Head of Finance – Fashion, Home & Beauty – Online, Marketing & Brands

MS Companies

Head of Finance leading commercial finance for Marks & Spencer’s Online, Marketing and Brands divisions. Shaping strategy, investment, transformation and performance across Fashion, Home & Beauty.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and performance management within a fast-paced retail environment, while effectively leading and developing high-performing finance teams. Strong ability to align financial resources with strategic business objectives and drive measurable outcomes across online, marketing, and brand initiatives.

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Qualified AccountantCommercial FinanceFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Digital Marketing EconomicsPeople Leadership

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Hard Skills

Financial PlanningForecastingPerformance ManagementROI AnalysisCost-to-Serve AnalysisChannel Performance MetricsStrategic JudgementInvestment AnalysisRisk ManagementData-Driven Decision Making

Soft Skills

Influencing SkillsRelationship BuildingCoachingConstructive ChallengeCollaboration

Industry Keywords

RetailConsumer EnvironmentOnline MarketingBrand ManagementFinancial Delivery

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the finance agenda for Online, Marketing and Brands within Fashion, Home & Beauty
Act as a senior commercial partner to the Online Director, Marketing LT, Brands LT and FH&B Finance Director
Shape and challenge strategic plans, investment choices and trade-offs
Align financial resources with growth, profit, customer and brand outcomes
Own financial planning, forecasting and performance management across Online, Marketing and Brands
Provide visibility of sales, margin, cost, working capital, ROI and risk
Drive the transformation agenda across Online, Marketing and Brands
Partner with business and technology teams to shape the roadmap, quantify benefits and track delivery
Ensure investment choices translate into measurable sales, profit, efficiency and customer outcomes
Lead, coach and develop a high-performing finance team
Create clarity on priorities, build capability, empower ownership and ensure delivery against agreed objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualified accountant with significant post-qualified experience in commercial finance, FP&A and senior business partnering within a complex, fast-paced retail or consumer environment
Strong strategic and commercial judgement
Ability to connect customer, trading, marketing, digital and financial drivers into clear recommendations for senior leaders
Proven ability to influence at Director and LT level
Ability to build trusted relationships, provide constructive challenge and hold stakeholders to account for financial delivery
Strong understanding of digital, online and marketing economics, including ROI, ROAS, iROAS, MMM, channel performance, cost-to-serve and profitability drivers
Experienced people leader who can set direction, coach talent, build capability, empower ownership and create a high-performing, collaborative finance culture

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
Support teams in the office three days a week