IT Governance Manager

Overview

It is an exciting time to join Nomad Foods IT Function. Due to acquisition and organic growth, Nomad Foods has become more ambitious and more complex.

As an organisation we are making significant investments in increasing our usage of technology in managing our SOX compliance and risk management, as well as evolving our business to exploit our growth and acquisition strategy.

We are in the middle of significant transformation programmes that will enable the successful candidate to gain critical experience in new technologies and make a lasting contribution to Nomad governance, risk and control capabilities.

The role will has responsibility for identifying, managing and scoping requirements for all IT governance activities – operational and project, and lead team across Governance & SAP security in 22 markets/6 clusters.

The IT Governance Manager sets & implements the Governance strategy and driving department wide people engagement.

Responsibilities

In particular, this role is responsible for the compliance of all Technology owned IT SOX controls, and audit of IT General Controls This includes both ensuring the day to day operation of controls and the identification, management and implementation of improvements and scope expansion.

Additionally, the incumbent will provide management oversight and expertise for the wider IT governance agenda, including IT policy management, IT risk management, systems access control, licencing, resilience and disaster recovery.

This requires strong relationships with key stakeholders and 3rd parties – including internal/external auditors and outsourced service providers.

This role is accountable for all Technology systems within scope of Audit/Sox but specifically the ERP’s for UK/Ireland, Adriatics and the 12 markets which will consolidate to 2 ERP’s by end of 2027. This role will take accountability for the audit and controls related to other key systems such as sales, planning, HR and procurement.

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in developing and managing IT governance protocols, including IT general controls
• Experience of developing and operating ITGCs in a SOX regulated environment
• Possess highly developed interpersonal skills coupled with the drive and energy to play a central role in the development and improvement of appropriate controls for this fast paced and evolving business.
• Delivery focused, proactive, sense of urgency, creative about how issues can be resolved, delivers results through others
• Collaborative engagement and influencing – within IT, the wider business and externally
• Curious mind-set, ability to think analytically and see the bigger picture
• Continuous improvement outlook, thriving on continual change, ability to get under the surface of an issue and really identify the problem and possible solutions
• Able to work as part of a small team, willing to be flexible and responsive, to take on new challenges and with a real desire to get things done
• Graduate calibre
• An IT or Governance professional with working experience in an audit, governance or compliance role at a management level
• Have led improvement programmes for IT General Controls
• Able to interpret business risk areas in order implement appropriate controls measures
• A desire and ability to work in a pan-European environment is important

Desirable

• Experience of FMCG business environment
• Experience of SAP authorisations, SAP GRC & SAP automated controls
• CISA, CISM, CISSP
• Experience of system change or acquisition integration projects and the effect on ITGCs
• Understanding of the primary business processes
•  Pan-European experience an advantage