Description
This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership position at the heart of our Business Services Centre, shaping the future of controllership across M&S.
As part of the BSC Leadership Team, you’ll lead a large, diverse team and partner with some of the most senior stakeholders across Finance to deliver financial integrity, drive transformation, and enable better business decisions.
You’ll play a critical role in modernising our finance function, driving standardisation, and supporting the implementation of SAP S/4HANA, helping us build a simpler, more agile M&S.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading all controllership activity across multiple business units including Food, Fashion, Home & Beauty, International, Property, Retail, and Digital & Technology
- Building, developing and inspiring a high-performing team of around 50 colleagues, with 4–5 direct reports, championing a strong performance culture
- Acting as a trusted senior partner to Finance Directors, the Group Financial Controller and wider Finance leadership
- Ensuring robust financial control, integrity of Business Unit financial statements, and leading internal and external audit relationships
- Driving standardisation, automation and continuous improvement, including supporting SAP S/4HANA implementation and finance transformation
Requirements:
- Senior financial control experience in a FTSE 250 environment, ideally within retail or FMCG
- A proven track record of leading high-performing teams and driving performance, engagement and culture
- Strong experience working with Shared Service Centres / Centres of Excellence, with exposure to large-scale finance operations
- Demonstrated success in delivering automation, standardisation and process improvement initiatives
- Professionally qualified (ACA or equivalent) with the credibility to influence and partner senior stakeholders
Benefits:
- 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household
- 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