Finance Analyst
- Team
- Support Functions
- Store
- Salford Quays
- Location
- Salford, Greater Manchester
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Position type
- Full Time
- Salary
- Competitive + Benefits
- Closing date: 24th August 2025
How We Hire
Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.
About the role
This section tells you all you need to know about the position and its responsibilities, outlining everything we hope to see in a successful candidate.
To stay close to our customers and colleagues, our support teams are in the office for at least three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.
Summary
Our Finance Service Centre is evolving. We're not just a shared service centre, we're a vital part of the M&S One Finance Team, and we're on an exciting journey to become a true Centre of Excellence. There’s never been a better time to join us and shape the future of finance at M&S.
We’re looking for passionate, analytical, and driven individuals to join our team and help us deliver outstanding financial insight and support across the business.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible!
We’re looking for passionate, analytical, and driven individuals to join our team and help us deliver outstanding financial insight and support across the business.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible!
All the details
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a transformational journey in a high-impact role
- Work in a collaborative and supportive team environment
- Gain exposure to strategic decision-making and business partnering
- Enjoy career development opportunities within a leading UK brand
Assessment Centre
If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an in-person assessment centre on either Thursday 11th September or Friday 12th September in Salford Quays.
Duration: Approximately 2.5 hours
Activities:
- A structured interview
- A practical finance-based exercise
- A collaborative group task
This is your chance to showcase your skills, meet our team, and get a feel for the dynamic environment we work in.
What you’ll do
As a key member of our finance team, you’ll be responsible for:
- Data Analysis & Insight: Dive deep into large data sets to uncover trends, anomalies, and opportunities. Prepare accurate financial reports and provide insightful commentary to support strategic decisions.
- Business Partnering: Collaborate with finance colleagues and business units to challenge assumptions, influence decisions, and drive value.
- Financial Control: Ensure robust financial controls are in place and adhered to, maintaining the integrity of our financial data.
- Problem Solving: Act as a go-to expert for complex queries, proactively resolving issues and identifying root causes.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement operational efficiencies to streamline processes and enhance performance.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include
- Experience in a finance/accounting role
- Strong Excel skills and proficiency in MS Office
- Analytical mindset with a passion for solving problems using data
- Confident communicator with the ability to explain complex information clearly
- A proactive team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment
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
- 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
- Full study support for CIMA/ACCA and other certification qualifications
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.
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Meet the Team
Being an in-person business
We're at our best when we're close to customers, and for many of us at M&S, that means working in store every day.
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. It also means we can solve problems as soon as they arise, learn and grow as a team, build trust, and get closer to our colleagues.
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Make Your Mark
Opportunities to be heard
Your voice and your ideas matter here. Our 8 colleague networks are places to find support, listen to each other and encourage debate. You can pitch ideas ‘Straight to Stuart’, our CEO, or get involved in our BIG (Business involvement Group).
Experience the business
You’ll spend 7 days each year helping in store and getting closer to our customers. We also organise Insight Days, so you can learn more about specific business units, like Foods.
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Benefits
How to Apply
Here’s what to expect at each stage of the application process. This can change depending on the role you’ve applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments made at any stage, let us know and we can help.
Send us your application
Fill in our short application form and hit submit.
Online assessment
Depending on the role, you may be invited to take part in an online assessment. Should you be invited to an online assessment your Talent Acquisition Partner will be more than happy to support you with any questions.
Interview
We'll invite you to join us for an interview. This could be remote or in person. Here, we'll ask you some role based technical questions and examine the behaviours we're looking for.
Decision
After we’ve decided, we’ll be in touch. If you’ve been successful, we’ll officially invite you to join the team and let you know the next steps.
Finance Analyst
- Team
- Support Functions
- Store
- Salford Quays
- Location
- Salford, Greater Manchester
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Position type
- Full Time
- Salary
- Competitive + Benefits
- Closing date: 24th August 2025
- Reference: 96114