Finance Analyst: Controls, Reconciliation & Insight

Marks and Spencer plc (UK); Salford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% colleague discount on M&S products

Strong pension and life assurance

Training and development opportunities

Volunteer day per year

Study support for CIMA/ACCA

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Marks & Spencer plc (UK) is seeking a finance professional to deliver key financial control, reconciliation and reporting activities across Property and Intercompany. The role involves preparing and reviewing journals, accruals and other adjustments to support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.

You will complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances and provide clear commentary, while partnering with internal and external customers to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACA/ACCA or CIMA with strong Excel skills.
• Experience with SAP, BlackLine or Power BI would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles including journals, accruals and month‑end processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial control, reconciliation and reporting across Property and Intercompany, ensuring accuracy and governance.
• Prepare and review journals, accruals, prepayments and adjustments for monthly/quarterly/annual reporting.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances and provide meaningful commentary.
• Partner with Property teams, Intercompany partners and Finance colleagues to solve problems and improve processes.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes across the team.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Business partnering

Attention to detail

SAP

Power BI

BlackLine

Education

Part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

SAP

Power BI

BlackLine

Job description

Marks & Spencer plc (UK) is seeking a finance professional to deliver key financial control, reconciliation and reporting activities across Property and Intercompany. The role involves preparing and reviewing journals, accruals and other adjustments to support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.

You will complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances and provide clear commentary, while partnering with internal and external customers to drive process improvements.