Colgate Business Services Payroll Analyst

Discover Your Purpose: Role Summary

As a CBS Payroll Analyst U.S reporting to the Payroll Team Lead, you will ensure the accurate, timely, and compliant delivery of end-to-end payroll operations for our organization. In this critical role within Colgate Business Services (CBS), you will oversee daily partnership with our external payroll vendor, validate complex timekeeping systems, and calculate critical employee payouts. You will also drive operational excellence by conducting root-cause error analysis and serving as a trusted partner for employees and HR stakeholders. This position offers an exciting opportunity to optimize regional payroll integrity and governance within a collaborative, fast-paced shared services environment.

Your Impact: Responsibilities

• End-to-End Payroll Administration: Partner with the external payroll vendor and internal cross-functional teams to review, validate, and execute complete payroll processing cycles on time and in compliance with company standards.

• Timekeeping & Payout Calculations: Process, audit, and validate timekeeping systems and employee attendance data, calculating complex adjustments such as retroactive pay, leaves, and vacation balances.

• Continuous Improvement & Root-Cause Analysis: Conduct comprehensive root-cause analysis on payroll variances or discrepancies, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to mitigate recurrence and enhance payroll accuracy.

• Audit, Compliance & Governance: Support internal, external, and statutory payroll audits, maintaining Standard Operating Business Procedures (SOBPs) and ensuring business continuity and backup coverage plans are up to date.

• Stakeholder Support & Reporting: Generate vendor-based payroll analytics and custom reports for key business stakeholders, resolving employee and HR inquiries to ensure high-quality service delivery.
  
  

Skills That Make Us Smile: Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.

• 1+ years of professional experience in payroll, finance, or human resources operations.

• Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken).

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets (e.g., lookups, pivot tables, data reconciliations).
  
  

Brighten Your Potential: Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience managing end-to-end multi-country or corporate payroll operations within a shared services (CBS) or CPG environment.

• Demonstrated alignment with LIFT principles, particularly in demonstrating accountability, problem resolution, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Experience working with global payroll vendor platforms.

• Strong analytical mindset with proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound discretion with sensitive data.
  
  

Ready to build a future to smile about? Apply now to join our global team, bring your authentic self to work, and help us reimagine a healthier future for all!