Finance Manager - Outlets

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail brand in the City of London is seeking a Finance Manager to drive profitable growth within its Fashion, Home & Beauty team. The successful candidate will own the P&L and provide strategic commercial insight to influence key decisions. Ideal applicants should possess relevant qualifications as a qualified accountant and demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills. This role offers impactful responsibilities and the opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking organization focused on sustainable retail.

Benefits

20% colleague discount on M&S products

Competitive holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus schemes

Strong pension and life assurance

Tailored induction and training

Exclusive perks and savings

Market-leading family policies

24/7 wellbeing support

One paid volunteer day a year

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a commercial finance role.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented.
• Strong communicator who can influence and challenge effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own the P&L and deliver commercial performance.
• Lead planning and forecasting cycles.
• Optimise stock and working capital.
• Provide insight and drive data-led decisions.
• Improve processes and reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Commercial awareness

Excel proficiency

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

All the details

Summary

At Marks & Spencer, we're on a journey to become the most trusted retailer, delivering exceptional quality, value, and innovation for our customers. Our vision is to lead the way in sustainable retail, combining style and substance to create products and experiences that truly make a difference. We're transforming how we work, embracing data-driven decisions and digital innovation to shape the future of retail. Join us and be part of a business that's proud of its heritage but focused firmly on the future.

We're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join our Fashion, Home & Beauty Commercial Finance team, supporting the M&S Outlets business. This is a high-impact role where you'll act as a strategic and commercial business partner, helping shape key decisions that drive profitable growth. You'll combine financial expertise with commercial insight to influence both long-term strategy and day-to-day trading.

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.

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

What you'll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Own the P&L and deliver commercial performance: Partner with the leadership team to achieve sales, profit, stock, and cash targets; analyse key drivers of margin and profitability to maximise returns.
• Lead planning and forecasting cycles: Manage budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans, embedding critical initiatives and maintaining a robust risks and opportunities process throughout the year.
• Optimise stock and working capital: Improve gross profit return on stock investment and ensure stock holdings align with forward plans.
• Provide insight and drive data-led decisions: Deliver trend analysis, scenario modelling, and reporting on new initiatives, pricing, and promotions; collaborate with cross-functional teams to build KPI reporting and enhance commercial conversations.
• Improve processes and reporting: Reduce reliance on manual reporting, develop best-in-class tools with Digital & Data teams, and contribute to efficiency and accuracy across Commercial Finance.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with proven experience in a commercial finance role.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with a passion for driving insight and improving processes.
• Strong communicator who can influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively.
• Commercially savvy with a good understanding of retail and market dynamics.
• Advanced Excel skills; PowerPoint knowledge is a plus.

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.