Compliance Specialist

Caring for the world, one person at a time inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every single day, throughout the world. We have more than 275 operating companies in more than 60 countries, with more than 128,700 employees. Our worldwide headquarters is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Johnson & Johnson Global Services, the global shared services organization supporting the businesses of Johnson & Johnson, performs select functional work in a consistent manner across regions and sectors using simplified, standardized end-to-end processes and state-of-the-art technology. The vision of Johnson & Johnson Global Services is “to be trusted business partners who deliver increasing value by creating and sustaining globally standard world-class services that enable the power of Johnson & Johnson.” There are more than 2,000 employees in Human Resources, Finance and Procurement who work for Johnson & Johnson Global Services in key service centers located in Manila, Suzhou, Prague, Bogota and Tampa, as well as in local country-based hubs.

We are looking for our next Sox Compliance Analyst to be based in Bogota Colombia

This person will be responsible for analyzing the compliance activities for Payroll Vendors globally. He/she will be responsible for supporting the vendor risk management framework to assess and analyze J&J Payroll and Time & Attendance vendors globally. We are looking for a self-starting experienced professional to assume responsibilities including:
Primary Responsibilities: - Audit and SOX Compliance: perform vendor audits, promote adherence to SOX 404 requirements/documentation, verify SOC1 review process and own corrective action items by working with internal and external stakeholders. - Risk Assessments: Conduct security risk assessments in partnership with Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) team, focusing on compliance with laws and regulations, tracking changes in laws and vendor compliance to the changes. - Training & Awareness: Execute compliance training to address key risks and themes. - Audit Support: participate in cross-functional efforts with IT, Payroll, Audit and Compliance to ensure testing and timely mitigation of issues identified. - Remediation & Corrective Action Planning: Supports the development and monitoring of controls, as well as monitor and analyses control deficiency plans via key performance indicators and metrics. - Procurement Support: Partner with Procurement on contract analysis, negotiations to ensure inclusion of required J&J clauses and provide safeguards. - Advisory & Consultation: Collaborate with key stakeholders on vendor controls with respect to system implementation and share vendor compliance insights with key stakeholders to enhance contract agreements and potential changes. - Support ad-hoc projects as needed.

**Qualifications**:

- A minimum of bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or any related business degree is required.- Advanced degrees or professional certifications such as an MBA, CPA or CMA is strongly preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years of progressive experience in Accounting/IT controls or related field with a minimum of 1 year experience conducting audits is required.
- Knowledge of SOX 404 and internal controls is required.
- Interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly gain the trust and respect of others are required.
- Analytical and critical thinking skills along with ability to influence and effectively communicate with senior management is required.
- Strong Microsoft Office Skills are required (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- English fluency is a must (Written, speaking, and listening skills are need it)