Governance, Risk, Compliance Specialist

IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Specialist

Based Winchester / Hybrid

Permanent 

We are looking for an IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Specialist to join our team. As our next IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Specialist, you'll be driving the evaluation, monitoring and enhancement of our IT controls to ensure security and compliance. You will work with a team of dedicated individuals, leading the way in safeguarding our critical IT infrastructure. Your role is instrumental in ensuring the effectiveness of our controls in a repeatable manner.

To excel in this role, you'll need to be a self-motivated and proactive individual, with proven experience working in an IT audit environment. This role requires someone who is adaptable, operates with integrity and has an eye for detail. For this role, we're really keen to bring in someone who is able to juggle multiple priorities and work autonomously, with excellent communication skills.

Joining Premier Foods, you'll be part of a business that champions fresh ideas and believes in fostering an agile way of working. Your future within this role will involve being responsible for evaluating, monitoring, and enhancing the effectiveness of our IT controls.

The Key Requirements...

Control Implementation and Monitoring:

• Collaborate with IT and compliance teams to design and implement IT controls and security measures in line with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• Develop control procedures and documentation to ensure alignment with best practices.

• Use IRM & ITSM toolsets to govern our processes

• Aim to prevent where possible and automate processes over manual tasks

• Engaging with control owners and operators in order to test ISO27001 and internal controls and to improve the facilitation of testing and audits

• Continuously assess the performance of IT controls, identifying weaknesses, and recommending improvements

• Reviewing, evaluating, and documenting internal controls, including the adequacy of documentation and design effectiveness assessment through review of documents and meeting Control Owners

Compliance Auditing:

• Manage internal and external audits to assess the effectiveness of IT controls

• Coordinate with auditors and provide documentation to support audit activities

• Performing the testing of Design, Implementation and Operational Effectiveness of Internal Controls, including those managed by third party suppliers.

Risk Management:

• Own the IT Risk Management log, maintaining and communicating risks effectively to management

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain comprehensive records of control activities, testing results, and audit findings

• Prepare and present reports, KPIs, dashboards and/or other metrics on control status, audit results, risk register items with recommended actions to stakeholders

As an IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Specialist, you are self-motivated and proactive, with proven experience in an audit environment. You have an eye for detail and excellent communication skills. Organised, diligent, and able to work autonomously, you thrive on challenges and enjoy working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

Your remit would be to evaluate, monitor, and enhance the effectiveness of our IT controls to ensure security and compliance. The purpose of this role is to work closely with cross-functional teams to safeguard our critical IT infrastructure and data assets.

Here at Premier Foods, our mission is to respect and encourage one another within our team. We are united in our goal to double our turnover by 2030. Our shared values are the DNA of our business, guiding us in the way we do things and ensuring we live them day by day. Joining us means being part of a company known for fostering a culture of mutual respect and encouragement among colleagues.

The Benefits and Perks...

• Bonus
• Company Car Allowance
• Company Pension
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Hybrid working
• Private Medical Insurance