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Summary

At M&S, we're reshaping the future of retail, and Finance plays a critical role in helping us make the right decisions for our customers and our business. We're looking for a Commercial Finance Manager to partner with our Womenswear leadership team, providing insight, challenge and support to drive profitable growth across one of the UK's most iconic fashion businesses.

This is a highly commercial role where you'll combine strategic thinking with strong financial planning and analysis capabilities. You'll influence key decisions across trading, pricing, stock, investment and long-term strategy, helping to deliver sustainable growth in a fast-paced retail environment.

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.

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 you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

Own the financial performance of Womenswear, partnering with senior leaders to deliver sales, profit, stock and cash targets through proactive commercial insight and challenge.

Lead forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning, identifying risks and opportunities and ensuring robust plans support business objectives.

Drive profitable growth through analysis of trading performance, scenario modelling, pricing, promotions and investment decisions.

Optimise stock performance and working capital efficiency, balancing customer demand with commercial returns.

Build strong partnerships across Merchandising, Buying, Planning, Online and Customer Insight teams while driving continuous improvement across Commercial Finance.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A or business partnering roles.

Highly analytical, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insight, recommendations and strategic actions.

Experienced in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and performance management within a fast-paced commercial environment.

Confident influencing, challenging and building credibility with senior stakeholders, supported by strong commercial acumen.

Collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused, with advanced Excel and financial modelling skills and a passion for continuous improvement.

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

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

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.