Summary
Fully woven into the DNA of M&S, our Finance team plays a key role in setting the pace for our key business decisions, shaping our budgets, analysing our sales, managing costs, and making sure our most critical statistics and data are absolutely accurate. You'll have full accountability for the central costs base for the International business and ownership of the International Capex plan. This includes budgeting, forecasting and managing both costs and capex for month end reporting. Business partnering with the cost owners across International and Heads of Finance in our owned markets is key for the success of this role.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
Key player in the International Finance transformation strategy working closely with senior business partners in London, motivating changes across systems and reporting in a complex structure.
Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement within your team. Together, you'll optimise our services, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in every task.
Monthly analysis of actuals vs. forecast with senior business partner level commentary highlighting any Risk/Opportunity.
Review opportunities to improve and drive efficiencies across planning and reporting processes, including implementing new systems where appropriate.
Lead a team of 3 dedicated analysts, nurturing their development and managing their performance. Your team will consist of both part-qualified and fully qualified accountants, ensuring a diverse and enriching environment.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
Outstanding business partnering skills with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels; confident leading meetings/calls, providing challenge to colleagues and managing workload.
Knowledge around FP&A processes, accounting principles, and finance operations (SAP focused).
Highly organised with exceptional time management and prioritisation skills. An ability to manage a complex and varied workload to tight deadlines is required.
Excellent numerical and analytical skills (must be CIMA, ACCA or ACA finalist). Using this knowledge and experience to make management decisions and judgement for the benefit of the business.
Strategic skills; able to identify and challenge areas of improvement in cost management or forecasting processes. There are many business partners associated with this role and there will be a need to work collaboratively with each of them.
Everyone's welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.
We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.
If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
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Fully woven into the DNA of M&S, our Finance team plays a key role in setting the pace for our key business decisions, shaping our budgets, analysing our sales, managing costs, and making sure our most critical statistics and data are absolutely accurate. You'll have full accountability for the central costs base for the International business and ownership of the International Capex plan. This includes budgeting, forecasting and managing both costs and capex for month end reporting. Business partnering with the cost owners across International and Heads of Finance in our owned markets is key for the success of this role.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
Key player in the International Finance transformation strategy working closely with senior business partners in London, motivating changes across systems and reporting in a complex structure.
Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement within your team. Together, you'll optimise our services, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in every task.
Monthly analysis of actuals vs. forecast with senior business partner level commentary highlighting any Risk/Opportunity.
Review opportunities to improve and drive efficiencies across planning and reporting processes, including implementing new systems where appropriate.
Lead a team of 3 dedicated analysts, nurturing their development and managing their performance. Your team will consist of both part-qualified and fully qualified accountants, ensuring a diverse and enriching environment.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
Outstanding business partnering skills with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels; confident leading meetings/calls, providing challenge to colleagues and managing workload.
Knowledge around FP&A processes, accounting principles, and finance operations (SAP focused).
Highly organised with exceptional time management and prioritisation skills. An ability to manage a complex and varied workload to tight deadlines is required.
Excellent numerical and analytical skills (must be CIMA, ACCA or ACA finalist). Using this knowledge and experience to make management decisions and judgement for the benefit of the business.
Strategic skills; able to identify and challenge areas of improvement in cost management or forecasting processes. There are many business partners associated with this role and there will be a need to work collaboratively with each of them.
Everyone's welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.
We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.
If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
#LI-MW1 #LI-Hybrid
#J-18808-Ljbffr
