Finance Manager - Franchise Food at fa-eqid-saasfaprod1 in United Kingdom
- Company: fa-eqid-saasfaprod1
- Location: United Kingdom
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 6+ years
Overview
JOB DESCRIPTION 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 accounti…
Job description
- JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- 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.
Skills
Required
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Commercial awareness
- Leadership and team development
Benefits
- 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