Finance Analyst - Change & Process Improvement
Summary
Fully woven into the DNA of M&S, our Finance team plays a fundamental role in setting the pace for our key business decisions, shaping our budgets, analysing our sales, managing costs and making sure our most vital statistics and data are absolutely accurate. Within the Salford Quays Finance Service Centre, we are moving beyond a shared service centre; we play a critical part in the M&S 'One Finance Team' and are heading towards our ambition to become a centre of excellence - there's never been a better time to be part of our team!
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
1. Analyse, identify and understand opportunities to optimise processes.
2. User Acceptance Testing for business and continuous improvement initiatives
3. Implement measurable improvements to processes/activities with a clear benefit.
4. Ensure all processes are mapped and standard methodologies are identified.
5. Build a strong relationship with the Change & Control Team ensuring any improvements implemented either maintain or increase controls.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
1. Demonstrable experience of Continual Process Improvement, tools and automation. (eg ChatBots, PowerBI)
2. Experience of working within Finance Teams (part qualified CIMA / ACCA qualification or equivalent)
3. Strong commercial awareness to identify any risks / opportunities to the business and make relevant recommendations to resolve.
4. Experience of User Acceptance Testing
5. Experience of working in a cross functional matrix environment with a variety of business partners on multiple projects.
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.
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