Finance Assistant

6 months ago


Salford, United Kingdom M&S Full time

**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
**All the details**

Reporting to the Payments Supervisor, you will be responsible for processing Trade Services Documentary Collections & payments processes within the wider team as required in a fast paced shared service environment where passion, creativity and excellence are key.

Procure to Pay Documentary Collection knowledge is required, as well as the ability to work collaboratively across business partner groups at all levels. You will have a strong analytical, audit and control ethic, strong technical abilities and good business insight. As well as having a keen eye for detail and team work, effective internal and external partner management will be key to this role.

**What’s in it for you**
Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special
- 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
- A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.
- Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days
- Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
- Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
- A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
- Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes

**What you’ll do**
Your key accountabilities will include:

- To control the Documentary Collection process ensuring suppliers are paid in a timely manner.
- Resolving & raising queries with suppliers, regional offices, and merchandisers
- Ensuring that suppliers submit their documents to enable goods to be released on arrival at the ports.
- Attending calls with our Bangladesh regional office, Logistics departments & shipping agents.
- Payments processes

**Who you are**
Your skills and experience will include:

- Has knowledge and experience of the end to end Purchase to Pay process within a shared service environment
- Drives and embeds innovative reporting solutions which deliver measurable improvements in business performance
- Can analyse and interpret reporting from SAP
- Excel
- Banking platforms
- Implement the BSC Business Strategy model and plan to drive the business objective
- Knowledge of SAP
- Implements and embeds role specific system improvements
- Can operate within the relevant financial guidelines and legislation and understand risk to the business of non-compliance

**Everyone’s welcome**
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.

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