ERP Risk & Change Governance Lead

Mars, Incorporated; Slough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational company in the UK is seeking a professional focused on risk and issue management within their finance division. The role involves defining proactive risk strategies, managing change control processes, and collaborating with stakeholders for effective governance. Applicants should have experience in finance-related risk management and change control, alongside strong facilitation skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence key organizational processes within a major company.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and issue management in a finance context.
• Strong understanding of change control processes.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive adoption of risk management across the Finance workstream.
• Define and operate the Finance change controls process.
• Facilitate reviews of changes and report on their status.

Skills

Proactive risk management

Change control process knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Job Description:

Risk & Issue Management:

• Define, refine and drive adoption of proactive risk and issue management across the Finance workstream ensuring timely identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Collaborate with Finance embedded Project Managers to embed risk/issue
• Ensure consistent risk assessments using the agreed framework for likelihood and impact scores plus appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Identify and resolve overdue risks and issues (or elevate as appropriate based on risk index score to the appropriate governance board/stakeholders).
• Generate periodic and ad hoc risk and issue management reports for program leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead and run Finance workstream reviews, engaging key stakeholders to assess and prioritize risks.
• Facilitate risk and issue escalation processes and coordinate resolution actions.
• Support performance management of 3rd parties with respect to risks and issues relevant to outcomes/services delivery (in alignment with Commercial and supplier relationship managers).
• Collaborate with PMO, workstreams, and global stakeholders to embed risk management into program governance.

Change Control Management:

• Defines and operates the Finance GPO change controls process.
• Conducts education and training sessions for all relevant workstream GPOs, team members and Project Managers on the Change Control Process.
• Ensures all changes follow established governance processes and are properly documented and approved.
• Coordinates with program and workstream leads to assess the impact of proposed changes and facilitates decision-making.

CC Governance & Reviews:

• Facilitates a regular Finance Change Control Board (CCB) to review and approve/reject changes related to new requirements and changes.
• Supports escalation of Change Controls (per agreed governance structure) to cross‑workstream leaders in a timely manner to facilitate accurate and effective decision making.
• Supports communication of the change controls and associated approval status to both Finance Technical Governance and Design Authority (including CCA).
• Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure governance forums operate effectively and decisions are communicated clearly.

CC Reporting & Metrics:

• Responsible for keeping Change Control Monday Tracker up to date with status.
• Publishes periodic and ad hoc reports and metrics on the change control landscape, highlighting trends, risks, and impacts.
• Provides insights and recommendations based on change control data to support program leadership and governance bodies.