Finance Manager

MS Companies

Finance Manager leading finance systems activities while ensuring accurate financial reporting and analytics at M&S. Collaborating with finance and tech teams for effective month-end and budget processes.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeSalford • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Azure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the consistent and successful delivery of business-as-usual finance systems activity, including month-end close and budget and forecast cycles.
Own partner engagement throughout the month-end process, working across Finance and Technology to manage achievements, risks and results.
Ensure finance systems and processes are set up and operated to provide accurate, complete and timely financial information, including intercompany processes.
Partner closely with Group FP&A to plan and deliver smooth budget and forecast submissions, ensuring all downstream data flows are reconciled and reliable.
Take ownership of systems and reporting change, leading projects from design through to UAT, release and business adoption, while driving simplification and continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence and provide clarity across a wide range of business partners.
Confidence operating in complex and ambiguous environments, bringing structure, pace and clear direction.
Strong experience with finance and data systems, ideally including SAP, BPC and Microsoft Azure–based solutions.
Demonstrable project or programme management experience, preferably within a finance or systems-led environment.
A collaborative approach with a passion for improving finance reporting, analytics and planning through better processes and smarter use of systems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

finance systemsmonth-end closebudget cyclesforecast cyclesproject managementdata systemsreporting changeUATcontinuous improvement

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationengagementinfluenceclaritycollaborationadaptabilitystructuredirection