Finance Analyst - Intercompany/Property

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

Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

• Delivering key financial control, reconciliation and reporting activities across Property and Intercompany, ensuring transactions are accurate, complete and well-governed.
• Preparing and reviewing journals, accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments to support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting.
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations, investigating variances and resolving outstanding items while providing meaningful commentary and insight.
• Partnering with internal and external customers, including Property teams, Intercompany partners and Finance colleagues, to solve problems and improve processes.
• Finding opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the team.

  Part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with strong Excel skills; experience of SAP, BlackLine or Power BI would be an advantage.

• A good understanding of financial accounting principles, including journals, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work through complex data, investigate issues and draw clear conclusions.
• Confident business partner management skills and the ability to build positive working relationships across finance and non-finance teams.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail, able to manage several priorities and meet reporting deadlines.

  Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
• Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you
• Full study support for CIMA/ACCA

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.