Senior Finance Analyst at M&S transforming store performance through data and insights. Collaborating with teams to influence business decisions and improve commercial outcomes.
Responsibilities
Partner closely with store-facing teams and retail operations, proactively supporting and challenging stakeholders to improve commercial outcomes and drive performance.
Deliver deep-dive analysis that answers key commercial questions, influences decision-making, and is presented clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
Stay close to weekly trade performance, translating complex data into coherent stories, trends and insights for senior leaders.
Own store budgeting and forecasting, collaborating across finance and non-finance teams to create robust, insight-led financial plans.
Lead high-impact month-end reporting, producing clear, action-oriented analysis and spending time in stores to stay connected to real operational performance.
Requirements
A fully qualified accountant with strong commercial acumen and an understanding of customers, competitors and industry trends.
Naturally curious, excited by uncovering patterns in data and translating them into meaningful business decisions.
Comfortable working with large datasets, with strong Excel skills and familiarity with Power Query, SQL or Python being a bonus.
A proactive problem solver, able to take initiative, handle ad‑hoc work, and operate without rigid routines.
A strong communicator, able to articulate insights clearly and engage a wide range of business partners - ideally with experience in retail or a similar fast-paced environment.
Benefits
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
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