Summary
Join our dynamic team in a fast-paced environment! As a key player, you will drive integrity and control in financial results, serving as a trusted business partner to our London-based Finance teams. Reporting to the Finance Manager - Accounting Operations, you will lead a team to deliver high-quality work that underpins the end-to-end Revenue to Cash accounting for M&S.
We are seeking a qualified Accountant with a passion for fostering an environment that nurtures inquisitive minds, ensuring meticulous attention to detail, and driving insights that support action in the Revenue to Cash area. If you are a proactive and qualified professional with good interpersonal skills, experience in managing teams, and a curious mindset, this role is made for you.
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.
All the details
What's in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever-evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, and service to every customer, whenever, wherever, and however they want to shop with us.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special:
* After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
* Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
* Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
* A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
* A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
* Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
* Industry-leading parental, adoption, and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
* Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
* A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
* Lead and inspire a team of 5 talented individuals.
* Drive the month-end process with precision and efficiency.
* Engage in exciting project involvements to further the company's goals.
* Take accountability for the balance sheet and ensure accuracy.
* Spearhead process improvements across the team to drive efficiency and excellence.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
* Qualified Accountant with a strong track record.
* Possess good interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and inspire a team.
* Proven experience in managing and driving the month-end process.
* Excellent attention to detail and a curious mindset to drive process improvements.
* Strong project involvement and balance sheet accountability experience.
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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