Howdens are looking for a Governance and Compliance Lead to take ownership of the stability and strategic direction of the organisations Governance and Compliance applications. Acting as the primary point of accountability, the Governance and Compliance Lead bridges business needs and technology delivery, overseeing application life cycle management and continuous improvement to maximise system value and performance. Based from our office in Raunds, Northamptonshire you will work onsite 4 days per week with one from home. What you will be doing - Lead, coach and develop the Governance and Compliance team, clarifying priorities, roles and performance expectations. Build a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. Manage workload planning, skills development and resource capacity. - Act as the subject matter expert for governance and compliance systems, including SAP GRC (Access Controls, Emergency Access Management, Process Controls), Evotix Assure SHE platform, ESG systems and internally built systems to support Product Safety Campaigns. - Take accountability for the end-to-end health, performance and availability of governance and compliance systems, ensuring applications are stable, scalable, secure and for business purpose. - Maintain a strong understanding of system capabilities and limitations, monitoring emerging technologies, market trends, and best practices to inform system strategy and innovation opportunities. - Partner with business stakeholders to provide trusted support and advisory input on application capabilities and constraints. Understand business priorities and manage demand, enhancements and backlog of changes. - Minimise business disruption consistently, particularly when implementing changes. What we need from you - 5+years of SAP GRC experience in configuration, administration, workflow and ruleset customisation - Strong knowledge of SAP GRC modules ARA, ARM, EAM and Process Controls - Excellent understanding of Segregation of Duties and risk remediation - Experience with SAP ECC, SAP Fiori and associated modules (FI,MM,SD etc) - Strong knowledge of SAP security & authorisations tables in ECC and GRC - Experience in vendor and third-party relationship management - Excellent communication skills, self-motivated and exhibits a proactive approach to work - Strong leadership skills with the ability to set clear direction, inspire and motivate others - Able to lead design, implementation and the on-going management of SAP GRC, EHSQ and ESG platforms - Experience supporting Internal and External Audits, including issue remediation and documentation - Experience in ESG and EHSQ Management Systems would be advantageous as would a Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field; relevant certifications in SAP GRC What we can offer you - Competitive salary and annual company bonus - Company car or car allowance - Private medical insurance - Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) - 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days - Subsidised lunch at our onsite restaurant - Staff Discount - Employee Assistance Programme - Exceptional Reward and Recognition events About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. As well as the opportunity to develop within a fast paced and commercial environment, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For.
31/03/2026
Full time
Howdens are looking for a Governance and Compliance Lead to take ownership of the stability and strategic direction of the organisations Governance and Compliance applications. Acting as the primary point of accountability, the Governance and Compliance Lead bridges business needs and technology delivery, overseeing application life cycle management and continuous improvement to maximise system value and performance. Based from our office in Raunds, Northamptonshire you will work onsite 4 days per week with one from home. What you will be doing - Lead, coach and develop the Governance and Compliance team, clarifying priorities, roles and performance expectations. Build a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. Manage workload planning, skills development and resource capacity. - Act as the subject matter expert for governance and compliance systems, including SAP GRC (Access Controls, Emergency Access Management, Process Controls), Evotix Assure SHE platform, ESG systems and internally built systems to support Product Safety Campaigns. - Take accountability for the end-to-end health, performance and availability of governance and compliance systems, ensuring applications are stable, scalable, secure and for business purpose. - Maintain a strong understanding of system capabilities and limitations, monitoring emerging technologies, market trends, and best practices to inform system strategy and innovation opportunities. - Partner with business stakeholders to provide trusted support and advisory input on application capabilities and constraints. Understand business priorities and manage demand, enhancements and backlog of changes. - Minimise business disruption consistently, particularly when implementing changes. What we need from you - 5+years of SAP GRC experience in configuration, administration, workflow and ruleset customisation - Strong knowledge of SAP GRC modules ARA, ARM, EAM and Process Controls - Excellent understanding of Segregation of Duties and risk remediation - Experience with SAP ECC, SAP Fiori and associated modules (FI,MM,SD etc) - Strong knowledge of SAP security & authorisations tables in ECC and GRC - Experience in vendor and third-party relationship management - Excellent communication skills, self-motivated and exhibits a proactive approach to work - Strong leadership skills with the ability to set clear direction, inspire and motivate others - Able to lead design, implementation and the on-going management of SAP GRC, EHSQ and ESG platforms - Experience supporting Internal and External Audits, including issue remediation and documentation - Experience in ESG and EHSQ Management Systems would be advantageous as would a Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field; relevant certifications in SAP GRC What we can offer you - Competitive salary and annual company bonus - Company car or car allowance - Private medical insurance - Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) - 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days - Subsidised lunch at our onsite restaurant - Staff Discount - Employee Assistance Programme - Exceptional Reward and Recognition events About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. As well as the opportunity to develop within a fast paced and commercial environment, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For.
Job Introduction BBC Design & Engineering provides the foundations for broadcasting - we keep the BBC's services on-air 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That means everything from transmission for TV and radio - enabling us to reach 97% of adults in the UK every week including the cameras, mixing desks, email and business systems for our world-class programme makers and staff. It is this technology that connects our colleagues and our viewers to our content. To support the BBC, now and in the future, our priorities are to make sure we're flexible, efficient and can take advantage of all the digital developments happening in broadcasting. Our objectives are to: Deliver agreed portfolio priorities to plan Delivery on our major projects Be a strategic partner with the rest of the BBC Make real the Engineering Operating model Build the capability we need to deliver the Engineering Vision This role sits within Corporate Systems in BBC Design & Engineering which sets the technology strategy and delivers and supports solutions to optimise running of all the BBC's business critical functions including HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal and Workplace Role Responsibility The purpose of this role is to ensure that the overall performance of SAP Finance applications meets business requirements. The role will provide detailed system expertise, technical support and knowledge to both service delivery and business change functions ensuring dependencies and relationships between all associated systems are understood, maintained and can be communicated effectively to relevant stakeholders. This is a business support role. Its scope is: Systems complexity: The systems landscape will contain applications typically involving multiple business and technical dependencies, business critical systems and processes and commercially sensitive environments Stakeholder management: First point of contact for a variety of stakeholder 3rd Party Relationships: Supporting 3rd party partners and suppliers supporting delivering application services and projects typically to the value of 100K Information & Security management: Ensure that all the requirements of statutory and BBC safety regulations are fully met including adherence to the BBC's policies. Recruitment: Support recruitment process for the team by taking part in selection boards and making selection decisions for engagement of new colleagues including specialist contractors. Project Support - Provide SME input into projects relating to Finance systems and support implementations and transitions into BAU Key Accountabilities 1. Systems Management - Be the systems specialist for Finance modules of SAP ECC and other Finance related Systems. Lead on requirements gathering with the business process owners and stakeholders, analyse and present solution options that align with BBC Engineering strategies. Work with the Systems Owner to ensure system performance (KPI's) are continuously improved, inputting into the systems roadmap, identifying risks and providing risk mitigations. 2. System Architecture: Responsible for ensuring systems design and architecture is fit for purpose, including disaster recovery architecture. 3. Project Engagement - Responsible for providing technical consultancy to project delivery and development teams, procurement, service design and change management teams Responsible for providing technical expertise to project teams throughout the lifecycle of a project Working with project & service delivery teams responsible for the commissioning and acceptance ensuring new installations/services are fit for purpose, supportable, and are built against agreed specification and installation standards Change, Configuration and release management - Responsible for minor/major software and hardware upgrades, ensuring that change management procedures are followed working alongside the teams responsible for UAT, testing and deployment of upgrades into the production environment. 4. Incident Management - Responsible for the resolution of escalated incidents from frontline support teams and assisting with the command & control for major incident and service outages. 5. Problem Management - Responsible for Problem Management for systems assigned, ensuring that known issues and workarounds are documented and input into a Known Error Database. 6. Non Functional Requirements - Responsible for ensuring systems align with BBC's non-functional requirements including accessibility, performance, disaster recovery and security. Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with current safety legislation and BBC safety policies, security policies and statutory requirements relevant to the task. 7. Knowledge Management - Responsible for the production of technical documentation, ensuring quality and accuracy Responsible for assessing and inputting into the design and delivery of training for systems under ownership ensuring support teams can be appropriately trained 8. 3rd Party Suppliers - Responsible for building effective relationships with system vendors to ensure that reported incidents and problems are resolved within agreed resolution times set in service contracts Are you the right candidate? Detailed Knowledge of SAP Financials including: FI - General Ledger (New GL) FI - Asset Accounting/Lease Accounting (CLM) FI - Taxes FI - Accounts Payable FI - Accounts Receivable FI - Cash & Banking (including Treasury) CO - Project Systems including WIP CO - Profit Centre Accounting CO - Cost Centre Accounting Detailed Integration Knowledge with SAP MM/SD/BW/HR Financial background - Accountancy or demonstrable finance related experience Experience in managing a complex technical systems/environment Experienced in managing conflicting demands in situations of pressure where priorities are rapidly changing Experience of having to communicate clearly with a range of people at different levels of the organisation and explain and discuss technical issues using a range of styles, tools and techniques Authoritative knowledge of security policies and statutory requirements relevant to the role Experience in working with 3rd party suppliers Experience of providing a high quality service in a demanding customer service environment Nice to have skills: Experience of working with BW, BO Dashboards, BODS or BPC Experience of working with SRM or Opentext VIM Qualified Accountant (CIMA or ACCA) Knowledge of ITIL standards and the principles of service support and delivery Knowledge of change and configuration management procedures. Experience of designing and delivering training. Understanding of a complex global SAP landscape - including interfaces i.e. payroll, expenses, banking etc Experience of implementing SAP Finance end to end solutions Knowledge and experience of Finance/SAP best practices Knowledge of SAP security and authorisations. Solution orientated and problem solving. Package Description Band: D Contract type: Perm- full time Location: London or Cardiff We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application . There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. About the BBC We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here
23/09/2022
Full time
Job Introduction BBC Design & Engineering provides the foundations for broadcasting - we keep the BBC's services on-air 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That means everything from transmission for TV and radio - enabling us to reach 97% of adults in the UK every week including the cameras, mixing desks, email and business systems for our world-class programme makers and staff. It is this technology that connects our colleagues and our viewers to our content. To support the BBC, now and in the future, our priorities are to make sure we're flexible, efficient and can take advantage of all the digital developments happening in broadcasting. Our objectives are to: Deliver agreed portfolio priorities to plan Delivery on our major projects Be a strategic partner with the rest of the BBC Make real the Engineering Operating model Build the capability we need to deliver the Engineering Vision This role sits within Corporate Systems in BBC Design & Engineering which sets the technology strategy and delivers and supports solutions to optimise running of all the BBC's business critical functions including HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal and Workplace Role Responsibility The purpose of this role is to ensure that the overall performance of SAP Finance applications meets business requirements. The role will provide detailed system expertise, technical support and knowledge to both service delivery and business change functions ensuring dependencies and relationships between all associated systems are understood, maintained and can be communicated effectively to relevant stakeholders. This is a business support role. Its scope is: Systems complexity: The systems landscape will contain applications typically involving multiple business and technical dependencies, business critical systems and processes and commercially sensitive environments Stakeholder management: First point of contact for a variety of stakeholder 3rd Party Relationships: Supporting 3rd party partners and suppliers supporting delivering application services and projects typically to the value of 100K Information & Security management: Ensure that all the requirements of statutory and BBC safety regulations are fully met including adherence to the BBC's policies. Recruitment: Support recruitment process for the team by taking part in selection boards and making selection decisions for engagement of new colleagues including specialist contractors. Project Support - Provide SME input into projects relating to Finance systems and support implementations and transitions into BAU Key Accountabilities 1. Systems Management - Be the systems specialist for Finance modules of SAP ECC and other Finance related Systems. Lead on requirements gathering with the business process owners and stakeholders, analyse and present solution options that align with BBC Engineering strategies. Work with the Systems Owner to ensure system performance (KPI's) are continuously improved, inputting into the systems roadmap, identifying risks and providing risk mitigations. 2. System Architecture: Responsible for ensuring systems design and architecture is fit for purpose, including disaster recovery architecture. 3. Project Engagement - Responsible for providing technical consultancy to project delivery and development teams, procurement, service design and change management teams Responsible for providing technical expertise to project teams throughout the lifecycle of a project Working with project & service delivery teams responsible for the commissioning and acceptance ensuring new installations/services are fit for purpose, supportable, and are built against agreed specification and installation standards Change, Configuration and release management - Responsible for minor/major software and hardware upgrades, ensuring that change management procedures are followed working alongside the teams responsible for UAT, testing and deployment of upgrades into the production environment. 4. Incident Management - Responsible for the resolution of escalated incidents from frontline support teams and assisting with the command & control for major incident and service outages. 5. Problem Management - Responsible for Problem Management for systems assigned, ensuring that known issues and workarounds are documented and input into a Known Error Database. 6. Non Functional Requirements - Responsible for ensuring systems align with BBC's non-functional requirements including accessibility, performance, disaster recovery and security. Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with current safety legislation and BBC safety policies, security policies and statutory requirements relevant to the task. 7. Knowledge Management - Responsible for the production of technical documentation, ensuring quality and accuracy Responsible for assessing and inputting into the design and delivery of training for systems under ownership ensuring support teams can be appropriately trained 8. 3rd Party Suppliers - Responsible for building effective relationships with system vendors to ensure that reported incidents and problems are resolved within agreed resolution times set in service contracts Are you the right candidate? Detailed Knowledge of SAP Financials including: FI - General Ledger (New GL) FI - Asset Accounting/Lease Accounting (CLM) FI - Taxes FI - Accounts Payable FI - Accounts Receivable FI - Cash & Banking (including Treasury) CO - Project Systems including WIP CO - Profit Centre Accounting CO - Cost Centre Accounting Detailed Integration Knowledge with SAP MM/SD/BW/HR Financial background - Accountancy or demonstrable finance related experience Experience in managing a complex technical systems/environment Experienced in managing conflicting demands in situations of pressure where priorities are rapidly changing Experience of having to communicate clearly with a range of people at different levels of the organisation and explain and discuss technical issues using a range of styles, tools and techniques Authoritative knowledge of security policies and statutory requirements relevant to the role Experience in working with 3rd party suppliers Experience of providing a high quality service in a demanding customer service environment Nice to have skills: Experience of working with BW, BO Dashboards, BODS or BPC Experience of working with SRM or Opentext VIM Qualified Accountant (CIMA or ACCA) Knowledge of ITIL standards and the principles of service support and delivery Knowledge of change and configuration management procedures. Experience of designing and delivering training. Understanding of a complex global SAP landscape - including interfaces i.e. payroll, expenses, banking etc Experience of implementing SAP Finance end to end solutions Knowledge and experience of Finance/SAP best practices Knowledge of SAP security and authorisations. Solution orientated and problem solving. Package Description Band: D Contract type: Perm- full time Location: London or Cardiff We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application . There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. About the BBC We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here
We have an exciting opportunity for a SAP Basis Support Consultant to join one of the leading global SAP authorities delivering solutions to more than 9,000 customers worldwide. Role Info: SAP Basis Consultant Fully Remote Up to £63,000 plus package plus on call rota allowance Plus Benefits Who we are: Over the last 15 years, we have grown steadily in Managed Services and we are expanding our teams due to our ongoing success. We have a range of businesses, including multinationals and very large household names in our portfolio, across many industries and countries. We have a large number of consultants, UK wide, who provide support across all SAP areas as their primary job function. We take care of our customers' solutions from A to Z, transforming trust into value. From analysing and optimising customer processes, to implementing tailored solutions to suit their needs, to service and maintenance of their SAP system landscape. We work collaboratively with our own teams, the project delivery teams and our customers to ensure long term support excellence and vision. Please apply to join a thriving team of creative consultants who are friendly, knowledgeable, highly skilled and love the variety of work within Managed Services. The SAP Basis Support Consultant Opportunity: The SAP Basis Support Consultant is responsible for delivering Technical Management Services per the contractual agreements with customers. In addition, they provide SAP technical support to the current ERP and Business Analytics install base (circa 300 customers) as well as providing technical support to the internal consulting teams. In this role, the consultant is responsible for delivering high customer satisfaction to all Business Solutions customers. As a SAP Basis authority you will also mentor and be a knowledge base for the junior SAP Basis team members About you: + Degree or equivalent required. + SAP relevant support certifications attained, specifically BOSUP, HANASUP. + An experienced SAP Technical support and/or field consultant with a proven track record. + You'll possess experience across multiple industries and multiple platforms. + You'll also be experienced across multiple SAP versions (R/3, ECC, NW) and multiple SAP landscapes (ECC, PI, BI, BI-Java, CRM, SCM, HR, Enterprise Portals, Hana). + System support (client or consulting) experience. + You'll be able to demonstrate experience of call logging systems and experience of using Solution Manager for landscape configuration and maintenance optimizer. + Experience of SAP Security and Authorisations. + Must have VISA and be in the UK Career opportunities exist along multiple route maps from people and leadership, products and expertise and project management. Which route you take is up to you and we are on hand to provide guidance and support. Join us to start the journey that is your career path. We are an equal opportunities employer. You must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance. Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you maybe contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
05/11/2021
Full time
We have an exciting opportunity for a SAP Basis Support Consultant to join one of the leading global SAP authorities delivering solutions to more than 9,000 customers worldwide. Role Info: SAP Basis Consultant Fully Remote Up to £63,000 plus package plus on call rota allowance Plus Benefits Who we are: Over the last 15 years, we have grown steadily in Managed Services and we are expanding our teams due to our ongoing success. We have a range of businesses, including multinationals and very large household names in our portfolio, across many industries and countries. We have a large number of consultants, UK wide, who provide support across all SAP areas as their primary job function. We take care of our customers' solutions from A to Z, transforming trust into value. From analysing and optimising customer processes, to implementing tailored solutions to suit their needs, to service and maintenance of their SAP system landscape. We work collaboratively with our own teams, the project delivery teams and our customers to ensure long term support excellence and vision. Please apply to join a thriving team of creative consultants who are friendly, knowledgeable, highly skilled and love the variety of work within Managed Services. The SAP Basis Support Consultant Opportunity: The SAP Basis Support Consultant is responsible for delivering Technical Management Services per the contractual agreements with customers. In addition, they provide SAP technical support to the current ERP and Business Analytics install base (circa 300 customers) as well as providing technical support to the internal consulting teams. In this role, the consultant is responsible for delivering high customer satisfaction to all Business Solutions customers. As a SAP Basis authority you will also mentor and be a knowledge base for the junior SAP Basis team members About you: + Degree or equivalent required. + SAP relevant support certifications attained, specifically BOSUP, HANASUP. + An experienced SAP Technical support and/or field consultant with a proven track record. + You'll possess experience across multiple industries and multiple platforms. + You'll also be experienced across multiple SAP versions (R/3, ECC, NW) and multiple SAP landscapes (ECC, PI, BI, BI-Java, CRM, SCM, HR, Enterprise Portals, Hana). + System support (client or consulting) experience. + You'll be able to demonstrate experience of call logging systems and experience of using Solution Manager for landscape configuration and maintenance optimizer. + Experience of SAP Security and Authorisations. + Must have VISA and be in the UK Career opportunities exist along multiple route maps from people and leadership, products and expertise and project management. Which route you take is up to you and we are on hand to provide guidance and support. Join us to start the journey that is your career path. We are an equal opportunities employer. You must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance. Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you maybe contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
