Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join M&S’s International business at an exciting time of growth and transformation. Operating across multiple markets and channels – including franchise, online and wholesale, the International division is scaling rapidly. This role will play a pivotal part in ensuring the business is supported by robust controls, scalable processes and strong governance as it continues to evolve.
Reporting to the International Financial Controller, this position offers broad exposure across all areas of finance, including commercial, FP&A, reporting, tax and treasury.
This role is ideally suited to a technically strong qualified accountant who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys solving complex challenges, and is motivated by improving and embedding processes. It’s a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, so success will come to someone who is adaptable, proactive and commercially minded.
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:
- Own the calculation and forecasting of intercompany margin, including the elimination of unearned profits
- Support the Financial Controller in managing business risk across the International division by identifying emerging risks and partnering with risk owners to assess and mitigate them
- Collaborate with technology and finance teams to design and implement scalable, efficient processes with appropriate controls
- Support external reporting requirements and manage interactions with external auditors
- Provide technical accounting guidance to ensure new transactions are accurately reported and compliant with IFRS
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or Equivalent)
- Strong technical accounting background with a solid understanding of IFRS
- Previous exposure to retail or FMCG environments is advantageous, with familiarity across core processes (e.g. P2P, OTC)
- A curious, proactive self-starter who can navigate ambiguity and structure complex problems into practical solutions
- Newly qualified candidates from an audit background are encouraged to apply
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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Skills Required
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or Equivalent)
- Strong technical accounting background with solid understanding of IFRS
- Experience supporting external reporting and managing interactions with external auditors
- Previous exposure to retail or FMCG environments
- Familiarity with core finance processes (P2P, OTC)
- Audit background / newly qualified candidates from audit encouraged
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.
