Finance Manager - Stock at fa-eqid-saasfaprod1 in United Kingdom
- Company: fa-eqid-saasfaprod1
- Location: United Kingdom
- Posted: Sep 24, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 6+ years
Overview
JOB DESCRIPTION Lead and develop a high-performing team, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement and exceptional business partner service. Own the end-to-end stock finance process, ensuring robust controls, accurate reporting, effective reconciliations and a seaml…
Job description
- JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high-performing team, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement and exceptional business partner service.
- Own the end-to-end stock finance process, ensuring robust controls, accurate reporting, effective reconciliations and a seamless period-end close.
- Drive automation and process improvement initiatives, reducing manual activity and enhancing efficiency, control and colleague experience.
- Partner with team members across the business to resolve complex stock-related issues, identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions.
- Generate actionable insights from financial and operational data, helping improve stock management, working capital performance and business decision-making.
Requirements
- Qualified Accountant with strong knowledge of stock accounting, Record to Report processes and financial controls.
- Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to coach, develop and inspire teams to deliver outstanding results.
- Strong process improvement approach, with experience crafting, standardising and optimising end-to-end finance processes.
- Excellent analytical and systems capability,
- Proficient in SAP
- Excel and finance technologies such as Power BI, BlackLine or automation tools.
- Confident business partner management and communication skills, with the ability to influence, challenge and build strong relationships across Finance and non-Finance teams.
Skills
Required
- Qualified Accountant
- Stock accounting
- Record to Report processes
- Financial controls
- People leadership
- Process improvement
- Analytical capability
- Systems capability
- SAP
- Excel
- Power BI
- BlackLine
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
About fa-eqid-saasfaprod1
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.