Finance Transformation Manager - SME Master Data

Summary  

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Transformation Manager - Master Data to play a key role in delivering M&S’s SAP S/4HANA transformation programme. Sitting within the Finance transformation team, you’ll help shape how Finance master data is designed, governed and controlled across the future SAP landscape. 

This role is ideal for someone with strong Finance experience who understands the importance of accurate, well-governed data in enabling clean financial processes, robust reporting and strong control. You’ll work closely with Finance, Technology, Data Migration and Programme teams to ensure master data is fit for purpose, aligned to S/4HANA standards and ready to support the business through transformation and beyond. 

Post the 3 year programme there will be further projects, as M&S continues to transform and drive change. There will be a variety of options including the Master Data team, the Continuous Improvement team as well as the roles in the Technology teams supporting Finance 

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: 

• Shape Finance master data design across key areas including GL, Chart of Accounts, cost centres, profit centres, internal orders, fixed assets and Business Partner data. Post Design, support testing, readiness, cutover and early life support, ensuring Finance data is accurate, controlled and embedded into future ways of working. 
• Define data standards, governance processes and controls to improve data quality, reduce risk and support accurate financial reporting.  
• Support the migration of Finance data from ECC to S/4HANA, including data assessment, cleansing, mapping, reconciliation and cutover readiness. 
• Partner across Finance, Data Migration, Functional Design and Integration teams to manage dependencies across RTR, P2P, O2C and wider business processes. 
• Post the programme there will be further projects, as M&S continues to transform and drive change. There are a variety of options including the Master Data team, the Continuous Improvement team as well as the roles it the Technology teams supporting Finance.    

Who you are  

Your skills and experience will include: 

• Strong SAP Finance experience, ideally across ECC and/or S/4HANA, with a good understanding of core Finance processes. 
• Proven experience working with Finance master data, data migration, governance and control in a transformation environment. 
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, compliance requirements and the role master data plays in enabling accurate Finance outcomes. 
• Ability to work confidently across business and technical teams, translating Finance requirements into practical data and process solutions. 
• Ideally a qualified accountant, or someone with strong equivalent Finance experience gained in a complex organisation. 

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. 

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