Finance Manager – Third Party Brands

MS Companies

Finance Manager leading finance workstreams for Brands initiatives at Marks & Spencer. Ensuring robust finance processes and data quality across SAP and connected tools.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeSalford • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Finance workstream for Brands initiatives, shaping target operating models, partnering with Project, Tech, Logistics and Finance teams, and seeing change through from design to post‑implementation review.
Design and embed robust, end‑to‑end finance processes across the SAP‑led landscape, ensuring accurate postings, reconciliations, controls and brand P&L reporting.
Own Finance testing, readiness and deployment, including UAT, production validation, hypercare and issue resolution to ensure stable go‑lives.
Build strong relationships across Brands Finance, Commercial Finance, SSC/BSC and the wider business, providing clear updates on risks, decisions and progress.
Act as a Brands Finance subject‑matter expert, championing data quality, insight and continuous improvement while coaching colleagues and influencing standard process.
Work across finance support centre teams both front and back office to ensure that new business initiatives are managed correctly from a supplier, management accounting and commercial perspective.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent) with experience in retail, FMCG, apparel or third‑party/marketplace supplier models.
Proven experience leading finance workstreams through systems and process change, ideally within an SAP ERP environment.
Strong understanding of P&L, COGS, pricing and promotions, trade terms, returns and markdowns, with a focus on getting things right first time.
Confident communicator and influencer who can challenge constructively, simplify complexity and bring others with them through change.
A proactive, coaching mentality with strong problem‑solving skills and a passion for building scalable, well‑controlled ways of working.

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 processesP&L reportingUATproduction validationissue resolutiondata qualitymanagement accountingcommercial financecontinuous improvementproblem-solving

Soft Skills

confident communicatorinfluencercoaching mentalityproactiveconstructive challengesimplifying complexityrelationship buildingclear updatesteam collaborationchange management

Certifications

CIMAACCAACA