Summary 

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner for the Digital & Technology Data & Data Science team and Corporate team (HR, Finance, Property). The role is responsible for business partnering & providing insight to the Finance Director, business, and Digital & Technology leadership across these areas.

This is a broad role partnering the Chief Data & AI Officer as we formulate our strategy across this area, and partnering leadership across the Corporate portfolio as we deliver significant strategic programmes (S4, SAP Decoupling).

We are looking for; A highly capable business partner, adept at building great relationships with the business, and comfortable working in a matrix stakeholder mode. A strong influencer, with natural curiosity, who can provide commercial challenge and become a trusted business partner & critical friend. Someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, able to juggle multiple demands but prioritise effectively

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.

What’s in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

After completing your probationary period, you’ll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business. A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills. Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing. Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family. Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family. A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include

Finance business partner for Digital & Technology Data & Data Science and Corporate teams, providing strategic financial analysis and actionable insights to enable decision-making at ExCo level on investment choices - helping them by appraising and developing new business cases as well as tracking inflight programmes. Strategy and Investment: financial analysis and insight to support our Digital & Technology Data & Data Science strategy and Corporate Programmes, working collaboratively with the teams. Budget and Forecast: Support delivery of reforecasts and long-term planning, including monthly R&Os, quarterly reforecasts, budget and 5 year strategic plans working cross-functionally to deliver each cycle. Review and challenge resourcing requirements and associated cost profiles across the product teams you partner, to ensure the correct balance of skillset and expenditure is considered for our strategic partners and related deliverables.  Collaborate cross functionally with the different Business areas & Finance teams to assess specific initiatives, model potential benefits and build into future projections Bring a commercial mindset to identify areas of potential cost saving opportunity using oversight across Digital & Technology to join the dots across areas and expose areas of opportunity. Providing commercial challenge to optimise total cost of ownership, transparency over progress and risks and assurance of benefits

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

Qualified accountant with several years PQE in a commercial environment Experience of Technology Finance, Data & Data Science and or SAP would be preferrable Collaborative approach, with a natural style that builds credibility and a strong network  Commercial curiosity and a critical thinker with excellent analytical skills  Ability to influence and partner at senior and exec levels

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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