What you’ll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
Lead and support end-to-end audits across the business. Manage reviews from planning and risk assessment through fieldwork, reporting, and agreement of actions. Deliver high-quality audit outcomes within the agreed scope while demonstrating flexibility when needed.
Draft and agree audit reports, clearly articulating risks, impacts and root causes, and developing practical actions with business partners.
Use data analytics (DA) to enhance audit insight, working with the team’s IA DA expert.
Engage business partners at all levels, building strong relationships, presenting findings and driving improvements.
Contribute to audit planning, methodology evolution, and continuous improvement.
Maintain quality standards and deliver against KPIs, contributing to the effective delivery of the Internal Audit plan.
Work collaboratively with the risk team and other second line functions to bring insights and enhance the quality of audit work undertaken.
Coach and mentor internal auditors, supporting their development.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
Excellent Internal Audit experience across a wide variety of industries, ideally with a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or IIA) or QBE.
Strong understanding of risk and control methodologies.
Experience or interest in data analytics.
Background in retail, programme assurance, or multi-channel environments is a plus, but not a requirement.
Willingness to travel occasionally (5–10%).
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
- Excellent Internal Audit experience across a wide variety of industries
- Strong understanding of risk and control methodologies
- Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or IIA) or QBE
- Experience or interest in data analytics
- Willingness to travel occasionally (5-10%)
- Background in retail, programme assurance, or multi-channel environments
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.
