Risk & Governance Specialist

Premier Foods; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 7.5% employer pension contribute

Life assurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Sharesave Scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Extensive learning and development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Premier Foods in Manchester City Centre (Hybrid) is seeking a Risk & Governance Specialist to strengthen governance, controls and risk management within Financial Operations, covering Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.

You will collaborate with Finance, Internal Audit and Compliance teams, lead remediation efforts, and drive continuous improvement while building strong relationships across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience within Financial Operations, Risk, Governance, Audit, Controls or Compliance environments.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting audit activities and remediation plans.

Responsibilities

• Support and continuously improve governance and control frameworks across Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Coordinate sanctions compliance activities and ensure regulatory alignment.
• Lead audit remediation plans with clear ownership and timely delivery.
• Investigate customer audit claims and contractual disputes with stakeholders.
• Partner with operational, commercial and finance teams to strengthen controls and reduce risk.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to improve governance standards and control effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and governance across Financial Operations.

Skills

Financial operations

Risk

Governance

Audit

Controls

Compliance

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Based - Manchester City Centre, M2 6DN (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full Time

At Premier Foods, we've redesigned our Finance organisation to create a stronger, more specialised and future-focused operating model within Premier Business Services (PBS). As part of this transformation, we're creating exciting opportunities for talented professionals to develop their expertise, broaden their experience and help shape the future of Financial Operations.

Supporting Growth Through Strong Governance

As a Risk & Governance Specialist at Premier Foods, you'll play a key role in helping us maintain a well-controlled, compliant and resilient Financial Operations environment. Working across Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, you'll help strengthen governance frameworks, manage key risks and support the controls that underpin business performance.

You’ll work closely with operational teams, Finance, Commercial stakeholders, Internal Audit and Compliance functions, providing guidance, challenge and insight that supports effective decision-making and risk management across the business.

You’ll be building relationships across the business, influencing decisions, solving problems, investigating issues and helping shape how risk and governance are managed across a growing organisation.

Our redesigned team structure creates greater opportunities to build specialist expertise, develop broader exposure across Financial Operations and contribute to the continuous improvement of our control environment. You’ll be part of a function that’s investing in capability, embracing best practice and creating clear opportunities for development and progression.

If you’re looking for a role that offers variety, visibility and the opportunity to make a genuine difference, you’ll find it here.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play a key role in ensuring Financial Operations operates with strong governance, effective controls and a proactive approach to risk management across Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable. Working closely with operational leaders, Finance stakeholders, Internal Audit and Compliance teams, you’ll help strengthen our control environment and support the delivery of sustainable business performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting and continuously improving governance and control frameworks across Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Managing day-to-day sanctions compliance activities, ensuring screening, escalation and decision-making processes are completed in line with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Coordinating audit remediation plans, ensuring actions are clearly defined, owned and delivered on time.
• Investigating customer audit claims and contractual disputes, working with stakeholders to achieve effective resolution.
• Partnering with operational, commercial and finance teams to improve controls, reduce risk and strengthen compliance.
• Providing guidance, challenge and recommendations to support governance standards and control effectiveness.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls and enhance governance across Financial Operations.
• Supporting a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and best practice.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is naturally curious, highly organised and confident building relationships across a business. You’ll enjoy identifying risks, solving problems, influencing stakeholders and driving improvements that strengthen controls and governance.

You’ll bring:

• Experience within Financial Operations, Risk, Governance, Audit, Controls or Compliance environments.
• A strong understanding of internal controls, governance frameworks and audit processes.
• Experience supporting audit activities and remediation plans.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent analytical, investigative and problem-solving capabilities.
• High attention to detail and a strong control mindset.
• Confidence influencing stakeholders and driving positive change.
• A proactive mindset and passion for continuous improvement.

The following would be advantageous:

• Experience within a shared services or centre of excellence environment.
• Knowledge of sanctions compliance processes and controls.
• Experience investigating customer audit claims or contractual disputes.
• SAP experience.

What we offer in return

Joining Premier Foods means becoming part of a business where you’ll be trusted to make an impact, build valuable expertise and work alongside people who are passionate about delivering great results. In return, we offer a competitive reward package including:

• Up to 7.5% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Sharesave Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee discounts with hundreds of leading retailers

If you're looking for a role that offers variety, visibility and the opportunity to make a genuine difference, you'll find it here.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.