FP&A Finance Manager - Food

Marks and Spencer; London; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks and Spencer is seeking a commercially astute FP&A Finance Manager for their Food Finance team in London. You will play a pivotal role in shaping strategic decisions, driving performance, and providing financial insights for one of UK's beloved retailers. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and experience in a retail or FMCG environment.

Benefits

20% colleague discount on M&S products

Competitive holiday entitlement with extra days

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance

Tailored induction and training programmes

Wellbeing support including 24/7 Virtual GP

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Strong FP&A or commercial finance background, ideally in retail.
• Experience with financial systems focused on improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly reforecasts, annual budgets, and strategic plans.
• Produce month-end financial packs and lead P&L reporting.
• Deliver financial modelling and KPI reporting for decision support.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Data interpretation

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

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At M&S, we’re proud of our heritage — but we’re even more excited about our future. As we continue to transform our Food business, we’re looking for a commercially astute and analytically driven FP&A Finance Manager to join our dynamic Food Finance team.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll help shape strategic decisions, drive performance, and deliver financial insight that supports one of the UK’s most loved food retailers.

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

• Planning & Forecasting: Lead monthly reforecasts, annual budgets, and 5-year strategic plans, consolidating inputs across the Food business and highlighting risks and opportunities to senior finance leaders.
• Performance Reporting: Produce and enhance month-end packs (P&L, working capital, capex), lead Online & Franchise P&L reporting, and ensure alignment with Group Finance and Investor Relations standards.
• Cashflow & Systems: Own free cashflow forecasting and variance analysis, and drive improvements in Power BI dashboards and reporting accuracy.
• Strategic Analysis: Deliver ad hoc financial modelling and scenario planning, lead KPI reporting, and collaborate with Strategy and Commercial teams on scorecard development.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Act as a key member of the Food Finance leadership team, deputise for the SFM, and coach Analysts to build a high-performance FP&A function.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with post-qualification experience.
• Strong FP&A or commercial finance background, ideally in retail, FMCG, franchise, or wholesale environments.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and deliver clear, actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills — able to influence both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with Power BI and financial systems, with a focus on continuous improvement and automation

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Retail

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