourcing vendors
- Experience executing and follow up payroll processes
- Must be able to effectively partner with personnel of organizational units involved (Controlling, HR, BT, Payroll, Stores and Global Organization) in order to attend payroll incidences
- Knowledge of payroll tax laws in the based country
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills, time management, prioritizing, and ability to work with deadlines
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel is a requirment) and ability to adapt to Company specific systems

**Why You’ll Love Working at H&M**
- We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability
- We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years
- You’ll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues
- We are an inclusive company where you’re encouraged to be yourself at work
- You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits
- We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits
- You’ll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS
- This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company’s discretion.

**Additional Information** Global Benefits**

We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program - HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
- In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries._

**Inclusion & Diversity**

**_ H&M _**_is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation._ Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas_. Having a diverse workforce leads t