Finance Manager - Franchise Food

Marks and Spencer; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% staff discount

Holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Induction and training

M&S Choices portal

Family policies

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Job summary

Marks & Spencer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Manager for the Food Controllership team to lead reporting, governance and business insight across Franchise & Partners. You will develop people, drive improvements and support SAP S/4HANA deployment.

You'll partner with Commercial Finance, FP&A and senior stakeholders to deliver accurate month-end close, maintain strong controls and shape performance insights that support growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in financial reporting, controllership or FP&A
• Proven leadership with track record developing high-performing teams
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and risk management understanding

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a finance team in a collaborative culture
• Own financial reporting and month-end close with governance and controls
• Partner with Commercial Finance, FP&A and business partners for insights and decision support
• Strengthen the control environment and manage audits
• Drive transformation, system improvements and SAP S/4HANA deployment
• Lead projects to transform processes and improve efficiency across Franchise & Partners

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

FP&A

Governance

Commercial acumen

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Summary

We're looking for a dedicated and driven Finance Manager to join our Food Controllership team, supporting our growing Franchise & Partners business. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the UK's most iconic retailers as we continue our transformation journey and modernise our finance capabilities. Combining technical excellence with commercial insight, you'll lead a high-performing team responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, a strong control environment and meaningful business insight. Working closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, you'll help ensure the numbers are right while influencing key decisions that support growth and performance. If you're passionate about developing people, driving continuous improvement and making a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

All the details

What you'll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering an inclusive culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous learning.
• Own the financial reporting and month-end close processes for your area, ensuring accuracy, strong governance and compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.
• Partner with Commercial Finance, FP&A and key business partners to provide insightful analysis, support decision-making and identify risks and opportunities.
• Strengthen and improve the control environment by embedding guideline financial governance, managing audit requirements and proactively mitigating risk.
• Drive transformation and operational improvement initiatives, supporting finance modernisation, system improvements and the successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA capabilities.
• Lead key projects support by strong governance to transform our processes and insight for Franchise & Partners, leveraging systems and automation to increase standardisation and efficiency.

Who you are

Your skills will include:

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong post-qualification experience in financial reporting, controllership, FP&A or a similar finance environment.
• Proven leadership experience with a track record of developing, motivating and supporting high-performing teams.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge combined with a robust understanding of financial controls, governance and risk management.
• Commercially minded with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear insights and influence business partners at all levels.
• A continuous improvement approach, with experience driving change, improving processes and embracing new systems and ways of working.

What's in it for you?

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
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
• 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

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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