Finance Operations Risk & Reporting Lead | Hybrid | Bonus

Premier Foods; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holiday

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Paid day volunteering

Up to 7.5 % employer pension contrib.

Sharesave Scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Online learning and development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Premier Foods is seeking an Operations Risk & Reporting Manager in Manchester to strengthen governance and manage operational and financial risk across Financial Operations. You will lead a specialist team responsible for governance, reporting, and credit management, partnering with Finance, Commercial and PBS leaders to drive performance and continuous improvement.

The role offers a visible leadership path, a hybrid working model, and contributes to shaping risk and controls within a growing

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Financial Operations, Shared Services, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Risk, Controls or Audit environments.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams within a complex operational environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance frameworks, regulatory compliance and audit requirements.
• Experience of credit risk management, customer onboarding and risk-based decision making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and generate meaningful business insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage and challenge at senior levels.
• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities to strengthen processes, controls and performance.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a specialist team responsible for risk management, governance, reporting and operational insight.
• Defining, implementing and continuously enhancing risk, governance and control frameworks across Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Acting as a key point of leadership for financial controls, ensuring compliance with internal policies, external regulations and audit requirements.
• Owning customer onboarding and credit risk processes, ensuring robust due diligence, appropriate risk assessment and adherence to company policy.
• Driving a proactive approach to risk management, identifying emerging risks, recommending mitigation actions and supporting informed decision making.
• Leading internal and external audit activities, managing remediation plans and ensuring actions are embedded effectively and sustainably.
• Developing and delivering meaningful reporting and insight across cash collection, debt, working capital, credit risk and operational performance measures.
• Using data and analytics to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement, translating complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Partnering with Finance, Commercial and PBS leadership teams to influence business decisions and support performance improvements.
• Supporting business and finance transformation initiatives, ensuring governance, control and risk considerations are embedded throughout the change lifecycle.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and operational excellence across Financial Operations.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Financial controls

Audit

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Leadership

Tools

SAP

Job description

Premier Foods is seeking an Operations Risk & Reporting Manager in Manchester to strengthen governance and manage operational and financial risk across Financial Operations. You will lead a specialist team responsible for governance, reporting, and credit management, partnering with Finance, Commercial and PBS leaders to drive performance and continuous improvement.

The role offers a visible leadership path, a hybrid working model, and contributes to shaping risk and controls within a growing