Commercial Finance Manager - Protein, Dairy & Deli

M&S; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer is seeking a Finance Manager to support their Protein, Dairy & Deli teams. The role involves key responsibilities such as partnering with teams to drive revenue, leading budgeting, and providing strategic insights. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in finance, advanced analytical skills, and experience in retail or FMCG. This position offers a hybrid working model and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Training programmes

Wellbeing support

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant status is essential.
• Proven experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Strong analytical skills for data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with trading teams to deliver revenue and profit targets.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Advise on pricing and promotional strategies.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CA)

Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management accounts

Advanced Excel and analytical skills

Proven business partnering experience in Retail or FMCG

Deep understanding of sales to gross profit

Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder communication

Job description

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Job Description

Summary
Are you a commercially minded finance professional ready to make a real impact in a fast-paced retail environment? Join M&S as a Finance Manager supporting our Protein, Dairy & Deli commercial teams - a business unit generating over £2 billion in annual revenue.

As a key member of our Finance team, you'll be fully embedded in the heart of our commercial operations. You'll partner with trading teams to drive revenue and profit targets, deliver strategic insights, and ensure robust financial governance across one of our most dynamic product areas.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.
What's in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special...

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and
• many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include

• Partner with trading teams to deliver revenue and profit targets through strategic initiatives, cost analysis, and supplier collaboration.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes, and provide insights through weekly trade and monthly performance reviews. Influence pricing, inflation tracking, and supplier negotiations to ensure commercial competitiveness.
• Support Joint Business Plans and supplier performance reviews, identifying risks and opportunities. Deliver commercial analysis and insights to senior stakeholders and support month/quarter-end reporting.
• Advise on space, pricing, and promotional strategies - especially around our "Home of the Dine In" proposition.
• Enhance reporting capabilities and finance processes in collaboration with Shared Service and Analytics teams. And governance and compliance across pricing, supplier income, and GSCOP obligations.

Who you are
Your skills and experience will include

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CA)
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management accounts
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills
• Proven business partnering experience in Retail or FMCG
• Deep understanding of sales to gross profit
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder communication

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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