Finance Manager - Tax Reporting

Please note that this is a 12-month PAYE Fixed Term Contract.

Be part of a high-impact transformation project that will shape the future of finance at M&S. You’ll work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your expertise will directly influence how we operate and report across the business.

Join our dynamic Project Spring team as we lead the transformation of our SAP ECC landscape to SAP S4 Hana, driving innovation and efficiency across our finance operations. As Finance Manager – Tax Reporting, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our new platform meets all statutory and management tax reporting requirements. This is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of a major finance transformation, working closely with third-party suppliers, internal finance teams, and the M&S Tax team to deliver a modern, fit-to-standard solution.

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.

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, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

• 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 the delivery of all functional tax reporting requirements within the S4 implementation.
• Act as the key liaison between external suppliers and the M&S Tax team.
• Define and resolve tax reporting queries with third-party partners.
• Identify and implement improvements in tax reporting processes, controls, and documentation.
• Support the creation of training materials and process documentation.
• Champion Finance Transformation across the wider business.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

• Proven experience implementing tax reporting in a new ERP system.
• Familiarity with SAP S4 Hana.
• Strong understanding of tax law and reporting, especially Indirect Tax (VAT, Customs, Excise).
• Experience with UK and international tax reporting, ideally in a retail environment.
• Proficiency in accounting software and tax reporting systems.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• Ability to simplify complex information and influence business partners.
• A proactive, collaborative teammate with a continuous improvement attitude.

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.