We're open to accepting full and part time applications.
What you’ll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Support independent oversight of SAP security, user access management and Segregation of Duties (SoD) risks, helping to maintain a strong and effective control environment.
- Develop and enhance SAP GRC policies, standards and governance frameworks that promote consistent risk management and clear accountability across the business.
- Provide expert review and challenge of SAP role design and access models, ensuring access remains proportionate, appropriate and aligned to business needs.
- Deliver assurance activities, control testing and insightful risk reporting, using data and analytics to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
- Partner with Finance, Technology, Audit and wider business partners to provide specialist advice, support compliance requirements and influence positive control outcomes.
Who you are
Your skills will include:
- Experience working with SAP GRC Access Control, including areas such as Access Risk Analysis (ARA), Access Request Management (ARM) and Emergency Access Management (EAM).
- Good understanding of SAP security principles, user access management and Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls within complex environments.
- Excellent analytical capability, with advanced Excel skills and the ability to translate data, risks and trends into clear, actionable insights.
- Confident communicator who can build credibility with business partners at all levels, providing constructive challenge and influencing effective decision-making.
- A collaborative and inclusive approach, with a passion for continuous improvement and supporting positive change across Finance and Technology.
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
- Experience working with SAP GRC Access Control, including Access Risk Analysis (ARA), Access Request Management (ARM) and Emergency Access Management (EAM).
- Good understanding of SAP security principles, user access management and Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls within complex environments.
- Excellent analytical capability with advanced Excel skills.
- Ability to translate data, risks and trends into clear, actionable insights and deliver risk reporting.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence business partners at all levels.
- Collaborative approach and passion for continuous improvement across Finance and Technology.
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.
