This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Internal Audit & Risk (IA&R) team at M&S, where you’ll be at the heart of shaping how we do business. You’ll work across a wide range of areas in the UK and internationally, giving you real breadth and variety in your role. As a trusted advisor, you’ll review and challenge how the business operates, support improvements to the control environment, and make a tangible impact during an exciting period of transformation.
As an Internal Auditor, you’ll lead and deliver core risk-based audit activities from planning through to reporting. This is a wide-ranging role that gives you exposure to every part of M&S, working with business partners at all levels. You’ll assess the design and effectiveness of controls, identify improvements, and support continuous enhancement of our processes.
You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to ad hoc projects, including investigations, data analytics, and risk management. Some UK and international travel may be required (up to 10%).
What you’ll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Lead and deliver core risk-based audit activities, including risk assessments, test programmes, and drafting reports in line with Internal Audit methodology.
- Engage business partners throughout audits, building strong relationships across the business, providing clear progress updates and supporting timely completion of agreed actions.
- Maintain quality standards and deliver against KPIs while contributing to continuous improvement.
- Support annual audit planning by recommending audits and analytics work.
- Working collaboratively with all first- and second-line colleagues
- Support the wider IA&R team contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
- Excellent Internal Audit experience of a wide variety of industries, ideally with a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or IIA) or QBE.
- Ability to design and deliver audit programmes from scratch, including risk assessment, controls evaluation, and report writing.
- Excellent communication and commercial competence, capable of building strong business partner relationships and influencing effectively.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and make practical recommendations.
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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Skills Required
- Significant internal audit experience across multiple industries
- Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or IIA) or Qualified By Experience (QBE)
- Ability to design and deliver audit programmes including risk assessment, controls evaluation and test programmes
- Strong report writing and stakeholder engagement skills to communicate findings and influence actions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with confidence to challenge constructively
- Experience with investigations, data analytics and risk management
What We Do
At M&S, we're dedicated to being the most trusted retailer, prioritising quality and delivering value. Every day, we bring the magic of M&S to our customers, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us. For over a century, we've set the standard, doing the right thing and embracing innovation. Today, with over 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers globally, we're putting quality products at the heart of everything we do. Tomorrow holds boundless opportunities with us. We're pioneering digital innovation and shaping the future of retail where our values drive every action. We stay close to customers and colleagues, always curious and connected. Our decisions are bold, our actions ambitious. Transparency is paramount, with straightforward, honest communication. We're constantly innovating, always striving for the best. Our focus is on aiming higher and winning together, combined with wise financial decisions to secure our future. Join us at M&S to shape the future of retail.
