Job Description

Summary M&S is a leading British retailer bringing quality, great value food, clothing and homeware to millions of customers around the world. Woven into the fabric of M&S, we have impactful finance teams who play a pivotal role in value creation, value protection and delivery of data. M&S is reshaping for sustainable profitable growth and there has never been a more exciting time to join! All the details What\xe2\x80\x99s in it for you Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special\xe2\x80\xa6

• 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
• A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we\xe2\x80\x99re proud of at M&S.
• Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave \xe2\x80\x93 that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
• Charity Volunteer Day \xe2\x80\x93 A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
• A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support \xe2\x80\x93 this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes

What you\'ll do Your key accountabilities will include

• Accurate monthly reporting; working with colleagues in the Shared Service Centre and with 3rd party providers to ensure the accurate recording of costs
• Providing detailed variance analysis versus Budget, Forecast and last year on a monthly basis
• Building robust finance plans (Forecasts, Budget and Long term plan) on a periodic basis ensuring all partners are engaged and aligned in the process
• Building positive relationships with partners within the Finance Group
• Proactively looking for opportunities to improve processes and reporting to remove reliance on manual and excel based reporting

Who you are Your skills and experience will include

• A qualified accountant, able to translate operational activity into financial impact
• Strong commercial awareness
• Able to build relationships across both finance and non-finance partner groups
• Can present complex information credibly to leadership teams
• Willingness to challenge and lead change

Everyone\xe2\x80\x99s welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we\xe2\x80\x99re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There\xe2\x80\x99s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. #LI-AR1