About
Sainsbury's is a retail and technology company with stores and a Technology Finance team.
Responsibilities
•Lead the period-end process for the Technology P&L, ensuring accurate accounting treatment, robust cost governance, and timely management reporting
•Contribute to Corporate Plan, Budgeting, and Latest View cycles, articulating risks, opportunities, and financial drivers across the P&L and the impact of capital expenditure
•Lead and develop the Technology Finance team, set its agenda, ensure consistent approaches, and prioritise financial initiatives
•Deliver ad hoc analysis across Technology P&L cost lines
•Partner with technology leadership and central functions to support strategic and operational priorities
•Review and improve reporting processes to increase efficiency and accuracy
Requirements
•Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), with applied technical accounting knowledge in commercial finance
•Experience partnering with stakeholders and influencing financial decisions through analysis, insights, and recommendations
•Experience in a large, complex FMCG, retail, food, technology, or similarly scaled commercial organisation, in commercial finance or FP&A
•Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, including financial modelling, data analysis, and presenting complex financial information to senior stakeholders
•Experience leading, developing, and managing finance analysts or finance teams, while maintaining financial controls and governance standards
Conditions
•Colleague discount: 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat after 4 weeks; 15% off at Sainsbury's on Fridays and Saturdays and at Argos on payday
•Pension scheme and life cover
•Performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, subject to company performance and eligibility
•Annual holiday allowance, with the option to buy additional holiday
•Season ticket loans, interest-free car loan of up to £10k, cycle-to-work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance, and retailer discounts
•Employee Assistance Programme and private healthcare
•Up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave
•Length-of-service and eligibility criteria may apply
