Payroll Officer

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 companys 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 Bogot 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 thirdparty payroll (AFC Voluntary Contributions Garnishments etc.)
• Ensure all month end reporting completed and reported to all necessary parties
• Administration of the areas 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:

• Bachelors Degree or Technical study related with business administration accounting or similar
• 3 years experience in payroll administration and preferable knowledge of managing outsourcing.
• 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 Youll 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 valuesdriven organization guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years
• Youll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues

• We are an inclusive company where youre 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
• Youll 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 allinclusive. There may be additional duties and responsibilities assigned for this job at the companys discretion.

Additional Information:

Were more about personality and competence than qualifications so dont worry if your skills arent a perfect match. We are looking to have a mix of people that work in a way that optimizes our decision making team performance and ultimately helps us reflect respect and relate to our employees and customers. This is a permanent position based at our Bogot Support Office.

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 were 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 to a positive impact on how we address challenges on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.  

We strive to have a fair and equal process.

Company Description

H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way.  Learn more about H&M here. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime